Bachelor of Communication (Journalism)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (ID08)

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Major Details

Course duration (full-time):	5.5 years
Total credit points:	528
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Course coordinator:	Program Director, School of Communication; email: askqut@qut.edu.au Law: Director of Undergraduate Programs; email: law_enquiries@qut.edu.au
Discipline coordinator:	AskQUT
Course contact:	CI: +61 7 3138 2000; Law: +61 7 3138 2707, CI: askqut@qut.edu.au; Law: law_enquiries@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	096578G
Faculties:	Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice

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Study costs

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Study overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT creative industries degree with one of our worldwide exchange partners. Overseas study can be for one or two semesters (or during the semester break) and the units you take can be in a creative or non-creative discipline area, depending on how they match with your QUT course. Saving your electives for exchange will allow you the most flexibility. For more information, visit student exchange.

Early exit

With appropriate unit selection, students may be able to exit early with either component single degree.

Pathways to further study

On successful completion of this course, you will be eligible to apply for entry into the Master of Teaching (Secondary) or Master of Philosophy, provided you meet the entry requirements.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), there are a number of further study options open to you. The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) meets the entry requirements for Practical Legal Training courses for example, the QUT Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice. In addition, successful completion of this course will allow you to pursue postgraduate opportunities through research and coursework based degrees in law.

Professional recognition

The QUT journalism degree is recognised by the Australian Journalists’ Association (AJA) section of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).

The QUT Bachelor of Laws course is an approved degree for the purposes of the Legal Practitioners Admission Rules. Accordingly, it enables graduates to satisfy the academic requirements for admission to practise as a solicitor and/or barrister in all Australian states and territories. The QUT LLB(Hons) degree qualification is also recognised for admission purposes in West and East Malaysia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

Course Structures

You are required to complete 528 credit points, made up of 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Communication (Journalism) program and 336 credit points for the Bachelor of Laws program. You will study communication and law units in your first four years, and will concentrate on law studies for the remainder of this course.

Communication component

You will complete four core units (48 credit points) and a communication major (144 credit points) in journalism.

Law component

You will complete 336 credit points of core units and a mixture of law electives made up of

19 Core units (240 credit points)
1 introductory law elective* (12 credit points)
5 general law electives** (60 credit points)
2 advanced law electives (24 credit points)

*You may select a general law elective in place of the introductory law elective

**In place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points), you have the option to complete the Law, Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives or a university wide minor. Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the academic record and/or the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

Honours-level units

96 credit points of the following honours units will be used to determine the honours levels of the LLB (Hons):

Legal Research (LLH201)
Administrative Law (LLH206)
Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302)
Corporate Law (LLH305)
Legal Research Capstone (LLH401) (24 credit points
two 12-credit point Advanced Law Electives

Study Plan Progression

Study plan progression: Feb and July entry

Semester 1 (February) commencements

Year 1 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Newswriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB101	Introduction to Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CYB103 Equivalents: KCB101	Communication Theory and Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
LWS011 Equivalents: KKB175, KKB275	Journalism Law	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Antirequisites: LWS008
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107
Note: Students considering studying overseas in Year 2 Semester 2 must apply by 1 November.

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB102 Equivalents: KJB104, KKB020	Visual Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB102 Equivalents: KXB101	Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB103	Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: LWB150, LWB498
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB103 Equivalents: KJB121	Journalistic Inquiry	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
CYB104 Equivalents: CYD104	Managing Social Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2, Summer
LLH201	Legal Research	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
SELECT	Introductory Law Elective unit or General Law Elective

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB201 Equivalents: KJB224	Feature Writing	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB202	Production Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120 LWS011 is assumed knowledge
LLB202	Contract Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242	Constitutional Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107

Year 3 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB203	Newsroom	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB102 or KJB121
LLB204	Commercial and Personal Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB302	Newsdesk	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB203 or KJB235
LLB301	Real Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective unit

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB204 Equivalents: KJB239	Journalism Ethics and Issues	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((CJB101 or KJB120) and LWS011) or (CDB101 and LLB101)
CJB301	International Newsdesk	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB203 or KJB235
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239
LLH206	Administrative Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB203 and LLH201) or LWB242 Antirequisites: LWB335

Year 5 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB304	Commercial Remedies	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241
LLH302	Ethics and the Legal Profession	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. Antirequisites: LWB433
SELECT	General Law Elective unit
SELECT	General Law Elective unit

Year 5 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB306	Civil Procedure	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLB103 and LLB202 Antirequisites: LWB431
LLH305	Corporate Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244 Antirequisites: LWB334
SELECT	General Law Elective unit
SELECT	General Law Elective unit

Year 6 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLH401	Legal Research Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH302
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Semester 2 (July) commencements

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CYB103 Equivalents: KCB101	Communication Theory and Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 2
CYB104 Equivalents: CYD104	Managing Social Media	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2, Summer
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB101 Equivalents: KJB120	Newswriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB101	Introduction to Communication	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLB103	Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: LWB150, LWB498
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1
Note: Students considering studying overseas in Year 3 Semester 1 must apply by 1 June.

