Science/Laws (Honours)

University of Queensland

About

Bachelor of Science students are able to make flexible choices from a broad based set of courses in their first year which lay the foundation for access to a specialised major by their third year.

The Bachelor of Law degree includes a core of prescribed courses and a range of electives.

Compulsory areas include contracts, torts, criminal law, equity and property.

Structure

Course Lists

Courses that can be studied as part of the Bachelors of Science/Laws (Honours) :

  • Course list for the Bachelor of Science
  • Course list for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Click on the course code to view the Course Profile, for further information including advice of courses with shared teaching activities.

Majors/Specialisations

Studies may be undertaken in the following specialisations. Please click on the major(s) that are of interest to you for more information.

Bachelor of Science

  • Archaeological Science / Extended MajorBiochemistry and Molecular Biology MajorBioinformatics MajorBiomedical Science / Extended MajorBiophysics Dual MajorChemical Sciences Dual MajorChemistry MajorComputational Sc and Biochem & Molecular Biol Dual MajorComputational Science and Biomedical Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Chemistry Dual MajorComputational Science and Computer Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Ecology Dual MajorComputational Science and Genetics Dual MajorComputational Science and Geographical Sciences Dual MajorComputational Science and Geological Sciences Dual MajorComputational Science and Marine Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Mathematics Dual MajorComputational Science and Microbiology Dual MajorComputational Science and Physics Dual MajorComputational Science and Plant Science Dual MajorComputational Science and Psychology Dual MajorComputational Science and Statistics Dual MajorComputational Science and Zoology Dual MajorComputer Science / Extended MajorEcology MajorFood Science and Nutrition Dual MajorFood Science and Technology / Extended MajorGenetics MajorGeographical Sciences MajorGeological Sciences / Extended MajorMarine Biology Extended MajorMarine Science MajorMathematics / Extended MajorMicrobiology MajorPhysics / Extended MajorPlant Science MajorPsychology / Extended MajorPublic Health MajorStatistics MajorZoology Major

Honours

Honours is standard in four year programs; three year programs require a further year of study.

Study options

Graduates will have the opportunity to progress to the following programs:

  • Bachelor of Science (Honours)
  • Master of Laws

Entry requirements

To complete the Bachelors of Science/Laws (Honours)

To fulfil the requirements of the Bachelors of Science/Laws (Honours), a student must complete the requisite number of courses chosen from the course list in accordance with the Program Rules.

A student must complete 88 units in total, including: 1. 56 units from the LLB(Hons) course list, comprising: 40 units of compulsory courses from part A; and 16 units of elective courses from part B. AND 2. 32 units from the BSc course list, comprising: 6 units from part A; 14 units from part B; and 12 units from part A or part B or a combination of both. In the BSc, students must undertake a major, extended major or dual major. Students must complete a minimum of 12 units of late year courses. Refer to BSc/LLB (Hons) rules for further information.

Students should be aware of the University of Queensland policies and rules which govern the conduct of UQ programs. These may be found on the UQ policies and rules page on the my.UQ website.

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