Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
Griffith University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00233E
From 2020, commencing students are referred to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (1621).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, you may choose to specialise in law, combine your skills to work as a specialist media or arts lawyer, or use your arts qualificationto explore a wider spectrum.Law componentGriffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. You will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on your interests, including clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience.You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. You will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work.You will take courses that cover areas such as Crime, Contracts, Property, Corporate Law, Torts and Theories of Law.If you complete the five Canadian Law courses you will eligible for entry into the legal profession in Canada's common law provinces, when accompanied by a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.Arts componentYou 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, you can study more traditional fields such as Sociology, History and Literary Studies.
Subjects
- Administrative Law
- Civil Procedure
- Constitutional Law
- Contracts 1
- Contracts 2
- Corporations and Associations
- Crime 1
- Crime 2
- Equity and Trusts
- Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Practice
- Evidence
- Foundations of Law
- Global Law
- Listed electives and/or Free-choice electives
- Property 1
- Property 2
- Theories of Law
- Torts 1
- Torts 2
Recognition
Griffith University grants credit and recognition of prior learning which may relate to prior formal learning or prior informal and non-formal learning. For more information, please visit the following website: https://www.griffith.edu.au/apply/credit-transfer Credit transfer Griffith's innovative Credit Precedent Database allows you to find out what credit decisions have been made in the past. These precedents will give you an idea of what you can expect. https://app.griffith.edu.au/credit-precedent/credit_result.php?ngpc=1485&-SortField=Linked%%20Institution%%20Name&-noresultserror=error.html&-search View credit precedents for this program
