Bachelor of Laws
CQUniversity
CRICOS provider number: 00219C TEQSA provider ID: PRV12073 RTO code: 40939
Courses included
This course has been cancelled
About
Enhance your employability within the legal industry and learn all the areas of law required to satisfy professional accreditation through the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board with the Bachelor of Laws.
During your studies you will learn about legal procedures and key legislation and be given the opportunity to develop skills necessary to identify, analyse and evaluate facts in relation to legal frameworks.
The core areas of law covered in the course match those required for admission to the legal profession (Priestley 11) and other requirements of the Law Admissions Consultative Committee including statutory interpretation, criminal law and procedure, contracts, torts, federal and state constitutional law, equity (including trusts), administrative law, property, company law, evidence, ethics and professional responsibility and civil dispute resolution.
Note: The Term 3 intake, commencing 4 November, 2024, of the Bachelor of Laws is available by part-time study only.
Areas of study
Administrative law, commercial law, constitutional law, contracts, corporations law, criminal law, family law, jurisprudence, legal drafting, property law, torts, trusts.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judicial officer, law academic, company director, in-house counsel.
Professional recognition
Legal Practitioners Admissions Board of Queensland - the degree is an approved academic qualification for admission to the legal profession. Graduates must also undertake a further period of practical legal training before being admitted as a legal practitioner.
Fees and charges
Prerequisites
English Standard (Band 2).
Further information
View all details of this course on the CQUniversity website.
The academic content of all programs is subject to routine review.
ATAR profile
ATAR-based offers only (semester 1, 2023)
Use all ATAR profile data as a guide only; it provides a broad overview of the ATARs and selection ranks of previous Year 12 students admitted into that course. ATARs and selection ranks required for entry in 2024 may be different. If you are unsure about including a course among your preferences, contact the relevant institution.
- This ATAR profile table is in line with Commonwealth Government transparency requirements. It is based on offers to recent school leavers (ie completed Year 12 in the last 2 years) who were selected solely or partly on their ATAR. Note that some institutions further differentiate this information on their websites.
- The ATAR values exclude any adjustment factors.
- The selection ranks include the ATAR and any adjustment factors.
Abbreviations
– = data is not available.<5 = less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made.
N/A = no offers were made on the basis of ATAR.
NC = new course
NP = Not provided by institution
NR = No reportable profile
NS = No Semester 1 offers
NN = Unavailable (other)
NO = Entry on other criteria
Student profile
Course updates
Courses are added and cancelled throughout the admissions year and course details are subject to change. Check the UAC course search regularly.