Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (until 2024) (ID45)
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Major Details
Course duration (full-time): | 5.5 years |
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Total credit points: | 528 |
Standard credit points/full-time semester: | 48 |
Discipline coordinator: | AskQUT |
Course contact: | +61 7 3138 2000, askqut@qut.edu.au |
Delivery: | Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove |
CRICOS code: | 083024E |
Faculties: | Creative Industries Faculty Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice |
Study costs
Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).
Course Structures
In order to complete this course, you must complete a total of 528 credit points comprising 192 credit points from the Bachelor of Fine Arts and 336 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws (Honours). You will study fine arts and law units in your first your years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on law studies.
Fine Arts Component:
You will complete two common units (24 credit points) and a Fine Arts major (168 credit points) from one of the following disciplines (Creative Writing; Film, Screen and New Media).
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.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101 | Understanding Creative Practice |
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KPB113 | Introduction to Screen Studies |
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LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145 | Introduction to Law |
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LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148 | Torts |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101 | Pathways to a Creative Career |
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KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121 | Contemporary Screen Histories |
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LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238 | Criminal Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite |
LLB107 | Statutory Interpretation |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102 | Introduction to Screenwriting |
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KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115 | Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction |
| Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge. |
LLB104 | Contemporary Law and Justice |
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SELECT | General Elective unit * |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110 | Screen Business |
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KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105 | Screen Crafts: Narratives |
| Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117 |
LLH201 | Legal Research |
| Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107 |
LLB108 | Law, Governance and Sustainability |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108) |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112 | Screen Genres |
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SELECT | One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217): | ||
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260 | Advanced Screenwriting |
| Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102 |
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104 | Screen Content Production Management |
| Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122 |
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201 | Screen Crafts: Experiments |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105Knowledge of fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) are assumed knowledge. This knowledge is available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site. |
LLB202 | Contract Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137 |
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242 | Constitutional Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205 | Factual Screens |
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KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302 | Screen Project Development |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of Film and Screen units (KP% units).Basic scriptwriting and project management principles are assumed knowledge. |
LLB204 | Commercial and Personal Property Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137Antirequisites: LWB244 |
LLB205 | Equity and Trusts |
| Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206 | Global Screen Studies |
| Prerequisites: KPB113 |
SELECT | One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217): | ||
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260 | Advanced Screenwriting |
| Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102 |
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104 | Screen Content Production Management |
| Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122 |
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201 | Screen Crafts: Experiments |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105Knowledge of fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) are assumed knowledge. This knowledge is available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site. |
LLB301 | Real Property Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244 |
SELECT | General Elective unit * |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214 | Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105KPB217 is recommended prior to undertaking this unit. Fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) - available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site - are assumed knowledge. |
KPB325 Equivalents: KNB313 | Screen Issues |
| Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course. |
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432 | Evidence |
| Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239 |
LLH206 | Administrative Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB203 and LLH201) or LWB242Antirequisites: LWB335 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB304 | Commercial Remedies |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 |
LLH302 | Ethics and the Legal Profession |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146.Antirequisites: LWB433 |
LLH402 | Legal Research Project |
| Prerequisites: completion of 144 credit pointsAntirequisites: LLH401 |
SELECT | Law Elective unit |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB306 | Civil Dispute Resolution |
| Prerequisites: LLB202Antirequisites: LWB431 |
LLH305 | Corporate Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244Antirequisites: LWB334 |
LLH403 | Legal Industry Capstone Project |
| Prerequisites: LLH402Antirequisites: LLH401 |
SELECT | Advanced Law Elective unit |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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SELECT | Law Elective unit | ||
