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Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLBH) - LLB (Hons)
QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904221; Distance education: 904225; Springfield campus: 924221
CRICOS code (International applicants): 081715E
| | On-campus | Distance education |
| Semester intake: | Semester 1 (March)
Semester 2 (July) | Semester 1 (March)
Semester 2 (July) |
| Campus: | Springfield, Toowoomba | - |
| Fees: | Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
| Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
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| Standard duration: | 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time |
| Program articulation: | From: Bachelor of Laws |
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: study@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 |
Professional accreditation
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) articulates from the Bachelor
of Laws. The 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.
There is an option in the Honours year of gaining a credit for four
units of Honours electives by the completion of an approved practical
legal training program. USQ does not offer practical legal training,
but advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through .
Program aims
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) provides students with the opportunity
for advanced comprehensive study of law, not only to prepare for practice
as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland but also to prepare students
for undertaking advanced research and as a pathway to study of a higher
degree by research.
Program objectives
On successful completion of this program students will be able,
both with intellectual independence and collaboratively, to:
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demonstrate an understanding of a coherent and advanced body
of knowledge of underlying principles and concepts of specialised
areas of law, and adapt this knowledge in different practical or theoretical
concepts
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demonstrate knowledge of a range of research principles and
methods applicable within the discipline of law
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plan, design, execute and use research and scholarship in a
significant legal project, and to exercise critical thinking a judgment
in developing new understandings of law
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demonstrate cognitive and technical skills needed to review,
analyse, consolidate and synthesise practical legal knowledge or theoretical
legal concepts, and to identify and provide solutions to complex legal
problems
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communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly and coherently
in oral and written forms.
Admission requirements
Entry to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) shall be by a Bachelor of Laws degree from the 精东传媒app
of Southern Queensland or other recognised bachelor's degree
in law from a recognised university with a pass at either:
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a credit level (grade point average of 5.0/7, that is 71.4 per
cent) in the entire program and permission of the relevant Program
Coordinator
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a grade point average of 5.2/7 (75 per cent) in the third level
of the Bachelor of Laws program,
including an 'A' or better level pass in at least one course.
For a candidate with equivalent qualifications, special permission
of the Executive Dean on the advice of the relevant Program Coordinator
is required.
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 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the
English language program, Applicants may be admitted to an Award Program.
Program fees
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 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) program consists of eight units
of study. For all students, this comprises four units of research
training and supervised research dissertation. It also includes either
four units of coursework electives (see below for details) or the
completion of an approved practical legal training (PLT) program offered
by a PLT provider. Students who elect to undertake the PLT option
may request a credit for the four law electives.
Credit for completion of Practical Legal Training (PLT). Students may be eligible for credit of 4 units within the Bachelor
of Laws (Honours) program on completion of an approved Practical Legal
Training (PLT) program. As USQ does not offer a PLT program, students
who wish to undertake this option are advised to contact an approved
provider for program requirements and fees. Students can seek information
from the School of Law and Justice on approved PLT providers and the
requirements for granting of credit in the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
on completion of an approved PLT program.
| Course |
Semester of offer
Distance/Online |
Semester of offer
Toowoomba
campus |
Semester of offer
Springfield
campus |
| LAW8001 Legal Research Methodology^ |
1, 2 |
1, 2 |
1, 2 |
| LAW8005 Minor Law Honours Dissertation^ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| LAW8006 Major Law Honours Dissertation^* |
1, 2 |
1, 2 |
1, 2 |
| Law Honours Electives # |
| LAW8701 Constitutional Human Rights^ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| LAW8703 Comparative Workplace
Law^ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| LAW8704 Corporate Governance Law^ |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| LAW8705 Cross-border Litigation^ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| LAW8706 International Humanitarian Law^ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| LAW8707 International Economic
Law^ |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| |
1 |
|
|
Honours grading
The class of honours to be awarded to a student is determined
on the basis of both the grade point average over the mandatory 8
credit point honours component and the grade achieved in the honours
project. The USQ standard honours assessment framework applies. For
students who undertake Practical Legal Training (PLT) and who on that
basis seek credit for 4 units of honours electives, the grade point
average of the PLT program will count as the GPA of 4 units of courses
for the GPA calculation for honours.
Program completion requirements
Students must maintain good standing in this program. Please
refer to the .
Required time limits
Students have a maximum of 2 years to complete this program
IT requirements
For information technology requirements please refer to the .
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.
Honours
The level of honours awarded will be determined based on the
USQ procedure. Please refer to the .
Recommended enrolment pattern
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.
Please refer to the program structure.
Students may choose to complete LAW8006 Major Law Honours Dissertation (2 units) in either semester 1 or semester
2. Electives will need to be chosen to suit the chosen pattern where
applicable. Credit for completion of an approved practical legal training
program may be available as four units in semester 2, or as two units
in each semester.
Students requiring assistance should contact .
| Course | Year of program and semester
in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements |
|---|
On-campus
(ONC) | Distance education
(EXT) | Online
(ONL) |
|---|
| Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem |
|---|
| LAW8001 Legal Research Methodology^ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| LAW8005 Minor Law Honours Dissertation^ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | |
| LAW8006 Major Law Honours Dissertation^# | 1 | 1,2 | 1 | 1,2 | | | |
| Law Honours elective 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Law Honours elective 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | |
| Law Honours elective 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |
| Law Honours elective 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | |