昆士兰科技大学

This course offers integration between two important and popular areas of study. It will allow you to gain perspective of criminal justice, policy, governance and legal issues, and their impact on society. You'll gain in-depth knowledge of laws and their impact from a justice perspective. You'll gain advanced understanding of the law and legal system, and graduate with broad career options in both the legal and criminal justice systems. Tailor your degree to your interests by choosing a major in either criminology and policing, or policy and governance in your justice degree.

Our 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.

Our contemporary law degree prepares you to think ahead and allows you to take advantage of employment opportunities in growth areas or newly emerging sectors, such as intellectual property and technology.

A new law, technology and innovation minor will be introduced to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) in 2019 which covers topics on how the law is responding to new developments in artificial intelligence, robotics, 3D printing and autonomous vehicles.

Real-world learning

You'll study a combination of justice and law units in the first four years, with the balance of units devoted to law units and electives. In the law component you'll have the opportunity to choose a number of introductory, general and advanced elective units.

In justice, you can select your major in either 'criminology and policing' or 'policy and governance'. There's also an option to undertake elective units in forensic science, Indigenous Knowledges, management or another university wide minor.

There are opportunities to undertake a work placement unit in your justice degree, where you can work with a community or government organisation for credit toward your degree. Our Legal Clinic unit also offers credit towards your degree – it places law students with community legal organisations to undertake a semester-long project. They’re great options to refine your interests and enhance your resume.

Career outcomes

Although many of our graduates become legal practitioners, a law degree provides the foundation for a career in government, a community organisation or business. Our graduates have an excellent track record of securing exciting positions.
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.

Other career pathways include: policing, community outreach, child and family services, forensic investigation, correctional rehabilitation, mediation, intelligence, defence, insurance and banking investigation, youth justice, Indigenous justice, community legal services, foreign aid programs, women’s, youth and children’s advocacy, human rights and anti-discrimination, and policy and adviser roles within a range of state and federal government departments.

Possible careers

Aid Work Manager
Barrister
Child Protection Officer
Child and Family Counsellor
Community Corrections Officer
Corporate Secretary
Criminologist
Crown Law Officer
Customs Officer
In-House Lawyer
Investigator
Lawyer
Legal Risk Manager
Police Officer (Australian Federal)
Police Officer (State)
Policy Officer
Policy analyst
Senior policy officer
Solicitor