SELECT | General Elective unit * | ||
SELECT | General Elective unit * | ||
SELECT | Advanced Law Elective unit |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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* Select up to four units (48 credit points) from the options of: Law, Technology and Innovation Minor; Law Elective units; university-wide elective units; or a university-wide minor. |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101 | Pathways to a Creative Career |
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KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121 | Contemporary Screen Histories |
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LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145 | Introduction to Law |
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LLB108 | Law, Governance and Sustainability |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108) |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101 | Understanding Creative Practice |
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KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115 | Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction |
| Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge. |
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148 | Torts |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102 |
LLB104 | Contemporary Law and Justice |
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Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110 | Screen Business |
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KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105 | Screen Crafts: Narratives |
| Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117 |
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238 | Criminal Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite |
LLB107 | Statutory Interpretation |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB113 | Introduction to Screen Studies |
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KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102 | Introduction to Screenwriting |
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LLH201 | Legal Research |
| Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107 |
LLB202 | Contract Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205 | Factual Screens |
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KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214 | Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105KPB217 is recommended prior to undertaking this unit. Fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) - available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site - are assumed knowledge. |
LLB204 | Commercial and Personal Property Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137Antirequisites: LWB244 |
SELECT | General Elective unit * |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112 | Screen Genres |
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SELECT | One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB214, KPB216 or KPB217): | ||
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260 | Advanced Screenwriting |
| Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102 |
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104 | Screen Content Production Management |
| Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122 |
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201 | Screen Crafts: Experiments |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105Knowledge of fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) are assumed knowledge. This knowledge is available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site. |
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242 | Constitutional Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107 |
SELECT | General Elective unit * |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302 | Screen Project Development |
| Prerequisites: Completion of 72 credit points of Film and Screen units (KP% units).Basic scriptwriting and project management principles are assumed knowledge. |
KPB325 Equivalents: KNB313 | Screen Issues |
| Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course. |
LLB205 | Equity and Trusts |
| Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240 |
LLH206 | Administrative Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB203 and LLH201) or LWB242Antirequisites: LWB335 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206 | Global Screen Studies |
| Prerequisites: KPB113 |
SELECT | One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB214, KPB216 or KPB217): | ||
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207 KPB260 KZB260 | Advanced Screenwriting |
| Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102 |
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104 | Screen Content Production Management |
| Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122 |
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201 | Screen Crafts: Experiments |
| Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105Knowledge of fundamental production skills and techniques (camera, lighting, sound, editing) are assumed knowledge. This knowledge is available from KPB117, KPB115 or the Film, Screen and Animation Community Blackboard site. |
LLB301 | Real Property Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244 |
SELECT | Law Elective unit |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432 | Evidence |
| Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239 |
LLH305 | Corporate Law |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244Antirequisites: LWB334 |
LLB306 | Civil Dispute Resolution |
| Prerequisites: LLB202Antirequisites: LWB431 |
SELECT | General Elective unit * |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB304 | Commercial Remedies |
| Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 |
LLH302 | Ethics and the Legal Profession |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146.Antirequisites: LWB433 |
LLH402 | Legal Research Project |
| Prerequisites: completion of 144 credit pointsAntirequisites: LLH401 |
SELECT | Advanced Law Elective unit |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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* Select up to four units (48 credit points) from the options of: Law, Technology and Innovation Minor; Law Elective units; university-wide elective units; or a university-wide minor. |
Unit Lists
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB140 | Human Rights Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140Antirequisites: LWB496 |
LLB142 | Regulation of Business |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 or LWB145. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB142 |
LLB150 | Behavioural Law and Economics |
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LLB241 | Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB107, LLB105 or LWB146. LLB107 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB241Antirequisites: LWB313 |
