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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (Domestic students)
1277
Gold Coast
Undergraduate
No Intake
Credit points 490
Duration 5 years full-time
Delivery by Griffith Law School
School of Humanities
Award abbreviation BA/LLB
Course List and Requirements
Degree requirements: Students who started Semester 1 - 2014
To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (LLB/BA), a student must acquire 490 credit points as
prescribed below:
gain a maximum of 90 credit points for the prescribed first year courses which includes:
50 credit points for Law courses and
40 credit points for Humanities-approved courses including:
10 credit points minimum of first year foundation courses from within the chosen major
it is a general requirement that students must have successfully completed all courses in the first year before proceeding to
second year courses
gain a total of 400 credit points for second, third, fourth, and fifth year courses which includes:
280 credit points for Law courses comprising:
190 credit points for the compulsory law courses (except where the University has replaced core courses with elective
courses) and
90 credit points for Law elective courses including:
10 credit points for an international/comparative law elective
120 credit points for Humanities-approved courses comprising:
60 credit points for a Humanities major from the second and third year courses within the major and
60 credit points for Humanities-approved electives from second and third year year.
Transition arrangements (for Law component)
This program is not compliant under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Students who commenced prior to 2014 may (please note that the meritorious Honours component was not offered for the 2014
cohort):
complete the AQF non-compliant Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (1276)/
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (1277)) program and upon successfully completing the requirements of the program to
a specified standard receive the meritorious Honours award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours);
OR from Semester 1-2015, complete the AQF compliant Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (1485) or Bachelor of
Laws/Bachelor of Arts (1486) program and upon successfully completing the requirements of the program (and achieve a
minimum program GPA of at least 6.0) receive the award of Bachelor of Laws with Distinction;
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OR apply to transfer* to the AQF compliant Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (1511) or Bachelor of Laws
(Honours)/Bachelor of Arts (1518) program which will be introduced from Semester 1-2015. Eligibility to undertake
Honours will be determined by the Program Director and will be subject to the following criteria:
completion of Years 1, 2 and 3 of the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts (1485) or Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Arts
(1486);
achievement of a minimum GPA of 5.5 over the first three years of the program;
the suitability of the proposed dissertation topic;
the resources available to support the candidature, including availability of appropriate supervision.
Students who complete this program may be eligible for the award of Honours down to Second Class Division B (IIB)
dependent upon performance in the research component which includes a 10 credit point research methods course and a 30
credit point dissertation.
* To apply to transfer, a student must complete the Internal Transfer online form.
Testamur Titles
Title
Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws
Award Abbreviation
BA
LLB
Course list: Students who started Semester 1 - 2014
HUM-coded and LAL-coded courses have been changed to LHS-coded courses from 2016.
The following course equivalent list is provided as a summary of these course changes:
LHS course equivalent list from 2016 (PDF 78k)
Students should contact their Program Director if they require any further advice.
The Law component of this program has been revised and the following equivalent course list is provided for continuing
students:
Equivalent course list for Law from 2015 (PDF 82k)
Please contact your Program Director for any further transition information and/or advice.
