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'QUT law provided me with a variety of flexible study options, including studying certain units externally/online, which enabled me to also work a couple of days a week in a law firm while I was completing my degree. I also undertook summer semesters which enabled me to complete my law degree in three years.'
Focused on practical outcomes
'I chose QUT because their law program was progressive and focused on practical outcomes. The modern delivery of coursework gave me the freedom to study at my own pace while balancing multiple jobs throughout my course. Lecturers and tutors helped foster my critical thinking skills, while constantly encouraging me to apply the things I had learnt in a practical manner. This has helped me tremendously in my early career.'
Virtual internship with top-tier law firm
Put theory into practice by undertaking a virtual internship with a top-tier law firm. The virtual internship is part of the final-year legal research capstone unit, and provides you with the opportunity to undertake authentic legal tasks and engage with experienced lawyers.
Make a difference
'I am passionate about the law and the legal system. My law/justice double degree will enable me to make a positive difference in people lives by advocating for their rights and interests. I have witnessed a lot of suffering and injustice–I’m Hazara (a minority ethnic group in Afghanistan), so my ethnicity has been persecuted for a very long time. I want to use my studies to make our world a better place.'
First year experiences
'During the fourth week of my first year of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), I was involved in a mooting competition which made me feel at home in the law program and showed just one of the activities the law school has to offer.'
Flexible study options
'QUT law provided me with a variety of flexible study options, including studying certain units externally/online, which enabled me to also work a couple of days a week in a law firm while I was completing my degree. I also undertook summer semesters which enabled me to complete my law degree in three years.'
Focused on practical outcomes
'I chose QUT because their law program was progressive and focused on practical outcomes. The modern delivery of coursework gave me the freedom to study at my own pace while balancing multiple jobs throughout my course. Lecturers and tutors helped foster my critical thinking skills, while constantly encouraging me to apply the things I had learnt in a practical manner. This has helped me tremendously in my early career.'
Virtual internship with top-tier law firm
Put theory into practice by undertaking a virtual internship with a top-tier law firm. The virtual internship is part of the final-year legal research capstone unit, and provides you with the opportunity to undertake authentic legal tasks and engage with experienced lawyers.
Make a difference
'I am passionate about the law and the legal system. My law/justice double degree will enable me to make a positive difference in people lives by advocating for their rights and interests. I have witnessed a lot of suffering and injustice–I’m Hazara (a minority ethnic group in Afghanistan), so my ethnicity has been persecuted for a very long time. I want to use my studies to make our world a better place.'
First year experiences
'During the fourth week of my first year of Bachelor of Laws (Honours), I was involved in a mooting competition which made me feel at home in the law program and showed just one of the activities the law school has to offer.'
Highlights
- Benefit from a course designed in consultation with industry to develop a strong foundation in contemporary law knowledge, understanding and experience.
- Classes with leading and expert teachers.
- Work placements and hands-on learning experiences that will prepare you for the real world of law.
- A wide range of double degrees so you can gain a broad range of skills and more career options.
- International study and placement opportunities during your studies.
- Inner city facilities including the QUT Law Library and courtrooms.
- A range of scholarships and support to assist you with your studies, life at uni and preparation for your career.
Highlights
- Benefit from a course designed in consultation with industry to develop a strong foundation in contemporary law knowledge, understanding and experience.
- Classes with leading and expert teachers.
- Work placements and hands-on learning experiences that will prepare you for the real world of law.
- A wide range of double degrees so you can gain a broad range of skills and more career options.
- International study and placement opportunities during your studies.
- Inner city facilities including the QUT Law Library and courtrooms.
- A range of scholarships and support to assist you with your studies, life at uni and preparation for your career.
Why choose this course?
A distinctive feature of our law degree is the unique balance between legal principles and practice. You will gain an understanding of the key areas of law and develop advanced knowledge in areas that interest you. You will also develop necessary legal skills such as legal research, problem solving, critical analysis, dispute resolution, as well as oral and written communication skills.
Our course will help you understand and promote the ethical standards of the legal profession and to appreciate international and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives.
Law, technology and innovation minor
We’re preparing our graduates to be adaptable to new careers which will evolve as a result of innovation and technology disruption. Our minor in law, technology and innovation covers topics including law, artificial intelligence, legal tech and design thinking.
Real-world learning
Our law teaching staff are award-winning academics who have worked in the industry and bring real-world experience and in-depth theoretical knowledge to the classroom. They work alongside industry partners to design our law courses and ensure content is current and up to industry standard. Graduates of this course can expect to develop the skills needed for an evolving legal career.
We also prepare our students for the real world with work-integrated learning. The School of Law offers several work-integrated learning opportunities spanning clinics, community justice projects and internships. This allows our students to engage in professional work experience while studying that counts as credit towards their degree.
Explore this course
QUT’s Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a higher-level qualification than a bachelor degree, as it has honours-level content integrated throughout the course. The honours units are integrated from years 2 to 4 and help our graduates remain ahead of the pack in a competitive legal industry.
You will complete the academic law units required for admission to legal practice and will develop legal skills such as interviewing, negotiation, drafting and advocacy. You will also choose from a range of introductory, general and advanced elective units to suit your career goals and gain practical skills and experience. See the ‘Details and units’ tab for more information about electives.
Our final year capstone unit includes a work placement in range of different legal workplaces or a virtual internship with a top-tier firm, providing you with the opportunity to engage with experienced lawyers and undertake authentic legal tasks. In 2019 students are undertaking the virtual internship with MinterEllison.
Flexible delivery
There's no right way to study, just your way. Make university work for you with options to explore, expand, diversify, and tailor your study experience. Find out more about our different study options, including studying outside of working hours, online study, summer semester, studying a single unit, part-time mode and the fast-track to postgraduate pathway. More information on flexible study options can be found here.
*In some courses, you may still be required to attend in person for activities such as a learning-intensive assessment or work placement at a specified location. As always, check your course information to see if your course has flexible study options.
Flexible delivery
We offer a flexible approach to your learning with online learning environments have been specially designed using video, feedback modules and face-to-face role play so you can apply your learning in a fictional environment. For example, our Air Gondwana program helps you learn about contract dealings of a fictional airline.
Double degrees
Combine two bachelor degrees into a single course of study. A double degree allows you to specialise in two fields and pursue different interest areas, gaining a broader range of skills and knowledge, and giving you a competitive advantage and greater career flexibility.
Consider the following double degrees with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours):
Assessment items or practicum
Designed in consultation with industry to ensure you acquire a strong foundation of knowledge and experience, our programs support and develop students to successfully transition from university to their career.
Students benefit from innovative, scholarly teaching and learning through:
- progressive assessments and open book exams
- an emphasis on independent learning and research skills
- small group tutorials in core subjects
- practical skills and industry connections from work placements in law firms, government departments and community organisations, industry projects, mock trials, mooting competitions, and analysis of real cases and legislation.
Careers and outcomes
Although many of our graduates become legal practitioners, our law degree also provides the foundation for careers in government, community organisations or business. Our graduates have an excellent track record of securing exciting positions.
Career options include working in private practice, government (local, state, federal), community legal centres, alternative dispute resolution, or legal publishing.
Roles may include ministerial adviser, researcher in parliamentary libraries, in-house counsel, court registrar, public prosecutor, public defender (Legal Aid), crown lawyer (civil litigation), legal academic, law librarian, legal technology specialist, intellectual property solicitor, legal risk manager or legal project manager.
