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Pursuing a Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws dual degree at UNE will provide you with a diverse skillset and knowledge base to secure your professional future. This integrated curriculum combines modern legal training in research, argumentation, and application with cutting-edge scientific exploration across multiple disciplines. You'll emerge prepared for various career paths, leveraging UNE's distinctive expertise in regional, rural, and remote contexts within both fields to navigate an evolving global landscape.
With a distinguished history in both legal and scientific education, UNE hosts Australia's largest non-metropolitan law school and conducts world-leading research across numerous disciplines. Our acclaimed academics partner with industry and government on nationally and internationally important projects. Our diverse student body evolves into influential professionals across legal practice, industry, education, policy, and research. Beyond theoretical learning, we emphasize hands-on research projects and practical case studies, enriched by our specialized regional perspective. The science component of this dual degree equips you with problem-solving methodologies applicable to diverse scientific challenges. Our comprehensive major options span both traditional and emerging fields, all supported by pioneering research. The law component cultivates essential skills for legal writing, research, argumentation, and practical application across various legal professions, including advocacy, complex issue analysis, and independent research - competencies highly sought after by employers.
This dual qualification provides unique insight into both legal systems and scientific processes across fields like genetics, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, and forensic science. Such interdisciplinary understanding proves invaluable in areas including research ethics, intellectual property, evidentiary procedures, and research commercialization.