Medicinal Chemistry (Hons)/Law - 4755
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 312
UAC Code: 426000
Domestic Entry Requirements: See Domestic Entry Requirements
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours)
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Program Description
This program combines the professional LLB program with Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours). Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) is an exciting, rapidly-expanding area within the broad discipline of Chemistry that has seen enormous growth recently both within Australia and globally. It includes the development of new pharmaceutical agents, from Concept to Clinic. Many different stages are involved; from the design and synthesis of novel drug candidates, to their biochemical effects, testing regimes and regulatory and ethical considerations. The Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) program had been designed to ensure that graduates will have a strong background in contemporary biology, biochemistry and pharmacology, based upon a solid foundation of essential chemistry. Combining this with a Bachelor of Laws also equips students with an understanding of the law, important in this industry, and provides graduates with a degree that is recognized as satisfying the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.
Duration
The program is a six and a half year full-time combined program leading to the award of the two degrees of Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) and Bachelor of Laws.
Award
The degree of Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours)/Bachelor of Laws is not awarded until the completion of the full six and a half year program, but students unable to complete the full program may apply to transfer to the four year Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) 3999 with advanced standing where appropriate.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Law Prescribed Elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) core program (including Honours) - 168 UOC
Total 312 UOC
Plan for Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) /Law 4755
General Education Requirements
Honours
Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).
Academic Rules
- Students must complete a minimum of 168 Units of Credit.
- Students must follow the program of study as outlined in this Handbook, including 108 units of credit of core courses and at least 12 units of credit of courses from the approved electives list (see the 3999 Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) page for details).
- An Honours Year of 48 units of credit must be completed. No student may commence Honours until stages 1 to 3 have been completed successfully. For information regarding the admission requirements and application process for honours, please see the information under 'Honours' on the 3999 Medicinal Chemistry (Honours) page.
- No student may commence level II courses until 30 units of credit of level I courses have been successfully completed. Any exception to this rule must be approved by the Program Authority.
- Students may commence level III courses upon successful completion of 72 units of credit.
Students who do not meet the requirement to enter Honours will be transferred to 3970 Bachelor of Science or 4770 Bachelor of Science/Law will, on successful completion of the first three stages of 3999 Bachelor of Medicinal Chemistry (Honours), graduate with the degree of Bachelor of Science 3970. Students who transfer to program 3970 or 4770 before successfully completing all requirements of program 3999 will be required to complete a major in 3970 as specified in the Handbook.
A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Laws 4701
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