If you want to become a solicitor or barrister at the end of your degree you will need to complete practical legal training (PLT) before you can apply for admission to practice. Successful completion of PLT allows you to apply for admission as a solicitor. If you want to be a barrister, you will need to also pass the Bar Exams. QUT offers PLT through the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
Professional recognition
This course is approved by the Queensland Legal Practitioners Admissions Board. If you want to become a lawyer at the end of your degree, you will need to complete further practical legal training (PLT) before you can apply for admission to practice. We offer PLT in the form of the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.
Read about the international professional recognition here.
Possible careers
- Barrister
- Chief Financial Officer
- Corporate Executive
- Crown Law Officer
- Digital Economy Lawyer
- Government Officer
- In-house Counsel
- Lawyer
- Legal Academic
- Legal Risk Manager
- Legal Technology Specialist
- Policy Officer
To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, you must complete 384 credit points of core and elective units made up of
- 19 Core units (240 credit points)
- 2 introductory law elective* (24 credit points)
- 8 general law electives** (96 credit points)
- 24 credit points of advanced law electives (2 x 12 cp units or 1 x 24 cp unit)
*Students commencing from 2019 may select a general law elective in place of one introductory law elective
** Students commencing from 2019 have the option to complete the Law, Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives (48 credit points) or a university wide minor in place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points).
Honours Level Units
96 credit points of the following honours units will be used to determine the honours levels of the LLB (Hons):
- Legal Research (LLH201)
- Administrative Law (LLH206)
- Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302)
- Corporate Law (LLH305)
- Legal Research Capstone (LLH401) (24 credit points)
- 24 credit points of Advanced Law Electives
Year 1
Your first year provides a holistic, comprehensive and transitional learning experience, laying a solid foundation and assisting you to develop the skills and capabilities necessary to be a successful learner and legal professional. Gaining a strong understanding of the law of torts (negligence, damages and no fault compensation schemes), legal interviewing, legal problem solving, criminal law, the variety of contexts in which Australian law operates and developing a positive professional identity through the dispute resolution unit is the focus of first year. You can also choose two introductory law elective units OR one introductory law elective and one general law elective.
Year 2
You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in contract law, legal research, equity and trusts, constitutional law, administrative law and commercial and personal property law. You can also select two general law elective units to develop your knowledge and skills in your particular area of interest or undertake a minor such as the law, technology and innovation minor.
Year 3
In third year, you can choose another two general law electives to study alongside real property law, corporate law, evidence, ethics, civil procedure and commercial remedies.
Year 4
Your final year of study includes four general electives and two advanced electives where you can further advance your practical legal knowledge and skills through such units as commercial contracts in practice, health law, public international law and theories of law. You will also undertake a legal research capstone project, which brings all of your acquired advanced legal knowledge and skills together.
To meet the course requirements for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, you must complete 384 credit points of core and elective units made up of
- 19 Core units (240 credit points)
- 2 introductory law elective* (24 credit points)
- 8 general law electives** (96 credit points)
- 24 credit points of advanced law electives (2 x 12 cp units or 1 x 24 cp unit)
*Students commencing from 2019 may select a general law elective in place of one introductory law elective
** Students commencing from 2019 have the option to complete the Law, Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives (48 credit points) or a university wide minor in place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points).
Honours Level Units
96 credit points of the following honours units will be used to determine the honours levels of the LLB (Hons):
- Legal Research (LLH201)
- Administrative Law (LLH206)
- Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302)
- Corporate Law (LLH305)
- Legal Research Capstone (LLH401) (24 credit points)
- 24 credit points of Advanced Law Electives
Year 1
Your first year provides a holistic, comprehensive and transitional learning experience, laying a solid foundation and assisting you to develop the skills and capabilities necessary to be a successful learner and legal professional. Gaining a strong understanding of the law of torts (negligence, damages and no fault compensation schemes), legal interviewing, legal problem solving, criminal law, the variety of contexts in which Australian law operates and developing a positive professional identity through the dispute resolution unit is the focus of first year. You can also choose two introductory law elective units OR one introductory law elective and one general law elective.
