What will I learn?

When you study this combined degree, youll gain in-demand expertise at the intersection of law and science. Develop an in-depth understanding of scientific, biotechnology and legal principles in a commercial and regulatory context.Throughout your degree youll gain hands-on experience - with opportunities to work on real cases, while gaining essential courtroom experience.If you choose not to practise law, a strong legal understanding and the ability to apply logical reasoning means that law graduates are extremely competitive for employment opportunities in a range of different career sectors. You will complete the first 105 hours of your required supervised clinical legal experience under the supervision of solicitors from our School 鈥� either in the legal centre itself or as part of our ''Law on the Beach'' program. School staff also assist to arrange external placements to make up the remaining 180 professional training hours required to qualify to practise as a lawyer.

Which department am I in?

College of Human and Social Futures

CRICOS

106660E

Study options

Full Time (5 Years)

Tuition fees

A$36,595.00 (US$ 24,117) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please

Start date

February 2025

Venue

Newcastle City Campus

Cnr King and Auckland Streets,

Newcastle,

New South Wales,

2300, NEWCASTLE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Admission to our undergraduate degree programs usually requires successful completion of a senior secondary school qualification similar to the Higher School Certificate (HSC).

TOEFL paper-based test score of 589; TOEFL internet based score of 94; IELTS (Academic) score of 7.0; PTE GSE score of 65; Cambridge English: Advanced score of 67.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.