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
1011LAW Law and the Modern State (not offered from 2015)
Tri 1
OR
1031LAW Foundations of Law (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
1014LAW Contract and Civil Obligations 1 (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
OR
1029LAW Contracts 1 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
1016LAW Legal Research (not offered from 2015) (see Note 1)
Semester
Tri 1
Tri 1
Tri 1
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015) (see Note 1)
1017LAW Legal Writing (not offered from 2015) (see Note 1)
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015) (see Note 1)
Credit
points
10
5
5
5
5
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Tri 1
Approved first year courses for Arts component
20
Tri 2
1015LAW Contract and Civil Obligations 2 (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
1030LAW Contracts 2 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
1012LAW Introduction to Legal Theory (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
1028LAW Global Law (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
Approved first year courses for Arts component
20
Note 1: 1016LAW plus 1017LAW equates to one elective
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
2010LAW Equity (not offered from 2015)
Tri 1
OR
4024LAW Equity and Trusts (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2018LAW Introduction to Public Law (not offered from 2015)
10
Semester
Tri 1
Tri 1
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015)
2004LAW Transnational Law (not offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
10
10
Tri 1
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
Approved major courses for Arts component
20
Tri 2
Tri 2
2011LAW Trusts (not offered from 2015)
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015)
10
10
Tri 2
2002LAW Constitutional Law (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
3016LAW Constitutional Law (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2013LAW Introduction to Torts (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
OR
2021LAW Torts 1 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
Approved major courses for Arts component
20
Year 3
Students must complete the following courses:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
3011LAW Property 1: Comparative Concepts (not offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
OR
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Tri 1
3014LAW Property 1 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
3005LAW Law of Associations (not offered from 2015)
10
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015)
Tri 1
10
Tri 1
3010LAW Jurisprudence (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
5195LAW Theories of Law (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
Approved major courses for Arts component
Tri 2
OR
Approved electives for Arts component (contact the School
of Humanities for elective details)
Property Law 2: Bureaucratisation of Property Interests (not
3012LAW
offered from 2015)
OR
3015LAW Property 2 (offered from 2015)
Tri 2
3002LAW
Tri 1
Tri 2
Tri 2
Corporate Governance and Regulation (not offered from
2015)
OR
4025LAW Corporations and Associations (offered from 2015)
Tri 2
3003LAW
Tri 2
Negligence and Accident Compensation (not offered from
2015)
OR
2022LAW Torts 2 (offered from 2015)
Tri 2
Approved major courses for Arts component
OR
Approved electives for Arts component (contact the School
of Humanities for elective details)
Tri 2
20
20
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
20
Year 4
Students must complete the following courses:
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1
4013LAW
Tri 1
Course title
Property Law 3: Regulation of Proprietary Interests (not
offered from 2015)
OR
Law elective (offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
10
Tri 1
4021LAW Civil Procedure (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
OR
5210LAW Civil Procedure (offered from 2015) (see Note 1)
10
Tri 1
4032LAW The Principles of Criminal Law (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
OR
2019LAW Crime 1 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1,2
Approved electives for Arts component (contact the School
of Humanities for elective details)
40
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Tri 2
4022LAW Evidence (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
5194LAW Evidence (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
4031LAW Criminal Procedure and Sentencing (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
OR
2020LAW Crime 2 (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
Law elective
10
Note 1: Civil Procedure will be classed as an elective from 2015 but is mandatory for admissions as a solicitor.
Year 5
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
5003LAW Administrative Law (not offered from 2015)
Tri 2
OR
3017LAW Administrative Law (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
5001LAW Legal Professional Practice (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
OR
Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Practice (offered
5193LAW
from 2015)
International or Comparative Law elective
10
Semester
Tri 1,2
Tri 1,2
Law electives
Credit
points
10
10
70
Bachelor of Arts - Majors 19 available
Creative Writing and Literature
Students must complete at least 10 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
1705LHS
Tri 1,2
1802LHS
Tri 1
1016LHS
Tri 2
1112LHS
Tri 2
1013LHS
Tri 2
1104LHS
Semester
Course title
Foundations of Western Culture
Writing for the Web (not offered from 2015)
Introduction to Literature: Texts and Traditions (offered
from 2015)
Great Books A (offered odd years) (not offered from
2015)
Great Books B (offered even years) (not offered from
2015)
Introduction to Creative Writing
Credit
points
10
10
10
10
10
10
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
2141LHS
Course title
Ghosts and the Gothic
Credit
points
10
Contemporary Australian Writing (not offered from
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Tri 1
2103LHS
Tri 1
2108LHS
2015)
Writing for Performance (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2805LHS
Digital Writing (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2160LHS
The Spellmakers: Reading Poetry
10
Tri 1
2039LHS
Writing about Popular Music (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2036LHS
Writing Short Fiction
10
Tri 2
2105LHS
Screenwriting (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2106LHS
Writing Across Cultures
10
Tri 2
2161LHS
Global Shakespeare
10
Tri 2
2512LHS
Public Writing
10
Tri 2
2142LHS
The Storytellers: Reading Fiction
10
10
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
3052LHS
Tri 1
3104LHS
Tri 1
3109LHS
Tri 1
3802LHS
Popular Fiction and Mass Culture (not offered from
2015)
New Media Art (not offered from 2015)
Tri 1
3111LHS
Experimental Writing
10
Tri 1
3062LHS
Transnational Indigenous Literatures
10
Tri 2
3864LHS
The Critic: Arts and Culture (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
3723LHS
Popular Genres
10
Tri 2
3706LHS
Editing for Publication
10
Tri 2
3560LHS
Advanced Literary Studies (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
3857LHS
Australian Literature and History (not offered from
2015)
10
Semester
Course title
Writing History
Credit
points
10
The Novella (not offered from 2015)
10
10
10
Recommended/related electives (from other majors)
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
3506LHS
Course title
Feature Writing
Credit
points
10
Cultural Theory and Practice
(This major is not available from 2015. Students should see the Program Director for replacement courses).
