Bachelor
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Biomedicine is a five year combined degree providing an accredited professional qualification in law, as well as a degree in biomedicine. The program offers an innovative, high quality legal education with a social justice perspective and a real emphasis on hands-on experiences. It includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board for admission to the legal profession in Victoria and a wide range of law electives, relevant to Science such as Intellectual Property Law.
In the biomedicine component of this degree, students will learn not only the theoretical underpinnings of biomedicine, but will also develop practical research and laboratory skills required to learn about the human body in health and sickness, and gain knowledge of medical biochemistry, microbiology, pharmacology, cell and molecular biology, anatomy, physiology, infectious diseases and neuroscience.
The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 7 - Bachelor Degree.
Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.
To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Biomedicine, students must complete a total of 600 credit points across 5 years.
Year 1 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 2 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 3 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 4 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Year 5 requires the completion of 120 credit points including:
Core subjects are required subjects in your course. You need to complete these subjects to attain your degree.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points ACADEMIC INTEGRITY MODULE LTU0AIM 1 0 WOMINJEKA LA TROBE: INDIGENOUS CULTURAL LITERACY FOR HIGHER EDUCATION ABS0WOM 1 0 APPLICATIONS OF CHEMISTRY CHE1APL 1 15 CHEMISTRY FOUNDATIONS CHE1CHF 1 15 DISPUTE RESOLUTION LAW1DR 1 15 FOUNDATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE MED1BSF 1 15 LEGAL INSTITUTIONS AND METHODS LAW1LIM 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF CRIMINAL LAW LAW1CRL 1 15 PRINCIPLES OF PUBLIC LAW LAW1PPL 1 15 CONTRACT LAW A LAW2CTA 2 15 CONTRACT LAW B LAW2CTB 2 15 HUMAN BIOSCIENCES B HBS1HBB 2 15 HUMAN STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION PAM1HSF 2 15 INFECTIONS, PANDEMICS and EPIDEMICS MIC1IPE 2 15 MOLECULES, GENES AND CELLS BIO1MGC 2 15 PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW LAW2CSL 2 15 PRINCIPLES OF TORT LAW LAW2TOT 2 15 CIVIL PROCEDURE LAW2CIV 3 15 FOUNDATIONS OF PROPERTY LAW LAW2FPL 3 15 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 1 PAM2HP1 3 15 INTRODUCTION TO BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY BCH2IBM 3 15 METABOLIC BIOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY BCH2MBC 3 15 REAL PROPERTY LAW LAW2RPT 3 15 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION LAW2STA 3 15 ADVANCED TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE A MED3ATA 4 15 ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEDICAL SCIENCES B MED3ATB 4 15 COMPANY LAW LAW3CMP 4 15 EVIDENCE AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW2ECP 4 15 HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY 2 PAM2HP2 4 15 PRINCIPLES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW LAW3ADN 4 15 ADVANCED BIOCHEMISTRY AND MEDICAL BIOLOGY LABORATORY COURSE MED3LAB 5 15 BIG IDEAS IN SCIENCE: CAREER OPTIONS AND PROFESSIONAL IDENTITY SCI2COP 5 15 PRINCIPLES OF EQUITY AND TRUSTS LAW3ETR 5 15
A range of standalone elective subjects is available in this course. Some electives are recommended for your course, but you may also be able to choose from a range of University-wide electives or electives from other interest areas or disciplines. Note these electives may have their own prerequisites and other requirements. Please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook for the subjects available.
Core choice subjects are one or more subject groups you need to select in your course. Core choice subjects may be specific to your course, major, minor, specialisation or other learning requirements.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points APPLICATIONS OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE MED3ABS 5 15 FUTURE READY FOR WORK (WORK INTEGRATED LEARNING) SHE3FRW 5 15
Capstone subjects are required subjects in your course or major that help you integrate and apply the knowledge and skills you gain to solve real world problems. Capstone subjects are often taken towards the end of your course.
Subject name Subject code Year Credit points REMEDIES LAW3REM 5 15Students to select one option from the list below.
Option 1: Students select LAW3LPC and Level three or Level four law subjects to the value of 15 credit points.
Option 2: Students select LAW4LPP.
The Handbook contains detailed course information designed for enrolled students, including course structures, electives and options. The delivery of this course can vary between campuses.
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Graduates could find work in areas like scientific and industrial ethics, regulatory affairs, environmental protection and policy development.
Professional recognitionAll La Trobe University Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Victoria as an Australian lawyer. To qualify requires ongoing training and/or courses. International graduates require a relevant visa to complete a supervised workplace traineeship in Australia. Contact the relevant professional body for details.
Admission to the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Victoria also requires the completion of practical legal training either by a 12-month period of Supervised Legal Training or by completing an approved practical legal training course (for example, at the Leo Cussen Institute or The College of Law). Candidates for admission to practice must also satisfy the Admissions Board that they are a fit and proper person to be admitted to practice. Professional registration may be subject to additional or ongoing requirements beyond completion of the degree.
International students are advised to obtain assurance of recognition of the course by the relevant professional bodies in your preferred country of practice.