LLB242 | Media Law |
| Antirequisites: LWB480 |
LLB243 | Family Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 and LLB105 or LLB107 or LWB146.Antirequisites: LWB302 |
LLB244 | Criminal Law Sentencing |
| Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239Antirequisites: LWB494 |
LLB245 | Sports Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB102 and LLB106. LLB106 may be studied at the same time as LLB245Antirequisites: LWB260, LWB460 |
LLB246 | Workplace Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB107 and LLB202. LLB246 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB202.Antirequisites: LWB308 |
LLB247 | Animal Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101, LLB104 and LLH201. LLH201 may be studied concurrently |
LLB248 | Public Health and the Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 |
LLB250 | Data Privacy and Cybersecurity |
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LLB251 | Law and Design Thinking |
| Prerequisites: LLB104, LLB106 and LLB202. LLB202 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB251 |
LLB252 | Legal Coding |
| Prerequisites: LLB101Previous learning in statutory interpretation (LLB107). No technical or coding knowledge is required. |
LLB320 | Dispute Resolution for Lawyers | | |
LLB340 | Banking and Finance Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB301 or LWB244. LLB301 can be enrolled in the same teaching periodAntirequisites: LWB454 |
LLB341 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 |
LLB342 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH201. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB342.Antirequisites: LWB463It is recommended that students complete LLH206 prior to enrolling in LLB342, or that LLH206 is studied in the same learning period as LLB342. |
LLB343 | Indigenous Cultural Heritage Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB104 or LLB105 or LWB146 |
LLB344 | Intellectual Property Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB344Antirequisites: LWB486 |
LLB345 | Regulating the Internet |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345Antirequisites: LWB482LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge |
LLB346 | Succession Law |
| Prerequisites: LWB241 or LLB205Antirequisites: LWB309 |
LLB347 | Taxation Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101Antirequisites: AYB325, AYB219, LWB364, AYB203 |
LLB350 | The Law and Ethics of War |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146LLB141 Introduction to International Law is assumed knowledge |
LLB440 | Environmental Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH206 or LWB335Antirequisites: LWB485 |
LLB443 | Mining and Resources Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137Antirequisites: LWB259 |
LLB444 | Real Estate Transactions |
| Prerequisites: LLB304 or (LWB137 and (LLB205 or LWB241)). LLB304 may be studied in the same teaching period as LLB444Antirequisites: LWB312 |
LLB447 | International Arbitration |
| Prerequisites: LLB204 or LWB243Antirequisites: LLB445 |
LLB460 | Competition Moots A |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146Antirequisites: LWB418Other Requisites: Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition. |
LLB461 | Competition Moots B |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146Antirequisites: LWB419Other Requisites: Students must have been selected to represent QUT in a national or international level mooting competition. |
LLB463 | Legal Placement |
| Prerequisites: LLB104 and (LLB105 or LLB107)Antirequisites: LWB456 |
LLB464 | International Legal Placement |
| Prerequisites: LLB104 and (LLB105 or LLB107) |
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.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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Select 24 credit points of Advanced Law Electives | |||
LLH470 | Commercial Contracts in Practice |
| Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH470.Antirequisites: LLB441 |
LLH471 | Health Law and Practice |
| Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH471.Antirequisites: LWB483 |
LLH472 | Public International Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH472.Antirequisites: LWB406 |
LLH473 | Independent Research Project |
| Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH473. |
LLH474 | Insolvency Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH474.Antirequisites: LWB307 |
LLH475 | Theories of Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH475. |
LLH476 | Competition Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH476.Antirequisites: LWB410 |
LLH477 | Innovation and Intellectual Property Law |
| 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 |
| Prerequisites: LLB106 and LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH478. |
LLH479 | Research Thesis Extension |
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LLH480 | Consumer Law in a Digital Age |
| Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH480. |
LLH481 | Private International Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH481. |
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.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB249 | Introduction to Technology Law |
| LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge |
LLB250 | Data Privacy and Cybersecurity |
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LLB251 | Law and Design Thinking |
| Prerequisites: LLB104, LLB106 and LLB202. LLB202 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB251 |
LLB252 | Legal Coding |
| Prerequisites: LLB101Previous learning in statutory interpretation (LLB107). No technical or coding knowledge is required. |
LLB352 | Smart Contracts and Blockchain Governance |
| Statutory interpretation (LLB107) and introduction to technology law (LLB249). |
LLB353 | Governing Artificial Intelligence |
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LLB467 | Legal Technology Clinic |
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LLH477 | Innovation and Intellectual Property Law |
| 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). |
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.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB250 | Data Privacy and Cybersecurity |
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LLB251 | Law and Design Thinking |
| Prerequisites: LLB104, LLB106 and LLB202. LLB202 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB251 |
LLB252 | Legal Coding |
| Prerequisites: LLB101Previous learning in statutory interpretation (LLB107). No technical or coding knowledge is required. |
LLB341 | Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 |
LLB345 | Regulating the Internet |
| Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345Antirequisites: LWB482LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge |
For more details about University wide minor options see University wide second majors and minors
Please note that students should allow 3 semesters to complete a minor to account for semesters of offering and any pre-requisite requirements.