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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts
Griffith University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00233E
If you want to play a role in the influential media industry or the arts, this double degree will suit you. You will learn about contemporary culture and society, media and the arts, and languages and cultures. You will also develop the skills and knowledge needed for a career in law. On graduation, students may choose to specialise in law, combine their skills to work as a specialist media or arts lawyer, or use their arts qualification to explore a wider spectrum. Law component: Griffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. Students will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on their interests, including clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience. Students will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. Students will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work. Students will take courses that cover areas such as Crime, Contracts, Property, Corporate Law, Torts and Theories of Law. Arts component: Students will have the option to choose a major and develop specialist expertise in contemporary fields such as Journalism, Public Relations, Islam-West Relations, Security Studies or Criminal Justice. Or, they can study more traditional fields such as Sociology, History and Literary Studies.
Structure
440 credit points
Subjects
- Chinese
- Creative writing
- Criminal justice
- Drama
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Islam-West Relations
- Italian
- Japanese
- Journalism
- Language in Society
- Literary studies
- Modern Greek
- Politics and international studies
- Public relations
- Screen studies
- Security studies
- Sociology
- Spanish.
Standard entry requirements
- Year 12 or equivalent
- Prerequisite: English
Recognition
The Legal Practitioners Admissions Board.
Study pathways
Honours is available for the Law component.
Further information
The majors are not offered at all sites and students should check availability prior to application.
