The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).
BBiomedSc/LLB(Hons)
Credit points
400
Minimum duration
5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.
Approved locations
- Brisbane
- Melbourne
- North Sydney
EFTSL value of units : All 10cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values
Admission requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.75.
Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2025 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
Completion requirements
To qualify for the double degree, a student must complete 400 cp as follows:
- 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Biomedical Science Degree, consisting of:
- 130 cp from Bachelor of Biomedical Science Specified Units (Part A)
- 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B);
- 10 cp from Biomedical Science Elective Units (Part C) or Law Elective Units (Part E).
- 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
- 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part D);
- 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part E);
- 10 cp from LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part F);
- 30 cp from LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part G);
- 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part H).
c. To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified Units and/or the Law Elective Units must be at level 4. To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono
Other requirements
Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.
Progression requirements
Students will normally need to complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level).
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Schedule of unit offerings
Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:
For the Schedule of Unit offerings in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science refer to the Bachelor of Biomedical Science Course Rules. A student in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science may undertake other elective units drawn from ACU undergraduate programs or by cross-institutional study, with prior approval of the Course Coordinator.
Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:
- UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
- PHCC102Being Human10 CP
- PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
- UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
- PHCC320The Just Society10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- ANAT100Anatomical Foundations of Exercise Science10 CP
- ANAT101Physiotherapy Anatomy 110 CP
- ANAT102Physiotherapy Anatomy 210 CP
- BIOL234Nutritional Physiology10 CP
- BIOL334Pharmacology 210 CP
- BMSC302Industry Immersion 210 CP
- BMSC303Drug Development10 CP
- BMSC304Drug Promotion10 CP
- BMSC306Advanced Physiology10 CP
- CHEM206Advanced Metabolic Biochemistry10 CP
- NUTR101Introduction to Nutrition10 CP
- NUTR202Lifespan Nutrition10 CP
- PHYS109Introductory Physics10 CP
- BMSC309Advanced Cardiovascular Physiology10 CP
Students may also select their Elective unit from the Bachelor of Laws in Part E.
Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10 CP
- LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10 CP
- LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10 CP
- LAWS208Family Law10 CP
- LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10 CP
- LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10 CP
- LAWS211Psychology and the Law10 CP
- LAWS212Employment Law10 CP
- LAWS214Drugs and the Law10 CP
- LAWS301Competition Law10 CP
- LAWS306Taxation Law10 CP
- LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10 CP
- LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
- LAWS309Communications Law10 CP
- LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10 CP
- LAWS311Environmental Law10 CP
- LAWS312International Study Tour10 CP
- LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10 CP
- LAWS315Welfare Law10 CP
- LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210 CP
- LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10 CP
- LAWS402International Trade Law10 CP
- LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10 CP
- LAWS407International Human Rights Law10 CP
- LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
- LAWS409Law of the European Union10 CP
- LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10 CP
- LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10 CP
- LAWS412Migration Law10 CP
- LAWS413Wills and Succession10 CP
- LAWS414Advocacy10 CP
- LAWS415Animal Law10 CP
- LAWS416International Criminal Law10 CP
- LAWS417Sports Law10 CP
- LAWS423Law, Religion and Society10 CP
- LAWS424Media Law10 CP
- LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
- LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
- LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
- LAWS461Financial Markets Law & Regulation10 CP
- LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
- LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
- LCRM201Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law10 CP
unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws
- LCRM208Green Criminology10 CP
- LCRM209Crime, Media & Popular Culture10 CP
- LCRM212Terrorism10 CP
- LCRM213International Criminal Law10 CP
- LCRM301Researching Criminology10 CP
- LCRM307Issues In Ethical Policing10 CP
- LCRM312Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice10 CP
- LCRM313Restorative Justice10 CP
- LHRG103Legal Institutions and Human Rights10 CP
- LHRG106Human Rights and Business Regulation10 CP
- LHRG111Human Rights and Indigenous People10 CP
unavailable for Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws
- LHRG203Australian Human Rights Law and Policy10 CP
unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws
- LHRG207Human Rights and Criminal Justice10 CP
unavailable for Bachelor of Human Rights/Bachelor of Laws
- LHRG306Human Rights Advocacy10 CP
- LHRG311Intellectual Property and Human Rights10 CP
- LHRG211The Australian Constitution and Human Rights10 CP
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10 CP
Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:
Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:
- LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP
