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Bachelor of Laws (BLAW) - LLB
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904901; Distance education: 904905; Springfield campus: 924901
CRICOS code (International applicants): 060144J
| | On-campus | Distance education |
| Semester intake: | Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (February)
Semester 2 (July)
Semester 3 (November) |
| Campus: | Springfield, Toowoomba | - |
| Fees: | Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
| Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
|
| Standard duration: | 4 years full-time, up to 8 years part-time |
Contact us
| Future Australian and New Zealand students |
Future International students |
Current students |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 269 500
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 5315
Email: studylaw@usq.edu.au |
Phone: +61 7 4631 5543
Email: international@usq.edu.au |
Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside
Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au |
Program focus
The Bachelor of Laws provides students with the opportunity
for a comprehensive study of law, not only to prepare for practice
as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland or legal practitioner elsewhere
in Australia, but also to examine law and the legal process in social
and theoretical contexts. The program will also provide you with opportunities
to develop a range of legal and general skills essential for all legal
workplaces. While you undertake traditional study in the litigation
process, you will also learn about the increasingly important alternative
methods of resolving disputes.
Career opportunities
Private practice solicitor or barrister, government law officer,
in-house corporate legal counsel, corporate sector, legal studies
teacher (with further study), Federal or State government employee,
community and other legal organisations, non-government agencies and
many careers outside law.
Professional accreditation
The Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners
Admissions Board, Queensland, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld).
This will partially satisfy the requirements to practise as a solicitor
or barrister in Queensland, or as a legal practitioner elsewhere in
Australia. Intending solicitors and barristers must also complete
an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted
to practice. USQ law graduates have the option of completing their
practical legal training through a one-year traineeship in a law practice,
or through an institution that offers a practical legal training qualification.
Program aims
The Bachelor of Laws provides students with the opportunity
for a comprehensive study of law, not only to prepare for practice
as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland but also to examine the
legal process and its social, political and economic context.
The program aims to equip students with an academic qualification
for professional practice. While students undertake the traditional
studies in the litigation process, they also learn about the increasingly
important alternative methods of resolving disputes. They learn about
conflict and communication, negotiating, mediating – from a
theoretical as well as practical perspective.
Not all law graduates aspire to a career in legal practice and
so the program also builds the special capabilities that a legal education
can offer. It provides opportunities to develop analytical, complex
problem-solving and research skills. It seeks to build critical thinkers
with an appreciation for a range of theories explaining legal regulation
as well as for the social, political and economic context of the legal
process. To inform students on global issues, an international dimension,
for example on the regulation of business and on the protection of
human rights, is also available.
Program objectives
On successful completion of this program students will be able
to:
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demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical framework of
subject areas of study
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apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and principles to areas
of practical significance
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research legal issues at a proficient level
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critically appraise law reform trends and recent developments
and assess their impact upon legal practice and public policy
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demonstrate advanced communication, problem-solving and analytical
skill
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satisfy academic admission requirements for legal practice in
Queensland (subject to accreditation).
Admission requirements
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Year 12 English [4 SA] or equivalent.
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Candidates for admission to this program must satisfy the normal
USQ entry requirements for undergraduate programs. Please refer to , Section 2.2.1 (for Australian
students) and Section 2.2.3 (for international students).
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International applicants must have met the or have completed the .
How to apply
Domestic students
may be made through
the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC). The same procedure
applies whether you plan to study on-campus or by distance education.
If you completed Year 12 at a Queensland secondary school you
will be assessed for entry on the basis of your Overall Position (OP)
or equivalent score. Year 12 students from other states or territories
are considered for entry on the basis of their UAI, ENTER or TER and
the subject prerequisites indicated. Other applicants will be based
on their overall Rank.
International students
This program is offered to international students. An international
student is a person who is not an Australian or New Zealand citizen
and not an Australian permanent resident. Please refer to for information about entry requirements, visa arrangements and
how to apply.
Program fees
Commonwealth supported place
A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government
makes a contribution towards the cost of your higher education and
you as a student pay a , which varies depending on the
courses undertaken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Commonwealth Supported students may
be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .
Domestic full fee paying place
Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through
the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the
courses that are taken. You are able to calculate the fees for a particular
course via the .
Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders,
Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who reside
outside Australia pay full tuition fees.
Domestic full fee paying
students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government
loan called .
International full fee paying place
International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending
on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus,
via distance education/online. You are able to calculate the fees
for a particular course via the .
Program structure
The undergraduate program is 32 units in total. It has 3 prime
components: a core (22 units), law electives (at least 3 and no more
than 6 units), and non-law electives (4 but no more than 7 units).
It is highly recommended that students complete non-law electives
before law electives.
Required time limits
Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this program.
Core courses
Compulsory core courses:
All students are required to complete a core of 22 single-unit
courses. The purpose of the core courses is to expose law students
to fundamental legal concepts and methods in legal research and reasoning.
