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CRICOS code (International applicants): 060143K

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the double degree program Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws

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Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the , and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (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 practise law. USQ does not offer practical legal training, but advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through .

Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Laws degree programs. This combined degree offers students the benefit of exposure to multiple disciplines.

Admission requirements

Admission to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws is in accordance with for undergraduate programs.

Domestic and International Applicants from a non-English speaking background are required to satisfy .

If you do not meet the English language requirements you may apply to study a ¾«¶«´«Ã½app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.

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
Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.
Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

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 program comprises 40 units as follows:

Note: Entry to the Music History, Music Practice, and Visual Arts Practice majors are subject to Bachelor of Arts.

The structure is set out in the following table:

Arts component

The Arts component shall comprise:

• one core course -

• two seven-course discipline-based majors from the majors available under the Bachelor of Arts with at least two units at third-year level in each major.

Laws component

The Laws component shall comprise:

• 22 core Law courses listed below

• 3 Law electives from the list below.

Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this program.

Core courses

Elective courses

IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please refer to the .

Exit points

If students commence the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws and wish to exit with a Bachelor of Arts , then they may do so if they have completed the Arts core course , 2 Arts majors, 4 courses in Law constituting a minor study in Law and 3 electives. Students would however need to complete 2 additional Arts core courses, plus one core course from the list applicable to the Bachelor of Arts.

Credit

Credit may be permitted for a limited number of courses, equivalent in content and level, successfully completed recently with a recognised institution, in accordance with USQ policy.

In this section:

• Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external and on-campus (standard semester 1 intake)
• Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external and on-campus (standard semester 2 intake)

Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external and on-campus (standard semester 1 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.

Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba external and on-campus (standard semester 2 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, distance education or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.