Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film, Screen and New Media)/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (IX85)

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This is a major of the course Bachelor of Fine Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (IX85)

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Major Details

Course duration (full-time):	5.5 years
Total credit points:	528
Standard credit points/full-time semester:	48
Discipline coordinator:	For more information email: askqut@qut.edu.au
Delivery:	Gardens Point, Kelvin Grove
CRICOS code:	083024E
Faculties:	Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice

Scholarships

Study costs

Domestic students may need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF).

More information about study costs and paying fees.

Modes of study

You will be required to participate in group project-based learning or work integrated learning, which may be conducted off campus.
You may be required to apply for a Blue Card where project activity involves working with children.
Some units will require completion of specific Health and Safety Inductions before you will be able to undertake activities in workshops and performance facilities or use specialist equipment. See the CI Health and Safety Blackboard site.

Work integrated learning

This program allows you to participate in off-campus work placement opportunities. Access more information from the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) placements website.

Study overseas

Study overseas while gaining credit towards your QUT 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 either degree area, depending on how they match with your QUT course. For more information, visit student exchange.

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.

Early exit

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

Professional recognition

The QUT Law 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 Law degree qualification is also recognised for admission purposes in West and East Malaysia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea.

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 film, screen and new media 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) in Film, Screen and New Media.

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)

*Students commencing from 2019 may select a general law elective in place of the introductory law elective

**Students commencing from 2019 have the option to complete the Law, Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives (48 credit points) or a university wide minor in place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points). 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

Curriculum changes for 2021

There are a number of changes to Creative Industries units and study areas which may affect your enrolment. Please review your revised study plan progression carefully.

Study Plan Progressions

Study plan progression: 2018 onwards

The new Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is effective from semester 1, 2015. As a result of this new course, some of the unit codes have changed to LLBxxx. Your study plan will be updated to reflect these changes. For information regarding these changes, please refer to the QUT Real Law (LAW_Real_Law) Blackboard site under My Community on your blackboard homepage or contact law_enquiries@qut.edu.au for further information.

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.

Semester 1 (February) commencements

Year 1 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101	Understanding Creative Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1
KPB113	Screen Text Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101	Pathways to a Creative Career	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121	Contemporary Screen Histories	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115	Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge.
General Law Elective unit *
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1

Year 2 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110	Screen Business	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105	Screen Crafts: Narratives	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117
LLH201	Legal Research	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
LLB108	Law, Governance and Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108)

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242	Constitutional Law	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107

Year 3 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302	Screen Project Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	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	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206	Global Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB113
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Summer Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
General Law Elective unit *

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214	Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 KPB217 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	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109 This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course.
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH302 Antirequisites: LWB433
LLH402	Legal Research Project	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: completion of 144 credit points Antirequisites: LLH401
General Law Elective unit *

Year 5 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB306	Civil Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLB202 Antirequisites: LWB431
LLH305	Corporate Law	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLH201) or LWB244 Antirequisites: LWB334
LLH403	Legal Industry Capstone Project	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH402 Antirequisites: LLH401
Advanced Law Elective unit

Year 6 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
General Law Elective unit *
General Law Elective unit *
General Law Elective unit *
Advanced Law Elective unit

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
* In place of the equivalent credit point value of General Law Electives students may complete: up to 48 credit points of non-law (university-wide) electives; the Law, Technology and Innovation Minor (4 units / 48 credit points); or a university wide minor (4 units / 48 credit points).

Semester 2 (July) commencements

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101	Pathways to a Creative Career	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121	Contemporary Screen Histories	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB108	Law, Governance and Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108)

Year 2 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101	Understanding Creative Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1
KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115	Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge.
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB102
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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
KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110	Screen Business	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105	Screen Crafts: Narratives	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB113	Screen Text Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB202	Contract Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214	Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 KPB217 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	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302	Screen Project Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	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	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109 This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course.
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206	Global Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB113
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Summer Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 5 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239
LLB306	Civil Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: 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 *

Year 6 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB304	Commercial Remedies	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH302 Antirequisites: LWB433
LLH402	Legal Research Project	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: completion of 144 credit points Antirequisites: LLH401
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Year 6 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
* In place of the equivalent credit point value of General Law Electives students may complete: up to 48 credit points of non-law (university-wide) electives; the Law, Technology and Innovation Minor (4 units / 48 credit points); or a university wide minor (4 units / 48 credit points).

Study plan progression: Semester 1 Entry - commenced 2019

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.

2019 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101	Understanding Creative Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1
KPB113	Screen Text Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101	Pathways to a Creative Career	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121	Contemporary Screen Histories	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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.

2020 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115	Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge.
General Law Elective unit *
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1

2020 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110	Screen Business	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105	Screen Crafts: Narratives	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117
LLH201	Legal Research	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
LLB108	Law, Governance and Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108)

2021 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLB203 Equivalents: LWB242	Constitutional Law	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107

2021 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302	Screen Project Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	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	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB241, LWB240

2022 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206	Global Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB113
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Summer Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
General Law Elective unit *

2022 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214	Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 KPB217 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	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109 This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course.
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH302 Antirequisites: LWB433
General Law Elective unit *
General Law Elective unit *

2023 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB306	Civil Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: 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	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: LLH302

2024 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
General Law Elective unit *
General Law Elective unit *
Advanced Law Elective unit
Advanced Law Elective unit

Law Elective Information

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
* In place of the equivalent credit point value of General Law Electives students may complete: up to 48 credit points of non-law (university-wide) electives; the Law, Technology and Innovation Minor (4 units / 48 credit points); or a university wide minor (4 units / 48 credit points).