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB103 Equivalents: KJB121	Journalistic Inquiry	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120
LWS011 Equivalents: KKB175, KKB275	Journalism Law	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Antirequisites: LWS008
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB102 Equivalents: KJB104, KKB020	Visual Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CYB102 Equivalents: KXB101	Introduction to Media and Entertainment Industries	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB202	Contract Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLH201	Legal Research	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107

Year 3 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB203	Newsroom	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB102 or KJB121
LLB204	Commercial and Personal Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
SELECT	Introductory Law Elective unit or General Law Elective unit

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB201 Equivalents: KJB224	Feature Writing	Kelvin Grove Semester 1
CJB202	Production Journalism	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: CJB101 or KJB120 LWS011 is assumed knowledge
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242	Constitutional Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
SELECT	General Law Elective unit

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB204 Equivalents: KJB239	Journalism Ethics and Issues	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: ((CJB101 or KJB120) and LWS011) or (CDB101 and LLB101)
CJB301	International Newsdesk	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB203 or KJB235
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240
LLH206	Administrative Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB203 and LLH201) or LWB242 Antirequisites: LWB335

Year 5 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
CJB302	Newsdesk	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: CJB203 or KJB235
LLB301	Real Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit

Year 5 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239
LLB306	Civil Procedure	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLB103 and LLB202 Antirequisites: LWB431
LLH305	Corporate Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244 Antirequisites: LWB334
SELECT	General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit

Year 6 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB304	Commercial Remedies	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241
LLH302	Ethics and the Legal Profession	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. Antirequisites: LWB433
SELECT	General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit
SELECT	General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit

Year 6 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLH401	Legal Research Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH302
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Law Elective Information

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Law Students may complete up to 4 non-law electives or a university wide minor comprised of 4 units in place of the equivalent number of general law electives.

Law study progression: February entry, Full time - commenced 2019

2019, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102

2019, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107

2020, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB103	Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Antirequisites: LWB150, LWB498
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1

2020, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLH201	Legal Research	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
Introductory Law Elective unit or General Law Elective unit

2021, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB202	Contract Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242	Constitutional Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107

2021, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB204	Commercial and Personal Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240

2022, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB301	Real Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
General Law Elective unit

2022, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
unit from other degree component
unit from other degree component
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239
LLH206	Administrative Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB203 and LLH201) or LWB242 Antirequisites: LWB335

2023, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB304	Commercial Remedies	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241
LLH302	Ethics and the Legal Profession	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. Antirequisites: LWB433
General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit
General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit

2023, Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB306	Civil Procedure	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLB103 and LLB202 Antirequisites: LWB431
LLH305	Corporate Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244 Antirequisites: LWB334
LLH401	Legal Research Capstone	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLH302

2024, Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Advanced Law Elective unit
Advanced Law Elective unit
General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit
General Law Elective or Non-law Elective or University-wide Minor Unit

Elective Information

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Law Students may complete up to 4 non-law electives or a university wide minor comprised of 4 units in place of the equivalent number of general law electives.

Unit Lists

Law: Introductory Law Elective List

Before enrolling in an option (elective) unit, you must ensure you have met any pre- or co-requisite requirements. You can check this by referring to the unit outlines on QUT Virtual.

Introductory Law Electives

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB140	Human Rights Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140 Antirequisites: LWB496
LLB141	Introduction to International Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB141 Antirequisites: LWB142, LWB144
LLB142	Regulation of Business	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 or LWB145. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB142

Law: General Law Elective List

Please note that some law options (electives) maybe offered in alternate years and/or are subject to student enrolments. Please refer QUT Real Law (LAW_Real_Law) Blackboard site under My Community on your blackboard homepage for unit offerings to determine which units will be available.

Before enrolling in an option (elective) unit, you must ensure you have met any pre- or co-requisite requirements. You can check this by referring to the unit outlines on QUT Virtual.

