Osalind Mason

My name is Professor Ros Mason, and I am the head of School of Law at QUT.

The Bachelor of Law’s Graduate Entry is a course which has been specifically designed for graduates of other disciplines.

So people come with a degree, for example, in education, engineering, business, nursing, a broad range of areas.

The option which we recommend is undertaking a Bachelor of Laws specifically tailored for graduates.

So they undertake a bachelor of Laws with us in which the program takes into account their prior knowledge and experience and skills, there is recognition of that, and so the degree is shorter.

In the Bachelor of Laws Graduate Entry there are 18 core units, and those units have been selected and designed to satisfy the requirements of the professional body, because the Bachelor of Laws at QUT is designed to satisfy the academic requirements for admission to practice as a lawyer, as a solicitor or barrister.

So the professional bodies have outlined that there are certain areas of law that are critical building blocks for students; and so, for example, they undertake areas of law, such as contracts, they undertake areas of law in the public sphere, such as constitutional law or administrative law.

There are subjects in areas related to business, such as corporate law.

There are areas related to the courts, such as evidence or procedural law.

There are areas of law in professional responsibility, teaching students about the ethics and professional responsibilities associated with legal practice.

So the Bachelor of Laws Graduate Entry has these core units, and then, of course, students can go on and undertake electives in a range of other areas.