The following courses are required of all students in the Bachelor
of Laws:
| Course |
Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
| * |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
Elective courses
The following law electives have been approved for the Bachelor
of Laws:
| Course |
Semester/mode of offer Toowoomba campus |
Semester/mode of offer Springfield campus |
Semester/mode of offer Fraser Coast campus |
| |
S2 (EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
|
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT) |
|
|
| |
S2 (EXT) |
|
|
| |
S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT), S3 (EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
S1 (ONC) |
| |
S2 (EXT) |
|
|
| LAW3404 Banking, Finance and Insurance Law |
|
|
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| LAW3405 Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Law |
|
|
|
| LAW3406 Intellectual Property Law |
|
|
|
| |
S2 (EXT) |
|
|
| |
S3 (EXT) |
|
|
| LAW3424 Land Contracts |
|
|
|
| |
S3 (EXT) |
|
|
| |
S2 (EXT) |
S2 (ONC) |
|
| |
S1 (EXT) |
S1 (ONC) |
|
| LAW3444 Competition and Consumer Law |
|
|
|
| LAW3462 International Human
Rights Law |
|
|
|
| |
S2 (ONC, EXT) |
|
|
| |
S1 (EXT) |
|
|
| LAW5504 Comparative Law and
Business ‡ |
|
|
|
| ^ |
S1 (ONC, EXT), S2 (ONC, EXT) |
S1 (ONC), S2 (ONC), S3 (ONC) |
|
Non-law elective courses
All students must select elective courses from courses offered
at undergraduate level by any of the faculties at the ¾«¶«´«Ã½app of
Southern Queensland. Enrolment and pre-requisites requirements must
be satisfied for any course selected.
The exceptions to this ruling are the following business law
courses:
These business law courses are NOT considered to be suitable
non-law electives, as the content of these courses is either covered
in other core law courses or are not relevant to the Bachelor of Laws
program structure. These three business law courses should NOT be
completed as part of the non-law elective requirement of the Bachelor
of Laws program.
Students considering legal practice are encouraged to choose
as one of their non-law electives in order to understand the accounting
environment and the common financial accounting (external) reports
and management accounting (internal) tools used for decision-making
purposes. This is useful for many areas of legal practice, not only
commercial fields such as taxation but also family and succession
law, as well as for a lawyer’s own practice management.
Students with an interest in examining the political and economic
context for the legal process are encouraged to choose as one of their
non-law electives. This is a course for students interested in political
and economic debates who wish to develop a capacity for critical analysis.
Honours
The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with Honours. The class
of honours to be awarded to a student is dependant upon the Grade
Point Average (GPA) calculated from the grades achieved in the core
law courses and elective law courses studied in, or transferred to,
the program. The minimum levels of achievement normally required for
each class of honours are shown in the following table.
To be awarded a particular class of honours, students must meet
the GPA requirements for all of the core and law elective courses
studied or for the last 16 core and law electives studied or for the
last 8 core and law elective courses studied.
| Class of Honours |
GPA calculated from the grades achieved
in: |
Minimum grade achieved in Capstone
Research Project course |
| All law courses studied |
The last 16 law courses studied |
The last eight law courses studied |
| First Class Honours |
6.0 |
6.2 |
6.5 |
A |
| Second Class Honours — Division A |
5.5 |
5.7 |
5.9 |
B |
| Second Class Honours — Division B |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.3 |
C |
| Minimum number of courses required |
20 |
16 |
8 |
|
IT requirements
For information technology requirements please refer to the .
Other program requirements
Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please
refer to Section 2 of the .
Exemptions
Exemptions may be permitted for a limited number of courses,
equivalent in content and level, successfully completed recently with
a recognised institution, in accordance with Section 3.5 of the .
In this section:
Recommended enrolment patterns
The flexibility of this program, particularly for the distance
learning students means that there will be a range of enrolment patterns
and many distance learning students will have a unique enrolment pattern.
Students requiring assistance should contact a program administrator.
Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba and Springfield on-campus
and Toowoomba external (standard semester 1 intake)
It is highly recommended that students complete non-law electives
before law electives.
| Course | Year of program and semester
in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
|---|
On-campus
(ONC) | Distance education
(EXT) | Online
(WEB) |
|---|
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BLAW |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BSSC |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| Non-law/law elective | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law/law elective | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| Non-law/law elective | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Law elective | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Law elective | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| * | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | |
| Law elective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | |
Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba and Springfield on-campus
and Toowoomba external (standard semester 2 intake)
It is highly recommended that students complete non-law electives
before law electives.
| Course | Year of program and semester
in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
|---|
On-campus
(ONC) | Distance education
(EXT) | Online
(WEB) |
|---|
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BLAW |
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BSSC |
| Non-law elective | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Non-law elective | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and |
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | | | |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| Non-law/law elective | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| Non-law/law elective | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | |
| 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| * | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | | | |
| Non-law/law elective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | |
| Law elective | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | | | |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Law elective | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | | |
| Law elective | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | | | |
Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external (3 courses
per semester)
It is highly recommended that students complete non-law electives
before law electives.
| Course | Year of program and semester
in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
|---|
On-campus
(ONC) | Distance education
(EXT) | Online
(WEB) |
|---|
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
|---|
| | | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BLAW |
| | | 1 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Non-law elective | | | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Non-law elective | | | 1 | 2 | | | |
| | | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BLAW or BALW or BBLA or BCLA or BSSC |
| | | 1 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| | | 2 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| | | 2 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: and |
| Non-law elective | | | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Non-law elective | | | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | 2 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law/law elective | | | 2 | 2 | | | |
| | | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| | | 3 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law/law elective | | | 3 | 1 | | | |
| | | 3 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| Non-law/law elective | | | 3 | 2 | | | |
| Law elective | | | 3 | 2 | | | |
| | | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| | | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| | | 4 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| | | 4 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| | | 4 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| | | 4 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| | | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: and |
| | | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: or |
| | | 5 | 1 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| | | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: |
| | | 5 | 2 | | | Pre-requisite: and and Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: |
| Law elective | | | 5 | 2 | | | |
| Law elective | | | 6 | 2 | | | |
| * | | | 6 | 2 | | | |