Year 2
You will acquire advanced knowledge and skills in contract law, legal research, equity and trusts, constitutional law, administrative law and commercial and personal property law. You can also select two general law elective units to develop your knowledge and skills in your particular area of interest.
Year 3
In third year, you can choose another two general law electives to study alongside real property law, corporate law, evidence, ethics, civil procedure and commercial remedies.
Year 4
Your final year of study includes four general electives and two advanced electives where you can further advance your practical legal knowledge and skills through such units as commercial contracts in practice, health law, public international law and theories of law. You will also undertake a legal research capstone project, which brings all of your acquired advanced legal knowledge and skills together.
- ATAR/selection rank threshold
- 87.00
These thresholds are the lowest adjusted scores to which QUT made an offer in Semester 1, 2022.
Don't have a ATAR/selection rank?
- Course code
- LW36
- QTAC code
- 417601
- CRICOS code
- 083020J
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- Online
- Gardens Point
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- Gardens Point
- 4 years full-time
- 8 years part-time
- 4 years full-time
- February and July
- February and July
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course, we assume you have sound knowledge of the subject/s listed below. If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
Offer guarantee
If you achieve an ATAR or selection rank of 90.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Advanced standing
If you have prior studies or work experience, you may be eligible for advanced standing (credit). You can apply for advanced standing once you've been accepted to QUT. If you're in your first semester of study, you must apply for advanced standing within 10 days of receiving your offer.
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
More about deferring your offer
Adjustments to your ATAR/selection rank
Any adjustments you receive to your ATAR or selection rank will be applied to this course.
Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your ATAR or selection rank
Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2022
The figures listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent ATAR students. The entry thresholds box at the top of this page shows the lowest adjusted ATAR/selection rank required to receive an offer for all applicants for the most recent January QTAC offer round.
| Excluding adjustments | Including adjustments | |
|---|---|---|
| Highest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
98.40
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Selection rank
99.95
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| Median ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
91.15
|
Selection rank
92.75
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| Lowest ATAR/selection rank to receive an offer |
Selection rank
84.95
|
Selection rank
87.05
|
You can find out more about your fellow students’ backgrounds with this course’s student profile.
Other admission options
If you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent, you may be eligible for admission through our Centralised Assessment Selection Process (CASP).
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide to the grades you need to apply for this course.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
I completed secondary school in Australia
- ATAR/selection rank
- 87.00
Offer guarantee
If you completed secondary school in Australia and achieve an ATAR/selection rank of 90.00 or higher (including any adjustments) and satisfy all other admission requirements, you are guaranteed an offer for this course.
Minimum English language requirements
Select the country where you completed your studies to see a guide on meeting QUT’s English language requirements.
Your scores and prior qualifications in English-speaking countries are considered. Approved English-speaking countries are Australia, Canada, England, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, United States of America and Wales.
If your country or qualification is not listed, you can still apply for this course and we will assess your eligibility.
We accept English language proficiency scores from the following tests. Tests must be taken no more than 2 years prior to the QUT course commencement.
| English Test | Overall | Listening | Reading | Writing | Speaking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTE Academic/PTE Academic Online | 58 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
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Cambridge English Score
You must share your results with QUT through the Candidate Results Online website. |
176 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 |
| IELTS Academic / IELTS Online | 6.5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| TOEFL iBT / Home / Paper | 79 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 18 |
Don't have the English language score you need? We can help!
We offer English language programs to improve your English and help you gain entry to this course.
When you apply for this course, we will recommend which English course you should enrol in.
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. We review fees annually, and they may be subject to increases.
2023 fees
2023: CSP $15,200 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2023 fees
2023: $30,900 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2022 fees
2022: CSP $14,700 per year full-time (96 credit points)
2022 fees
2022: $30,300 per year full-time (96 credit points)
Student services and amenities fees
You may need to pay student services and amenities (SA) fees as part of your course costs.
Find out more about undergraduate course fees
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay for your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
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