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Biotechnology Major Study Plan

This Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology Major Study Plan is for students commencing in the current semester.

Year 1

Year 1

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
COR109 Public Health Foundations
LAW101 Introductory Chemistry
LAW103 Science Research Methods
LFS100 Medical Genetics
Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW102 Introduction to Pharmacology
LAW104 Immunology
SCI105 Organic Chemistry
SCI110 Integrated Physiology
Year 2

Year 2

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW201 Biochemistry
LFS251 Microbiology
LFS261 Medical Microbiology

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
SET111 Pathophysiology

OR select 1 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW202 Communication Skills for Medicine
LFS252 Integrated Medical Science

PLUS select 2 introductory level (100 coded) courses from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

Year 3

Year 3

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW203 Medical Biochemistry
MBT361 Health, Law and Ethics

PLUS select 1 course from the following list:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
MTH100 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
MTH102 Functional Anatomy

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
MBT301 Clinical Trials Management

OR select 1 developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW204 Biochemical Pharmacology
MBT352 Clinical Embryology

PLUS select 1 developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

PLUS select 1 course from:

CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
SCI212 Medicinal Organic Chemistry

OR select 1 developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.

Please note if you have not already successfully completed MBT301 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning you must select SCI212 Environmental Health Risk Management.

Year 4

Year 4

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW205 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
LAW301 Microbial Pathogenesis
LAW303 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

PLUS select 1 developing and graduate level (200/300/400 coded) elective course from the USC Law School.

Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand.

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW206 Special Research Project
LAW302 Special Research Project
LAW304 Workplace Learning I

PLUS select 1 developing and graduate level (200/300/400 coded) elective course from the USC Law School.

Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand.

Year 5

Year 5

Semester 1
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW401 Workplace Learning II
LAW403 Geographic Information Science and Technology

PLUS select 2 developing and graduate level (200/300/400 coded) elective courses from the USC Law School.

Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand.

Semester 2
CourseSemester of offer
(Sunshine Coast)
UnitsRequisites
LAW402 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LAW404 Concepts of Epidemiology

PLUS select 2 developing and graduate level (200/300/400 coded) elective courses from the USC Law School.

Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand.