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Overview
- Prepares you to practise law in complex environments that now require graduates with an information technology background.
- Complete 2 separate degrees in 5.5 years full-time.
- Study in a specialty area such as business process management, data warehousing, digital environments, enterprise systems, network systems, software engineering, or web technologies.
- Meets academic requirements for admission to legal practice in Australia.
| QTAC course code | 419622 |
| QUT course code | IX53 |
| Attendance | Full-time |
| Course duration | 5.5 years full-time |
| Start month | 2013 February |
| Deferment | You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year. |
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On campus
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| CRICOS code | 066292D |
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Double degrees
Details
Why choose this course?
Combining law and information technology puts you at the cutting edge of the growth area of legal issues arising from the advances of information technology. Technology is increasingly becoming a part of everyday business; for example, political campaigns now use a wide range of technologies, including social networking, to deliver their message. Staff from both the information technology and law areas have contributed to the rapid developments in this area.
This double degree will give you the ability to practise law in light of the complex information and technology environments generated by manufacturers, data processing consultancies and private and government organisations. Because more legal issues are arising from the Internet every day, the legal industry requires more graduates with an information technology background to help tackle these issues.
Alternatively, you can choose to practise as a computing professional specialising in legal applications, information systems or security. IT students receive a comprehensive, work-integrated curriculum, giving you the opportunity to explore a wide range of areas within IT and gain a deep understanding within your chosen specialty.
Cooperative Education Program
An optional six or 12-month period of paid work experience in an area of science and technology is available to eligible full-time students. The Cooperative Education Program, which is a joint venture between employers and the Science and Engineering Faculty, gives you the opportunity to better prepare for future employment. The program is available to Australian citizens and permanent residents only. For more information, see work experience opportunities in the Science and Engineering Faculty.
Career outcomes
Graduates may develop careers in cyberlaw, intellectual property and privacy, dealing with the legal regulation of the Internet including downloading music, mobile phone camera use or copyright issues. You may become a legal practitioner, barrister, in-house counsel, government lawyer, policy adviser or IT specialist or entrepreneur within the legal or justice fields. There is also increased demand for roles in edemocracy both in egovernment service delivery and political campaigning.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Information Technology is accredited by the Australian Computer Society. At the end of your law degree you will have completed the necessary units for admission to legal practice in Australia. If you want to become a practising lawyer you will need to complete further practical legal training (e.g. Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) and then apply for admission. The Bachelor of Laws is also recognised for solicitor’s admission in East Malaysia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, and in India and West Malaysia after completion of these countries’ qualifying examinations.
Units
Course structure
You will study a combination of information technology and law units in the first four years, with law units only in the final year. You will also have the opportunity to choose elective units relevant to your career interests.
Study Areas
You can choose to specialise in:
- Business Process Management
- Data Warehousing
- Digital Societies
- Enterprise Systems
- Information Management
- Network Systems
- Software Engineering
- Web Technologies
Entry requirements
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- English
We assume that you have knowledge equivalent to four semesters at high school level (Years 11 and 12) with sound achievement (English (4,SA) and Maths A, B or C (4,SA)).
Did you get an OP 1-5?
If you receive an OP 1-5 or equivalent, you're guaranteed an offer for this course in the major offer round.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: CSP $4600 (indicative) per Semester (48 credit points) (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
These scholarships are available for this course:
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws
You apply through QTAC for all our undergraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you've:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for - you can apply for up to 6.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements.
- Checked your course costs and if you're eligible for financial support.
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Important: Make a note of the QTAC code for this course (419622) because you'll need to enter it as part of your QTAC application.
After you've submitted your application to QTAC
If you've studied before or if you have at least two years' work experience, you may want to apply for credit for prior learning.
