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Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (BCLA) - BComLLB

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

 On-campus*External
Start:No new admissionsNo new admissions
Campus:Toowoomba, Springfld 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 Commerce 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 .

Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of and (CAANZ). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA Australia professional exams and eligibility to study the CAANZ professional exams.

Successful completion of the Accounting major can qualify students for exemptions from the Fundamental level (9 papers) of the (ACCA) exams. For further details please refer to the ACCA website.

Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the .

The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.

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Program aims

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

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Program objectives

At the completion of the program, students should be able to:

  • demonstrate strong communication skills

  • identify, analyse and solve problems in different decision contexts

  • think constructively and logically

  • make effective and creative use of modern technologies

  • acquire specific knowledge and skills relevant to their major study areas

  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of accounting, finance, economics and business

  • satisfy educational entrance requirement of relevant professional bodies

  • act within the ethics of their profession

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

  • apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and principles to areas of practical significance

  • research legal issues proficiently l

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


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

Area of study  Number of courses 
Commerce courses  16 courses (7 x core courses; plus 1 x 8鈥揷ourse 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   
Commerce core  7 courses  Refer to the Commerce core course list below. 
Commerce major  8 courses  Choose a Commerce major from the following:
  • Accounting

  • Business Economics

  • Finance

  • General Commerce

  • Information Technology Management

  • Sustainable Business


 
Elective  1 course  Any elective from USQ undergraduate programs subject to pre-requisite requirements. 
Law core  19 courses  Refer to the Law core course list below. 
Law electives  5 courses  Refer to the Law elective 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 
Commerce core courses 
ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
CIS1000 Information Systems Concepts  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 3 
ECO1000 Economics  1, 2, 3  2, 3 
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour  1, 2, 3 
FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
Select one of the following two courses: * 
MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing  1, 2, 3 
POL1000 Government, Business and Society  1, 2 
Law core courses 
LAW1111 Australian Legal System  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
LAW1112 Legal Writing and Research  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A 
HIS1115 Legal History 
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure  2, 3 
LAW1122 Dispute Management  2, 3 
LAW1123 Contract B 
LAW1124 Torts B 
LAW2211 Constitutional Law  1, 3 
LAW2212 Equity  1,  
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A 
LAW2221 Administrative Law 
LAW2222 Public International Law 
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B 
LAW2224 Theories of Law 
LAW3311 Company Law 
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics  1, 3 
LAW3321 Evidence 
LAW3322 Civil Procedure 

Footnotes
*Students undertaking the Business Economics major should select POL1000 .

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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 
       
ECO3033 Law and Economics     
ENL3007 Law and Literature   
LAW2107 Environmental Law   
LAW3110 Insolvency and Restructuring Law     
LAW3130 Revenue Law and Practice A  1, 2, 3 
LAW3131 Revenue Law and Practice B     
LAW3404 Financial Service Law     
LAW3405 Human Rights and Anti-Discrimination Law     
LAW3406 Intellectual Property Law     
LAW3421 Family Law   
LAW3422 Succession Law     
LAW3424 Land Contracts     
LAW3441 Energy and Resources Law     
LAW3444 Competition and Consumer Law   
LAW3463 Cross-Border Litigation     
LAW3464 International Trade Law     
LAW3465 Comparative Law   
LAW3466 Moot Court Bench   
LAW3467 Health Law   
LAW3468 Regional and Rural Legal Practice   
LAW3469 Australian Criminal Codes   
LAW3470 Principles of Public Law   
LAW3471 Criminology 
LAW3473 Construction Law 
LAW3476 Privacy and Data Protection Law     
PWE3000 Professional Work Experience~^  1, 2, 3     
PWE3001 Learning Integrated Work~^  2, 3     

Footnotes
~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.

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

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Other program requirements

Students must maintain good standing in this program.

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Exit points

If students commence the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws and wish to exit with a Bachelor of Commerce , then they may do so if they have completed the Commerce core courses; one Commerce 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
ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making1111
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour1111
LAW1111 Australian Legal System1121Pre-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 Research1121Pre-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
ECO1000 Economics1222
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics1222Enrolment is not permitted in STA1003 if STA2300 or STA8170 has been previously completed.
Commerce major 11232
Commerce major 21232

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing2131
     POL1000 Government, Business and Society
CIS1000 Information Systems Concepts2131
HIS1115 Legal History2141Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed.
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A2141Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
Commerce major 32232
Commerce major 42232
LAW1123 Contract B2242Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
LAW1124 Torts B2242Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
Commerce major 53151
Commerce major 63151
FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance3161
LAW2212 Equity3161Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123
Commerce major 73252
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure3252Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
Commerce major 83262
LAW1122 Dispute Management3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112
LAW2211 Constitutional Law4171Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A4171Pre-requisite: LAW1123
Elective*4181
Law elective 14181
LAW2221 Administrative Law4272Pre-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B4272Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213
LAW2222 Public International Law4282Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2224 Theories of Law4282Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115)
Law elective 25191
Law elective 35191
LAW3311 Company Law51101Pre-requisite: LAW2212
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics51101Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224
LAW3322 Civil Procedure5292Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124
LAW3321 Evidence5292Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223
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
LAW1111 Australian Legal System1212Pre-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 Research1212Pre-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
CIS1000 Information Systems Concepts1222
ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making1222
HIS1115 Legal History1111Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed.