Study plan progression: Semester 2 Entry - commenced 2023

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.

Year 1 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KYB102 Equivalents: KKB180, KKB101, KKD101	Pathways to a Creative Career	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB120 Equivalents: KPB109, KIB108, KNB121	Contemporary Screen Histories	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145	Introduction to Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB102 Equivalents: LWB148	Torts	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KYB101 Equivalents: KKD102, KKB185, KKB102, DYB101	Understanding Creative Practice	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1
KPB117 Equivalents: KPB101, KPB115	Screen Crafts: Non-Fiction	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prior experience in Film and Television (e.g. high school studies) is assumed knowledge.
LLB202	Contract Law	Online Semester 1, Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB102 or LWB148 Antirequisites: LWB136, LWB137
LLB104	Contemporary Law and Justice	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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
KPB121 Equivalents: KPB110	Screen Business	Kelvin Grove Semester 2 Online Semester 2
KPB122 Equivalents: KPB105	Screen Crafts: Narratives	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB101 or KPB117
LLB106 Equivalents: LWB239, LWB238	Criminal Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101, LWB145 or admission in LW37. For students in LW37, LLB101 is a concurrent pre-requisite
LLB107	Statutory Interpretation	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB107

Year 3 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB113	Screen Text Analysis	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1
KPB116 Equivalents: KWB102	Introduction to Screenwriting	Kelvin Grove Semester 1, Semester 2 Online Semester 1, Semester 2
LLB108	Law, Governance and Sustainability	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108)
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
KPB220 Equivalents: KPB205	Factual Screens	Online Semester 2 Kelvin Grove Semester 2
KPB222 Equivalents: KPB213, KPB214	Screen Crafts: Multi-Camera and Single-Camera Production	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 KPB217 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	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB202 or LWB137 Antirequisites: LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 4 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB208 Equivalents: KPB112	Screen Genres	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB105 or LLB107
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 4 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
KPB221 Equivalents: KPB302	Screen Project Development	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	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	Kelvin Grove Semester 2	Prerequisites: KNB121 or KPB120 or KPB109 This is an advanced-level unit to be completed in the final year of your course.
LLB205	Equity and Trusts	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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
KPB315 Equivalents: KPB206	Global Screen Studies	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB113
SELECT	One unit from the Film, Screen and New Media Options List (KPB215, KPB216 or KPB217):
KPB215 Equivalents: KPB207	Advanced Screenwriting	Online Semester 1 Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB116 or KWB102
KPB216 Equivalents: KPB210, KPB104	Screen Content Production Management	Kelvin Grove Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB121 or KPB110 or KPB122
KPB217 Equivalents: KPB201	Screen Crafts: Experiments	Kelvin Grove Semester 1	Prerequisites: KPB122 or KPB105 Knowledge 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	Online Semester 1, Summer Gardens Point Semester 1, Summer	Prerequisites: (LLB204 and LLB205) or LWB241 Antirequisites: LWB243, LWB244
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *

Year 5 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB303 Equivalents: LWB432	Evidence	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB106 or LWB239
LLB306	Civil Dispute Resolution	Gardens Point Semester 2, Summer Online Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: 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 *

Year 6 Semester 1

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
LLB304	Commercial Remedies	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH302 Antirequisites: LWB433
LLH402	Legal Research Project	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: completion of 144 credit points Antirequisites: LLH401
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Year 6 Semester 2

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	General Law Elective unit *
SELECT	Advanced Law Elective unit

Code	Title	Offered In	Requisites
* In place of the equivalent credit point value of General Law Electives students may complete: up to 48 credit points of non-law (university-wide) electives; the Law, Technology and Innovation Minor (4 units / 48 credit points); or a university wide minor (4 units / 48 credit points).

Unit Lists

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
LLB103	Dispute Resolution	Last offered in 2023	Antirequisites: LWB150, LWB498
LLB140	Human Rights Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140 Antirequisites: LWB496
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
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 2023	Antirequisites: LWB480
LLB243	Family Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLB101 and LLB105 or LLB107 or LWB146. Antirequisites: LWB302
LLB244	Criminal Law Sentencing	Last offered in 2023	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	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: LLB101, LLB104 and LLH201. LLH201 may be studied concurrently
LLB248	Public Health and the Law	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: LLB101
LLB250	Law, Privacy and Data Ethics	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1
LLB251	Law and Design Thinking	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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 2023	Prerequisites: LLB301 or LWB244. LLB301 can be enrolled in the same teaching period Antirequisites: LWB454
LLB341	Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point 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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB344 Antirequisites: LWB486
LLB345	Regulating the Internet	Last offered in 2023	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	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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 2023	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146 LLB141 Introduction to International Law is assumed knowledge
LLB440	Environmental Law	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point Semester 1	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	Legal Placement	Gardens Point Semester 1, Semester 2, Summer	Prerequisites: LLB104 and (LLB105 or LLB107) Antirequisites: LWB456
LLB464	International Legal Placement	Gardens Point 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

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 2023	Prerequisites: LLH305. LLH305 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH480.
LLH481	Private International Law	Gardens Point Semester 1 Online Semester 1	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 Online Semester 1
LLB251	Law and Design Thinking	Online Semester 1 Gardens Point 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
LLB341	Artificial Intelligence, Robots and the Law	Online Semester 2 Gardens Point Semester 2	Prerequisites: LLH201
LLB345	Regulating the Internet	Last offered in 2023	Prerequisites: LLH201 or LWB146. LLH201 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB345 Antirequisites: LWB482 LLB344 Intellectual Property Law is assumed knowledge

University Wide Minor Options

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.

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