Minor: Law and Justice
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Course Details
Course coordinator: | Anna Huggins |
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Course contact: | 3138 2000, buslaw.enquiries@qut.edu.au; ciesj.support@qut.edu.au |
Faculties: | University Wide Faculty of Business and Law Faculty of Science Faculty of Engineering Faculty of Creative Industries, Education and Social Justice Faculty of Health |
Study areas
A minor is a set of related units in a particular study area. You may be able to choose one from another area of the University if your course rules allow. To find out, go to your study plan: if you have a complimentary studies option block, search using the code in brackets above the unit list and if it exists you will be able to select it on plan.
Minors consists of 48 credit points with the introductory units having no prerequisites. Later units may have earlier units as prerequisites. Depending on class timetabling it may not be possible to complete all units in a university wide minor. Consult with your course coordinator and relevant discipline coordinators prior to undertaking interfaculty studies.
Individual units completed in a university wide minor will appear on your academic transcript but it will only be recorded as a successfully completed study area if you have a). selected it as an option on your study plan and b). completed the correct number of credit points.
Course Structures
School of Law University wide minors are available to non Bachelor of Laws students.
School of Justice University wide minors are available to non Bachelor of Justice students.
Unit Lists
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-FORINV | |||
JSB174 | Forensic Psychology and the Justice System |
| Antirequisites: PYB215 |
Select one of the following units (12 credit points): | |||
JSB225 | Forensic Criminology |
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JSB235 | Investigations Uncovered |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
Select two of the following units (24 credit points): | |||
JSB156 | In Cold Blood: Case Studies in True Crime |
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JSB207 Equivalents: JSB373 | Punishment and Penal Policy |
| Prerequisites: 96 Credit Points of Completed Study |
JSB225 | Forensic Criminology |
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JSB228 | 101101: When Crime Goes Digital |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB235 | Investigations Uncovered |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB338 | Action and Advocacy for Child Protection |
| Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study |
JSB339 Equivalents: JSB224 | Understanding Trauma in Criminology |
| Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study |
JSB386 Equivalents: JSB986 | Death Investigation | Prerequisites: 96cp of previous study |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice Students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-JUSTICE | |||
JSB169 | Justice Sectors: Foundations and Futures |
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Select 36 credit points of Justice unit options |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-CVPREV | |||
JSB169 | Justice Sectors: Foundations and Futures |
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JSB238 Equivalents: JSB272 or JSB374 | Explaining and Preventing Crime |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB339 Equivalents: JSB224 | Understanding Trauma in Criminology |
| Prerequisites: 96cp of completed study |
Select one of the following units (12 credit points): | |||
JSB239 Equivalents: JSB372 | Youth Crime: Causes and Prevention |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB286 | Domestic and Family Violence |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of previous study |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-INVINTL | |||
JSB169 | Justice Sectors: Foundations and Futures |
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JSB235 | Investigations Uncovered |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB279 | Criminal Network Analysis |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB283 | Intelligence Matters: Insights into Strategic Decision-Making |
| Prerequisites: JSB279. JSB279 can be enrolled in the same teaching period as JSB283. |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-PPSREFM | |||
JSB169 | Justice Sectors: Foundations and Futures |
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JSB250 Equivalents: JSB379 | Political Practice, People Power, and Protest |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB261 | Government and Democracy |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB263 | Australia's Political System: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145 | Introduction to Law |
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Choose 36 credit points from the Minor Options List | |||
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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LLB108 | Law, Governance and Sustainability |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 (LLB101 can be studied concurrently with LLB108) |
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 |
LLB242 | Media Law |
| Antirequisites: LWB480 |
LLB245 | Sports Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB102 and LLB106. LLB106 may be studied at the same time as LLB245Antirequisites: LWB260, LWB460 |
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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LLBXMNR-LAW | |||
LLB101 Equivalents: LWB145 | Introduction to Law |
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Choose LLB103 or LLB104 | |||
LLB103 | Dispute Resolution |
| Antirequisites: LWB150, LWB498 |
LLB104 | Contemporary Law and Justice |
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Select 2 units: LLB140 or LLB141 or LLB142 | |||
LLB140 | Human Rights Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140Antirequisites: LWB496 |
LLB141 | Introduction to International Law |
| Prerequisites: LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB141Antirequisites: LWB142, LWB144 |
LLB142 | Regulation of Business |
| Prerequisites: LLB101 or LWB145. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB142 |
The following study areas have been discontinued. Students who have already commenced one of these minors will be permitted to complete it.
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-CRIMPOL | |||
JSB170 Equivalents: JSB131, JSB011, JSB101 | Introduction to Criminology and Policing |
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JSB173 | Understanding the Criminal Justice System |
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JSB228 | 101101: When Crime Goes Digital |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB286 | Domestic and Family Violence |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of previous study |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-POLGOV | |||
JSB171 | Understanding Justice and Inequality |
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JSB178 Equivalents: JSB081, JSB251,JSB271 | Policy, Governance and Justice |
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JSB261 | Government and Democracy |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB379 | Political Practice, People Power, and Protest |
| Prerequisites: 96 Credit Points of Completed Study |
This university wide minor is not available to Bachelor of Justice students.
Code | Title | Offered In | Requisites |
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JSBXMNR-POLPOL | |||
JSB171 | Understanding Justice and Inequality |
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JSB178 Equivalents: JSB081, JSB251,JSB271 | Policy, Governance and Justice |
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JSB263 | Australia's Political System: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Prerequisites: 72cp of completed study |
JSB379 | Political Practice, People Power, and Protest |
| Prerequisites: 96 Credit Points of Completed Study |