Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (ID38)


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Course Details

Course duration (full-time): 5.5 years
Course duration (part-time): Domestic: 11 years
Total credit points:528
Standard credit points/full-time semester:48
Standard credit points/part-time semester:24
Discipline coordinator:AskQUT
Course contact:+61 7 3138 2000, askqut@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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Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

QUT You

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2025 commencing students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 528 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Communication, 324 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), and 24 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake both degree components concurrently. You will study communication and law units in your first four years then concentrate on law studies for the remainder of the course duration.

Communication Component:

  • Six core units - 72 credit points
  • A Communication major - 96 credit points
  • One Communication Unit Option - 12 credit points

Law Component:

  • Twenty core units – 240 credit points
  • Two Advanced law electives - 24 credit points
  • A law minor (48cp) and one unit (12cp) of law / general electives OR two law electives (24cp) and three law / general electives (36cp) – 60 credit points

Successful completion of a law minor will be recognised on the Academic Record and the Australian Education Graduation Statement.
 

Law Honours Grading
Honours grading is based on a whole of course GPA.
 

QUT You: 24 credit points

 

2024 commencing students

In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 528 credit points comprising 180 credit points from the Bachelor of Communication, 336 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours), and 12 credit points of QUT You. You will undertake both degree components concurrently. You will study communication and law units in your first your years then concentrate on law studies for the remainder of the course duration.

Communication component:

  • Six core units - 72 credit points
  • A Communication major - 96 credit points
  • One Communication Unit Option - 12 credit points

Law Component:
To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component of the double degree, you must complete a total of 336 credit points comprising 240 credit points of core units, 24 credit points of law electives, 48 credit points of general electives and 24 credit points of advanced law electives. General electives may be selected as a 48 credit point Law, Technology and Innovation Minor or other uni wide minor; or as four standalone electives selected from the law electives list or university-wide electives list.

Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the Academic Record and the Australian Education Graduation Statement.

Law Honours Grading
Honours grading is based on a whole of course GPA.

QUT You: 12 credit points

Last modified: 14 October 2026 07:01AM