QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Toowoomba campus: 909911; Online: 909915; Springfield campus: 929911; Ipswich campus: 939911
CRICOS code (International applicants): 075196G
This program is currently undergoing internal reaccreditation. This may result in changes to the program for 2022.
On-campus * | Online | |
Start: | Semester 3 (November) | |
Campus: | Ipswich, 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
Limited law courses are available in semester 3.
Footnotes | |
* | Not all majors are available on-campus at Springfield. |
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 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 Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws double degree aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Laws. The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws double degree offers students the benefit of exposure to multiple disciplines.
Program objectives
Bachelor of Arts
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Arts, students should be able to:
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productively transfer discipline-based competencies in the Humanities and Social Sciences to further learning and professional contexts
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critically evaluate multiple sources of evidence in developing their own individual viewpoint
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clearly and coherently present ideas and logical arguments in a range of modes that are fit for purpose
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act as responsible, ethical citizens based on respect for diversity of cultures and peoples, both locally and globally
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apply relevant theories to researching, planning, and achieving effective solutions to complex problems
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participate both autonomously and collaboratively in informed debates, discussions and activities to produce new ideas, processes and artefacts.
Bachelor of Laws
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws, students will be able to:
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demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of law, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts (including international and comparative contexts), the broader contexts within which legal issues arise, and the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers鈥 roles
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recognise ethical and justice鈥恟elated issues that are likely to arise in the legal professional context, an understanding of approaches to ethical decision鈥恗aking, and the developing ability to respond appropriately to ethical and justice鈥恟elated issues, and exercise professional judgment
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demonstrate how to identify and formulate legal issues, apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal problems, engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice between alternatives, and think creatively in approaching and generating solutions to legal problems
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demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal, and policy issues
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use appropriate means, including technology, to engage and communicate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing, with lawyers and non鈥恖awyers, and to collaborate effectively and constructively with others
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demonstrate the ability to learn and work independently; and reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and seek and make use of feedback as appropriate, to determine personal and professional development needs and achievements.
Australian Qualifications Framework
The Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) is a single national, comprehensive system of qualifications offered by higher education institutions (including universities), vocational education and training institutions and secondary schools. Each AQF qualification has a set of descriptors which define the type and complexity of knowledge, skills and application of knowledge and skills that a graduate who has been awarded that qualification has attained, and the typical volume of learning associated with that qualification type.
This program is at AQF Qualification Level 07. Graduates at this level will have broad and coherent knowledge and skills for professional work and/or further learning.
The full set of levels criteria and qualification type descriptors can be found by visiting .
Program Information Set
View UniSQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.
Admission requirements
To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:
- Have achieved a minimum Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) of 76.35, or equivalent qualification.^
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English Language Proficiency requirements for Category 3.
Applicants are advised to also address the following:
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expectations: English (Units 3 & 4, C).
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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These are determined by the 精东传媒app for specific programs each Semester. The 2021 ATAR and tertiary entrance ranks are based on agreed QTAC schedules which assess formal study at Year 12 or , tertiary, preparatory, professional or vocational qualifications or work experience, as detailed in the QTAC Assessment of Qualifications Manual and QTAC Assessor Guidelines. Adjustment factors may help you get into the program of your choice by increasing your entrance rank. The additional points don't apply to all applicants or all programs. Please read the information about UniSQ's carefully to find out what you may be eligible for. |
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 .
Program structure
The Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws double degree comprises 40 units as follows:
Area of study | Number of courses |
Arts courses | 16 courses (4 x core courses; plus 1 x 12鈥搖nit extended major; or 1 x 8鈥搖nit major and 1 x 4鈥搖nit minor) |
Law courses * | 24 courses (19 core courses; plus 5 law elective courses) |
Footnotes | |
* | The Legal Studies major is not available to students undertaking the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws double degree. |
The structure is set out in the following table:
All majors | ||
Arts core | 4 courses | Refer to the Arts core course list below. |
Arts major/minor | 12 courses | 1 x 12鈥搖nit extended major; or 1 x 8鈥搖nit major and 1 x 4鈥搖nit minor. |
Law core | 19 courses | Refer to the Law core course list below. |
Law electives | 5 courses | Refer to the Law elective course list below. |
Core courses
Electives/Approved courses
Choose five of the following Law electives. Some courses are offered biennially.