General Law Electives List

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB241	Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLB107, LLB105 or LWB146. LLB107 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB241 Antirequisites: LWB313
LLB242	Media Law	Last offered in 2021	Antirequisites: LWB480
LLB243	Family Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 and LLB105 or LLB107 or LWB146. Antirequisites: LWB302
LLB244	Criminal Law Sentencing	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239 Antirequisites: LWB494
LLB245	Sports Law	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLB102 and LLB106. LLB106 may be studied at the same time as LLB245 Antirequisites: LWB260, LWB460
LLB247	Animal Law	Online Summer	Prerequisites: LLB101, LLB104 and LLH201. LLH201 may be studied concurrently
LLB248	Public Health and the Law	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLB101
LLB250	Law, Privacy and Data Ethics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer
LLB251	Law and Design Thinking	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB104, LLB106 and LLB202. LLB202 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB251
LLB340	Banking and Finance Law	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLB301 or LWB244. LLB301 can be enrolled in the same teaching period Antirequisites: LWB454
LLB341	Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201
LLB342	Immigration and Refugee Law	Last offered in 2018	Prerequisites: LLH201. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB342. Antirequisites: LWB463 It is recommended that students complete LLH206 prior to enrolling in LLB342, or that LLH206 is studied in the same learning period as LLB342.
LLB344	Intellectual Property Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB344 Antirequisites: LWB486
LLB345	Regulating the Internet	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345 Antirequisites: LWB482 LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge
LLB346	Succession Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LWB241 or LLB205 Antirequisites: LWB309
LLB347	Taxation Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB101 Antirequisites: AYB325, AYB219, LWB364, AYB203
LLB349	Japanese Law	Last offered in 2019	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137
LLB350	The Law and Ethics of War	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146 LLB141 Introduction to International Law is assumed knowledge
LLB440	Environmental Law	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLH206 or LWB335 Antirequisites: LWB485
LLB443	Mining and Resources Law	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB259
LLB444	Real Estate Transactions	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLB304 or (LWB137 and (LLB205 or LWB241)). LLB304 may be studied in the same teaching period as LLB444 Antirequisites: LWB312
LLB447	International Arbitration	Last offered in 2020	Prerequisites: LLB204 or LWB243 Antirequisites: LLB445
LLB460	Competition Moots A	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146 Antirequisites: LWB418 Other Requisites: Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition.
LLB461	Competition Moots B	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146 Antirequisites: LWB419 Other Requisites: Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition.
LLB463	Community Justice Project	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB104 and (LLB105 or LLB107) Antirequisites: LWB456
LLB464	International Legal Placement	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB104 and (LLB105 or LLB107)
LLB464 was previously titled Legal Clinic (International)
LLB465	Startup Law Clinic	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLH305

Law: Advanced Law Elective List

Please note that some law elective units maybe offered in alternate years and/or are subject to student enrolments. Please refer QUT Real Law (LAW_Real_Law) Blackboard site under My Community on your blackboard homepage for unit offerings to determine which units will be available.

Before enrolling in an option (elective) unit, you must ensure you have met any pre- or co-requisite requirements. You can check this by referring to the unit outlines on QUT Virtual.

Advanced Law Electives

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
Select 24 credit points of Advanced Law Electives
LLH470	Commercial Contracts in Practice	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH470. Antirequisites: LLB441
LLH471	Health Law and Practice	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH471. Antirequisites: LWB483
LLH472	Public International Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH472. Antirequisites: LWB406
LLH473	Independent Research Project	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH473.
LLH474	Insolvency Law	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH474. Antirequisites: LWB307
LLH475	Theories of Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH475.
LLH476	Competition Law	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH476. Antirequisites: LWB410
LLH477	Innovation and Intellectual Property Law	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH477. LLB344 is assumed knowledge. Students should have knowledge of the fundamentals of intellectual property law (copyright, patents and trademarks).
LLH478	Advanced Criminal Law - Principles and Practice	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLB106 and LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH478.
LLH479	Research Thesis Extension	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLH480	Consumer Law in a Digital Age	Last offered in 2021	Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH480.
LLH481	Private International Law	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH481.

Law, Technology and Innovation Minor (law students only)

You can complement your core law units with a minor in law, technology and innovation. Learn the skills needed to communicate and collaborate with technologists, innovators, regulators, engineers, designers and policy makers. Apply big data analytics and come up with creative solutions to address pressing social problems, and learn from experts at the forefront of artificial intelligence and technology regulation.

Law, Technology and Innovation Minor

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB250	Law, Privacy and Data Ethics	Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer Online Semester 1, Summer
LLB251	Law and Design Thinking	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB104, LLB106 and LLB202. LLB202 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB251
LLB252	Legal Coding	Last offered in 2022	Prerequisites: LLB101 Previous learning in statutory interpretation (LLB107). No technical or coding knowledge is required.
LLB341	Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201
LLB345	Regulating the Internet	Gardens Point Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345 Antirequisites: LWB482 LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge

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