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing1111
     POL1000 Government, Business and Society
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A1121Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour1121
LAW1123 Contract B2232Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure2232Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
Commerce major 12242
LAW1124 Torts B2242Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
Commerce major 22131
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A2131Pre-requisite: LAW1123
ECO1000 Economics2141
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics2141Enrolment is not permitted in STA1003 if STA2300 or STA8170 has been previously completed.
Commerce major 33252
LAW2224 Theories of Law3252Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115)
Commerce major 43262
LAW1122 Dispute Management3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112
LAW2211 Constitutional Law3151Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115
LAW2212 Equity3151Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123
Commerce major 53161
FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance3161
LAW2221 Administrative Law4272Pre-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2222 Public International Law4272Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B4282Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213
Commerce major 64282
LAW3311 Company Law4171Pre-requisite: LAW2212
Commerce major 74171
Commerce major 84181
Elective*4181
LAW3322 Civil Procedure5292Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124
LAW3321 Evidence5292Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223
Law elective 152102
Law elective 252102
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics5191Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224
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
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour11

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing11
     POL1000 Government, Business and Society
LAW1111 Australian Legal System11Pre-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 Research11Pre-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
ECO1000 Economics12
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics12Enrolment is not permitted in STA1003 if STA2300 or STA8170 has been previously completed.
Commerce major 112
Commerce major 212
ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making21
CIS1000 Information Systems Concepts21
HIS1115 Legal History21Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed.
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A21Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
Commerce major 322
Commerce major 422
LAW1123 Contract B22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
LAW1124 Torts B22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
Commerce major 531
Commerce major 631
FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance31
LAW2212 Equity31Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123
Commerce major 732
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
Commerce major 832
LAW1122 Dispute Management32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112
LAW2211 Constitutional Law41Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A41Pre-requisite: LAW1123
Elective*41
Law elective 141
LAW2221 Administrative Law42Pre-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B42Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213
LAW2222 Public International Law42Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2224 Theories of Law42Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115)
Law elective 251
Law elective 351
LAW3311 Company Law51Pre-requisite: LAW2212
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics51Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224
LAW3322 Civil Procedure52Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124
LAW3321 Evidence52Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223
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
LAW1111 Australian Legal System12Pre-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 Research12Pre-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

Select one of the following two courses:

     MKT1001 Introduction to Marketing12
     POL1000 Government, Business and Society^
ECO1000 Economics12
HIS1115 Legal History11Enrolment is not permitted in HIS1115 if LAW1114 or LAW1202 has been previously completed.
CIS1000 Information Systems Concepts11
LAW1113 Contract and Torts A11Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
MGT1000 Organisational Behaviour11
LAW1123 Contract B22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
LAW1121 Criminal Law and Procedure22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) and BSED Students - LAW1111; all other Students - LAW1111 and LAW1112
STA1003 Fundamental Statistics22Enrolment is not permitted in STA1003 if STA2300 or STA8170 has been previously completed.
LAW1124 Torts B22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 Pre-requisite: LAW1113
Commerce major 121
LAW2213 Property and Trusts A21Pre-requisite: LAW1123
ACC1101 Accounting for Decision-Making21
Commerce major 221
Commerce major 332
LAW2224 Theories of Law32Pre-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112 and (LAW1114 or HIS1115)
Commerce major 432
LAW1122 Dispute Management32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1111 and LAW1112
LAW2211 Constitutional Law31Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: HIS1115
LAW2212 Equity31Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW1123
Commerce major 531
FIN1101 Introduction to Corporate Finance31
LAW2221 Administrative Law42Pre-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2222 Public International Law42Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2211
LAW2223 Property and Trusts B42Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2213
Commerce major 642
LAW3311 Company Law41Pre-requisite: LAW2212
Commerce major 741
Commerce major 841
Elective*41
LAW3322 Civil Procedure52Pre-requisite: LAW1123 and LAW1124
Law elective 152
Law elective 252
LAW3321 Evidence52Pre-requisite: LAW1121 Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: LAW2223
LAW3312 Lawyers' Ethics51Pre-requisite: LAW2212 and LAW2224
Law elective 351
Law elective 451
Law elective 551

Footnotes
^This course is offered at Springfield campus in semester 1 only. If a student wishes to complete this course, they should either enrol in distance/online mode or select another course which is offered at Springfield campus in semester 2.
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.