Bachelor of Business/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 law programs support and develop students to successfully transition from university to their legal 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 groups in core subjects practical skills and industry connections from work placements, industry projects, mock trials, mooting competitions and analysis of real cases and legislation.

Domestic Students

Students are required to complete 528 credit points, comprised of 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program and 336 credit points for the Bachelor of Laws program. You will study business and law units in your first four years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on law studies.

Under the business component, students will complete 192 credit points (16 units) consisting of eight Business School core units and an eight-unit major. As the content of BSB111 Business Law and Ethics overlaps with the Bachelor of Laws, students who commenced before 2021 will instead undertake MGB227 Entrepreneurship in its stead.

Students must choose a major from:

• accountancy
• advertising
• economics
• finance
• financial planning
• human resource management
• international business
• management
• marketing
• public relations.

For professional recognition, the accountancy structure differs from the normal structure. Accountancy students will complete seven Business School core units and complete a nine-unit major.

Under the law component, you will complete 336 credit points of core units and a mixture of law electives made up of

• 19 Core units (240 credit points)
• 1 introductory law elective* (12 credit points)
• 5 general law electives** (60 credit points)
• 2 advanced law electives (24 credit points)

*Students commencing from 2019 may select a general law elective in place of the 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). Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the academic record and/or the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

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
• two 12-credit point Advanced Law Electives

International Students

Students are required to complete 528 credit points, comprised of 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Business program and 336 credit points for the Bachelor of Laws program. You will study business and law units in your first four years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on law studies.

Under the business component, students will complete 192 credit points (16 units) consisting of eight Business School core units and an eight-unit major.As the content of BSB111 Business Law and Ethics overlaps with the Bachelor of Laws, students who commenced before 2021 will instead undertake MGB227 Entrepreneurship in its stead.

Students must choose a major from:

• accountancy
• advertising
• economics
• finance
• financial planning
• human resource management
• international business
• management
• marketing
• public relations.

For professional recognition, the accountancy structure differs from the normal structure. Accountancy students will complete seven Business School core units and complete a nine-unit major.

Under the law component, you will complete 336 credit points of core units and a mixture of law electives made up of

• 19 Core units (240 credit points)
• 1 introductory law elective* (12 credit points)
• 5 general law electives** (60 credit points)
• 2 advanced law electives (24 credit points)

*Students commencing from 2019 may select a general law elective in place of the 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). Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the academic record and/or the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

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
• two 12-credit point Advanced Law Electives

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 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/selection rank of 93.00 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

Adjustments to your selection rank

Any adjustments you receive to your selection rank (or OP equivalent) will be applied to this course.

Find out if you’re eligible for an adjustment to your selection rank

Offers we made to school leavers in Semester 1, 2019

The scores listed in the tables below reflect the offers that were made to recent school leavers. If you are not a school leaver, take a look at the entry thresholds box at the top of this page to see the lowest adjusted scores required overall to receive an offer.

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).

Careers and outcomes(DOM,INT)

This double degree offers you the ultimate in career choice. You may find employment as a solicitor, in-house lawyer, Crown Law officer, corporate secretary, policy officer or public servant, or take on roles in business or industry such as an accountant or merchant banker. Your business degree will give you a broad base of commercial knowledge, making you more attractive to employers in legal environments.

Our graduates have an excellent track record of securing exciting positions. Legal career options include private practice, in-house counsel, government (local, state, federal), ministerial adviser, researcher in parliamentary libraries, court registrar, public prosecutor, public defender (Legal Aid), crown lawyer (civil litigation), community legal centres, alternative dispute resolution, legal academic, law librarian and legal publishing.

This course is ideal for specialist areas such as corporate law, company takeovers, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, compliance law, taxation law, insolvency practice and intellectual property law.

Professional recognition(DOM,INT)

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.

Please refer to the Bachelor of Business online course information for professional recognition details on your intended business major.

Research pathways(DOM,INT)

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 advanced knowledge and skills in this course will benefit your professional career, or future research and study.

Bachelor of Business (Honours) option

High-achieving students who wish to take further studies may enrol in BS63 Bachelor of Business (Honours).

Possible careers

• Accountant
• Advertising Professional
• Banker
• Banking and Finance Professional
• Business Analyst
• Commercialisation Officer
• Corporate Secretary
• Crown Law Officer
• Digital Economy Lawyer
• Economist
• Financial Advisor/Analyst
• Financial Project Manager
• Funds Manager
• In-House Lawyer
• International Business Specialist
• Investment Manager
• Lawyer
• Manager
• Market Research Manager
• Marketing Officer/Manager
• Policy Officer
• Risk Manager
• Solicitor
• Stockbroker