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Griffith University

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Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts

  • Bachelor (Honours)

COMBINE YOUR SKILLS TO MAKE YOUR MARK. This double degree gives you the best of both worlds, allowing you to learn about contemporary arts and culture, while also developing the skills and knowledge needed for a career in law - whether that's in traditional law or beyond.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
5.5 years full-time, 8 years part-time
Course Code
1621, 086237A
Study Mode
In person
Domestic Fees
$31,000 per year / $170,500 total
International Fees
$31,000 per year / $170,500 total
ATAR
82

About this course

COMBINE YOUR SKILLS TO MAKE YOUR MARK.

This double degree gives you the best of both worlds, allowing you to learn about contemporary arts and culture, while also developing the skills and knowledge needed for a career in law - whether that's in traditional law or beyond.

Griffith Law School is proud to rank first in Australia for law in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019. Judged on quality of education, staff, research and performance, it means you'll be taught by people who are challenging the status quo and creating new legal knowledge, models and processes. It'll equip you with what you need to make your own mark in the future.

With a range of arts majors and minors, and hundreds of electives to choose from, you'll have the freedom to create your own unique skill set. Once you complete the double degree, you can choose to specialise in law, combine your skills to work as a specialist media or arts lawyer, or use your arts qualification to explore a wide variety of opportunities.

Industry and expert connections

With this double degree, you'll learn how to research across various topics, think critically and constructively, create and manage new knowledge, and communicate your ideas effectively. You'll gain extensive practical experience through moots, engagement with industry and legal clinics through the Griffith Legal Clinic program, offering one of the broadest ranges of clinical options in Australia.

In your final year, you'll collaborate with your fellow Bachelor of Arts students on an authentic problem, using your learnings and teamwork to deliver a solution. You'll also have the opportunity to complete an internship or work-based learning project or undertake study abroad. We even have a dedicated placement officer to help guide you into an internship that meets your career goals.

Graduate outcomes

Your dual qualifications will prepare you for a career in legal practice, specialising in media or arts law, other areas of law, or in the arts, media organisations, business or government.

Arts majors
  • Chinese Language
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminal Justice (Gold Coast and Mt Gravatt)
  • Drama (Gold Coast and Mt Gravatt)
  • History
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Islam-West Relations
  • Italian Language
  • Japanese Language
  • Journalism
  • Language, Culture and Society
  • Literary Studies
  • Security and International Studies
  • Popular Culture and Screen Studies
  • Psychology (Gold Coast and Mt Gravatt)
  • Sociology
  • Social Justice
  • Spanish Language
  • Strategic Communication

The following language majors are available via cross-institutional study:

  • French Language (UQ St Lucia)
  • German Language (UQ St Lucia)
  • Indonesian Language (UQ St Lucia)
  • Korean Language (UQ St Lucia)
  • Modern Greek Language (Flinders University)
Flexibility

Fast-track your finish line - With intensive study options (and/or) year-round classes available, this degree can be finished in less time than a standard full-time study load, getting you into the workforce faster.

Global mobility

Students in this degree may be able to participate in an overseas program specifically designed to fit the degree's teaching objectives such as 3192LHS Italian In-Country Independent Study Enhanced and 3610LHS Muslim World Study Tour.

Entry requirements

The University's Undergraduate Programs Admission Policy will apply.

Prior OP students: Applicants who graduated with an OP in or before 2019 can apply to Queensland Curriculum and Assessment Authority (QCAA) for an ATAR statement. For more information visit qcaa.qld.edu.au/senior/australian-tertiary-admission-rank-atar.

Study locations

Nathan

Gold Coast

Career pathways

Key employment sectors*
  • Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
  • Arts and Recreation Services
  • Public Administration and Safety
  • Information Media and Telecommunications
  • Manufacturing
  • Financial and Insurance Services
  • Retail Trade
Potential job outcomes
  • Solicitor
  • Barrister
  • Arts lawyer
  • Media lawyer
  • Journalist
  • Social historian
  • Public relations officer
  • Sociologist

*Source: Australian Government Job Outlook.

Credit for prior study or work

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:

  • 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.

  • View credit precedents for this program

How to apply

Selection for admission to an undergraduate degree is made on the basis of academic merit.

Selection for admission is competitive as the number of applicants generally exceeds the places available. The minimum requirement for eligibility for admission is completion of Year 12 of secondary school or equivalent academic achievement.

Prerequisites for admission may be specified in terms of levels of achievement in particular Year 12 subjects. Prerequisite conditions may be satisfied by other study or experience which is considered to be equivalent to the Year 12 prerequisites. More information is available on the Prerequisites and Assumed Knowledge website.

Further information for Queensland students completing an ATAR can be found here.

Domestic applicants should apply for admission through the Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre (QTAC).

Domestic applicants from NSW and ACT should apply for admission through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

A summary of the student profile for this program can be found on the QTAC website for Gold Coast | Nathan. The Rank profile is located on the Student Profile tab.


Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Law & Paralegal Studies courses at Griffith University.
88%
Overall satisfaction
77.4%
Skill scale
85.7%
Teaching scale
80.7%
Employed full-time
$90k
Average salary