Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours)/Law

Course Details

This program combines the professional Law degree with the Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Hons). This dual degree challenges those with curious minds who want to engage in or support cutting-edge scientific research and developments. Combining this with a Bachelor of Laws equips students with an understanding of the law, important in this industry. Through the law component, students gain the skills required to deal with complex legal issues stemming from new industries, innovations and new social expectations as part of a progressive Law degree that is very attractive to future employers.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Pass)

Course structure: Required 312 UOC in total, including: Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC; Law Prescribed Elective - 6 UOC; Law elective courses - 42 UOC; Medicinal Chemistry core program (including Honours) - 168 UOC.

Your Law dual degree will open up a wide range of career opportunities in myriad fields. The skills you will gain at UNSW Law are highly transferrable. Employers seek out our graduates for their critical thinking and analytical skills. When it comes to your career, there will be any number of options available to you. Graduating with qualifications in both Medicinal Chemistry and Law opens up a range of possible career opportunities in both the legal and scientific fields. Graduates may find themselves working in legal roles with national and international law firms, corporations and government bodies, or working as a medicinal chemist, patent specialist, product analyst, product developer, quality assurance specialist, regulations manager, forensic scientist, formulation chemist, immunologist, laboratory manager, medical scientist or venture capitalist.