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Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
UndergraduateUSQ-BLH-DEG2025
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Credit available
- Yes
- Duration
- 1 year full time or part time equivalent
- Total subjects
- 8
- Available loans
- Australian Higher Education Loan Program (HELP)
- CSP available
- Yes
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
About this degree
On successful completion of this program, students will be able, both with intellectual independence and collaboratively, to:
- Demonstrate an understanding of a coherent and advanced body of knowledge of underlying principles and concepts of specialised areas of law, and adapt this knowledge in different practical or theoretical contexts.
- Demonstrate knowledge of a range of research principles and methods applicable within the discipline of law.
- Plan, design, execute and use research and scholarship in a significant legal project, and exercise critical thinking and judgement in developing new understandings of law.
- Demonstrate cognitive and technical skills needed to review, analyse, consolidate and synthesise practical legal knowledge or theoretical legal concepts, and to identify and provide solutions to complex legal problems.
- Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly and coherently in oral and written forms.
- Under the guidance of our lecturers you will study legal research methods, complete two major research projects in areas of law you are passionate about and make a difference to society in a meaningful way. Collectively, our lecturers have a wealth of experience in a diverse range of backgrounds, including criminal law, human rights, international and comparative law, ethics, family and succession law, environmental and natural resources law, commercial and taxation law, and public law and policy.
Recommended study pattern
Year 1
LAW8001 Legal Research Methodology
LAW8006 Major Law Honours Dissertation
1 x Elective
Credit for completing Practical Legal Training or 4 Electives
Award requirements
Completion of 8 units as outlined in the Recommended Study Pattern section.Open Universities Australia is a not-for-profit organisation. You will not pay any fees for using our services.
Indicative total fee $16,323
The amount shown here is indicative for an Australian citizen studying full-time, which is typically 8 subjects per year.
Fees may vary depending on:
- the subjects you choose
- credit from previous work experience
- your eligibility for government funding loans or subsidies such as HECS-HELP or a Commonwealth supported place.
To learn more, go to Fees or contact a student advisor.
As Australia’s #1 university for graduate starting salary (Good Universities Guide, 2022), University of Southern Queensland is the right place to make real progress. Regardless of your education history, your age or your aspirations, at UniSQ you’ll be inspired by quality learning experiences matched with top resources and research. Having delivered distance and online learning for over 40+ years, UniSQ supports you to learn at your own pace—exactly how it suits you.
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Entry requirements
- Completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Southern Queensland, or other recognised bachelor's degree in law from a recognised university with a pass at either: (1) a credit level (grade point average of 5.0/7, that is 71.4 per cent) in the entire program and permission of the relevant Program Coordinator; or (2) a grade point average of 5.2/7 (75 per cent) in the third level of the Bachelor of Laws program, including an 'A' or better level pass in at least one course. For a candidate with equivalent qualifications, special permission of the Executive Dean on the advice of the relevant Program Coordinator is required; proof of meeting the English Language Proficiency requirements is also required.
- Exemptions/credit will be assessed based on the UniSQ Credit and Exemption Procedure. Claims for credit for previous study should be submitted prior to or at the time of enrolment. Each claim will be assessed on individual merit in line with UniSQ policy.
Career opportunities
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) articulates from The Bachelor of Laws. The Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board, Queensland, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld). UniSQ law programs have also been approved by the Australian Law Schools Standards Committee under the Standards for Australian Law Schools adopted by the Council of Australian Law Deans. The Bachelor of Laws will partially satisfy the requirements to practise as a lawyer in Queensland or elsewhere in Australia. Intending lawyers must also complete an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted to practise law. There is an option in the Honours year of gaining a credit for four units of law approved courses by the completion of an approved practical legal training program. Advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through Ask UniSQ.Australian job snapshots
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