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Undergraduate handbook 2005 - Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery/Bachelor of Laws

Course code: 1074 + Course abbreviation: MB BS/LLB + Total credit points required: 384 + 7 years full-time + Managing faculty: Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

Study mode and course location

On-campus (Clayton F/T only)

Course description

Monash is the only university in Australia that offers this joint degree. The combined program is a recognition by the faculties of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences and Law that the burgeoning area of medical law requires a pool of graduates with an academic grounding in both professions.

Entry requirements

An application to enter the combined degree program can only be made after acceptance into the medical course. A small inter-faculty selection committee will select the successful applicants. Applicants will need to demonstrate that they have the interest and the capacity to carry them through the program.

Course structure

Course requirements

The structure as outlined below would allow a student to complete the degrees within six years. Most variations to this structure would require at least seven years to complete the degrees.

First year
Second year
Third year
Fourth year
Fifth year
Sixth year

Contact details

Telephone: +61 3 9905 4309
Email: medicineadmissions@med.monash.edu.au

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