Overview

Equip yourself with the skills to succeed in commercial and intellectual property law. Our Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Science give you necessary information about trademarks, patents and copyright laws to help you progress in the industry. You’ll emerge ready to work in legal fields specialising in intellectual property, media, and science.

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Your major

Biotechnology

Uncover a career path of enormous potential at the intersection of biology and technology and play your role in making better healthcare, products and business practices a reality. Chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology and statistics all feature in this major. You’ll investigate the application of biotechnology to areas such as business, ethics and environmental science. Students who select Biotechnology as a major may not select Biochemistry as a second major.

Your industry experience

Work Integrated Learning is a guaranteed part of all our bachelor degrees. In this double degree, you'll complete law-related professional experience placements at organisations in Australia or overseas.

We'll introduce you to the practical aspects of law through improvised court scenarios and advocacy exercises. You'll undertake three professional science-related industry linked projects. 

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Skills you’ll learn

  • Australian law
  • Analyse legal issues
  • Persuasive communication
  • Technical report writing
  • Conducting laboratory experiments
  • Understanding biomolecular structures

Your career opportunities

  • Lawyer
  • Solicitor
  • Legal counsel
  • Biotechnology researcher
  • Clinical biochemist
  • Pharmaceutical scientist

Key codes

CRICOS course code
085633G
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400210463
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400210461
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Why Swinburne?

Top 150 for law

The median income for graduates 1 year out is $54.5K (second highest in Melbourne / Victoria)

Top 200 for physical science

Guaranteed lab access from year 1

Sources

Professional accreditations