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Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws (BBLA) - BBusLLB

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 904931; External: 904935; Springfield campus: 924931

CRICOS code (International applicants): 070614A

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 Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Laws which will be offered from semester 1, 2017.

 On-campus*External
Start:No new admissionsNo new admissions
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:5 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time 

Notes

Students can commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education only.
Limited law courses are available in Semester 3.

Footnotes
* Not all majors are available on-campus at Springfield.

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Contact us

Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Professional accreditation

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. USQ does not offer practical legal training, but advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through .

The Human Resource Management major within the Bachelor of Business is accredited by the (AHRI) and satisfies the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.

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Program aims

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

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Program objectives

  • demonstrate advanced communication, problem-solving and analytical skills

  • understand the concepts, processes and procedures relevant to public and private organisations

  • identify and evaluate the environments within which business is conducted

  • relate organisational theory and behaviour to a business enterprise

  • identify information needs appropriate to their studies, and apply the techniques required to gather and interpret such information

  • identify, analyse and solve problems in two or more areas of business by selecting and using either quantitative or qualitative techniques appropriate to the resolution of business problems

  • satisfy academic admission requirements for membership of relevant professional bodies

  • act within the ethics of their profession

  • demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical framework of subject areas of study

  • research legal issues proficiently

  • critically appraise law reform trends and recent developments and assess their impact upon legal practice and public policy.


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Program Information Set

View USQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Year 12 English [4,SA] or equivalent.

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


All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a students' higher education and students pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students 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. Students 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. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws double degree comprises 40 units as follows:

Area of study  Number of courses 
Business courses  16 courses (7 x core courses; plus 1 x 8 course major, plus 1 elective course*
Law courses  24 courses (19 core courses; plus 5 law elective courses) 

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

The structure is set out in the following table:

  All majors   
Business core  7 courses  Please refer to the Business core course list below. 
Business major  8 courses   Please refer to the Bachelor of Business for a list of majors 
Elective  1 course  Any elective from USQ undergraduate programs subject to prerequisite requirements. 
Law core  19 courses  Please refer to the Law core course list below. 
Law electives  5 courses  Please refer to the Law electives course list below. 

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Required time limits

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

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Core courses

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Business core courses 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 3 
  1, 2, 3  2, 3 
  1, 2, 3 
  1, 2, 3 
  1, 2 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
Law core courses 
  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
 
LAW1114 Law in Context 
  2, 3 
  2, 3 
 
 
  1, 3 
  1,  
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1, 3 
 
 

Note:

Students undertaking the International Business major within the business component of the double degree are required to take not .

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Electives/Approved courses

Choose five of the following Law electives. Some courses are offered biennially.

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
     
   
   
     
  1, 2, 3 
     
     
     
     
   
     
     
LAW3441 Natural Resources Law     
       
   
     
     
   
   
LAW3467 Health Law   
   
   
LAW3470 Principles of Public Law   
LAW3471 Criminology 
 
     
~^  2, 3     

Footnotes
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.
^A student must have completed 16 units before enrolling in .

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

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Exit points

If students commence the Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws and wish to exit with a Bachelor of Business , then they may do so if they have completed the Business core courses; 1 Business major; at least 4 courses in Law constituting a minor study in Law and 5 electives.

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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.

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Honours

For details regarding the award of Honours in the Bachelor of Laws program, please refer to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus and Online (semester 1 intake)

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


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1111
1111Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or has been previously completed
1121Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 has been previously completed
1121
1212
1212
Business major 11222
Business major 21222
2131Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
LAW1114 Law in Context2131
2141
2141Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
Business major 32232
Business major 42232
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 53151
Business major 63151
3161
3161Students enrolled prior to 2016 - Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201 All other students - Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 73252
Elective course*3252
3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4171Pre-requisite: (( & ) or LAW1201) and; Co-requisite: (() OR (Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202))
4171Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
Business major 84181
Law elective 14181
4272Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
4272Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
4282Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4282Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202 or
Law elective 25191
Law elective 35191
51101Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
51101Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
5292Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
Law elective 452102
Law elective 552102

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus and Online (semester 2 intake)

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


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1212Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or has been previously completed
1212Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 has been previously completed
1222
1222
LAW1114 Law in Context1111
1111
1121Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
1121
2232Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
2232Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
Business major 12242
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 22131
2131Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
2141
2141Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
Business major 33252
3252Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202 or
Business major 43262
3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
3151Pre-requisite: (( & ) or LAW1201) and; Co-requisite: (() OR (Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202))
3151Students enrolled prior to 2016 - Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201 All other students - Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 53161
3161
4272Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
4272Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4282Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
Business major 64282
4171Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
Business major 74171
Business major 84181
Elective *4181
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
Law elective 15292
Law elective 252102
52102Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
5191Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
Law elective 35191
Law elective 451101
Law elective 551101

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)

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


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
11
11
11Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or has been previously completed
11Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 has been previously completed
12
12Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
Business major 112
Business major 212
21
21
LAW1114 Law in Context21
21Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
Business major 322
Business major 422
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 531
Business major 631
31
31Students enrolled prior to 2016 - Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201 All other students - Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 732
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
Business major 832
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
41Pre-requisite: (( & ) or LAW1201) and; Co-requisite: (() OR (Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202))
41Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
Elective*41
Law elective 141
42Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
42Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202 or
Law elective 251
Law elective 351
51Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
51Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
52Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
Law elective 452
Law elective 552

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus ( semester 2 intake)

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


CourseYear of program and semester in which course is normally studiedEnrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
12Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or has been previously completed
12Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU or BSED Enrolment is not permitted in if LAW1201 has been previously completed
12
12
LAW1114 Law in Context11
11
11Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
11
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - or LAW1201; all other Students - ( and ) or LAW1201
22Enrolment is not permitted in if has been previously completed.
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 121
21Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
21
Business major 221
Business major 332
32Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202 or
Business major 432
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
31Pre-requisite: (( & ) or LAW1201) and; Co-requisite: (() OR (Pre-requisite: LAW1114 or LAW1202))
31Students enrolled prior to 2016 - Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201 All other students - Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Business major 531
31
42Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
Business major 642
41Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
Business major 741
Business major 841
Elective*41
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
Law elective 152
Law elective 252
52Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
51Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
Law elective 351
Law elective 451
Law elective 551

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.