Footnotes | |
票 | Springfield offer is not available in 2022 |
* | Semester 2 offer at Ipswich is not available in 2022 |
## | Course unavailable in 2022. |
票票 | Ipswich offer is not available in 2022. |
票票票 | Semester 3 offer is not available in 2022. |
** | 2 units |
~ | this course 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 requesting enrolment in this course. |
Exit points
If students commence the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws double degree and wish to exit with a Bachelor of Arts , then they may do so if they have completed the 4 Arts core courses, the Arts major, 4 Arts electives and 8 Law courses (4 Law courses if the student has completed the 12-unit extended Arts major).
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
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:
Recommended enrolment pattern - 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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed. | ||
Arts major 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
LAW1111 Australian Legal System | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pre-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 LAW1111 if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 has been previously completed | ||
LAW1112 Legal Writing and Research | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pre-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 LAW1112 if LAW1201 has been previously completed | ||
HMT1000 A History of Ideas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
Arts major 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |||
Arts major 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Arts major 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
HMT2000 Ethical Issues and Human Rights | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HMT1000 | ||
HIS1115 Legal History | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed. | ||
Arts Major 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
Arts Major 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
Arts Major 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||
LAW1123 Contract B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113 | ||
LAW1124 Torts B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113 | ||
ISE1000 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australia * | 3 | 1, 2 | 5 | 1, 2 | |||
Arts Major 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||
Arts Major 9 (extended) or Arts Minor 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
LAW2212 Equity | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123 | ||
Arts Major 10 (extended) or Arts Minor 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
Law elective 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
LAW1122 Dispute Management | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
LAW2211 Constitutional Law | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115 | ||
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1123 | ||
Arts Major 11 (extended) or Arts Minor 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Law elective 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
LAW2221 Administrative Law | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW2211 | ||
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213 | ||
LAW2222 Public International Law | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211 | ||
LAW2224 Theories of Law | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115) | ||
Law elective 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
Law elective 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | |||
LAW3311 Company Law | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 | ||
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224 | ||
LAW3322 Civil Procedure | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124 | ||
LAW3321 Evidence | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223 | ||
Arts Major 12 (extended) or Arts Minor 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||
Law elective 5 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
Footnotes | |
* | ISE1000 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australia is not available at Springfield campus. |
Recommended enrolment pattern - 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.
Course | Year of program and semester in which course is normally studied | Enrolment requirements | |||||
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On-campus (ONC) | External (EXT) | Online (ONL) | |||||
Year | Sem | Year | Sem | Year | Sem | ||
LAW1111 Australian Legal System | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Pre-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 LAW1111 if LAW1201 or LAW1101 or LAW1500 has been previously completed | ||
LAW1112 Legal Writing and Research | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Pre-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 LAW1112 if LAW1201 has been previously completed | ||
HMT1000 A History of Ideas | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
Arts major 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
HIS1115 Legal History | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed. | ||
CMS1000 Communication and Scholarship | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Enrolment is not permitted in CMS1000 if MGT1200 has been previously completed. | ||
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
Arts major 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |||
LAW1123 Contract B | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113 | ||
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
Arts major 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||
LAW1124 Torts B | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113 | ||
ISE1000 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australia * | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1123 | ||
HMT2000 Ethical Issues and Human Rights | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Pre-requisite: HMT1000 | ||
Arts Major 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||
Law Elective 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
LAW2224 Theories of Law | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115) | ||
Arts Major 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||
LAW1122 Dispute Management | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 | ||
LAW2211 Constitutional Law | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115 | ||
LAW2212 Equity | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123 | ||
Arts Major 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
Arts Major 7 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||
LAW2221 Administrative Law | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW2211 | ||
LAW2222 Public International Law | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211 | ||
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213 | ||
Arts Major 8 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
LAW3311 Company Law | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 | ||
Law Elective 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | |||
Arts Major 9 (extended) or Arts Minor 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
Arts Major 10 (extended) or Arts Minor 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||
LAW3322 Civil Procedure | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124 | ||
Arts Major 11 (extended) or Arts Minor 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | |||
Law Elective 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | |||
LAW3321 Evidence | 5 | 2 | 10 | 2 | Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223 | ||
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics | 5 | 1 | 9 | 1 | Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224 | ||
Arts Major 12 (extended) or Arts Minor 4 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | |||
Law Elective 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | |||
Law Elective 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Footnotes | |
* | ISE1000 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island Australia is not available at Springfield campus. |