Students must complete the following course:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
1856LHS
Course title
Cultural Perspectives 1
Credit
points
10
Students must complete the following courses:
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Tri 1
Course
code
2113LHS
Tri 2
2404LHS
Culture, Media, Society
10
Tri 1
3408LHS
Dynamics of Cultural Change
10
Tri 2
3854LHS
Cultural Theory, Cultural Practice
10
Semester
Course title
Producing Culture
Credit
points
10
Students must complete a minimum of 20 credit points from the following courses (with at least one third year level
course):
Tri 1
Course
code
2214LHS
Tri 1
2245LHS
Culture, Belonging and Cosmopolitanism
10
Tri 2
2048LHS
Fame and Celebrity (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2512LHS
Public Writing
10
Tri 1
3109LHS
Tri 1
3034LHS
Semester
Course title
Rock Art in the 21st Century (not offered from 2015)
Popular Fiction and Mass Culture (not offered from
2015)
Reconstructing the Aboriginal Australian
Credit
points
10
10
10
History and Cultural Heritage
Students must complete at least 10 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 2
Course
code
1705LHS
Tri 2
1117LHS
Semester
Course title
Foundations of Western Culture
World History
Credit
points
10
10
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2101LHS
Tri 1
2214LHS
Rock Art in the 21st Century (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2059LHS
A History of Nature
10
Tri 2
2034LHS
Aboriginal Political Histories
10
Tri 2
2055LHS
A History of Terrorism and Political Violence
10
Tri 2
2054LHS
The Body in History
10
Semester
Course title
Australia and the World: 1788 to the Present
Credit
points
10
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses (including the capstone course
3052LHS Writing History):
Tri 1
Course
code
3034LHS
Tri 1
3052LHS
Writing History capstone course
10
Tri 2
3053LHS
Contemporary Aboriginal Issues
10
Semester
Course title
Reconstructing the Aboriginal Australian
Credit
points
10
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Tri 2
3857LHS
Tri 2
3145LHS
Tri 2
3060LHS
Australian Literature and History (not offered from
2015)
War, Peace and Security: Humanity and History (offered
from 2016)
Advanced Project
10
10
10
Recommended/related electives (from other majors)
Tri 1
Course
code
2021IBA
Tri 1
2601LHS
Love, Eros and Truth (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2610LHS
Great Empires of Islamic Civilization
10
Tri 1
5066LAW
Indigenous Australian Peoples and the Law (not offered
from 2014)
10
Semester
Course title
Approaches to Asia's History (not offered from 2017)
Credit
points
10
Islamic Studies
Students must complete the following course:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
1603LHS
Course title
Islam in the Modern World (core)
Credit
points
10
Students must complete 50 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2613LHS
Tri 2
2611LHS
Islam, Media and Conflict
10
Tri 2
2610LHS
Great Empires of Islamic Civilization
10
Tri 1,2
3609LHS
Advanced Islamic Studies
10
Tri 2
3610LHS
Muslim World Study Tour (see Note 1)
10
Tri 1
3612LHS
Islam-West Relations
10
Semester
Course title
Islamic Law in a Changing World
Credit
points
10
Note 1: Available to students of any year. This course will be offered during Summer (Jan-Feb) from Semester 2014 and
priority will be given to students majoring in Islamic Studies.
Students must complete a minimum of 10 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2143LHS
Tri 2
2055LHS
Semester
Course title
Sociology of Identity
A History of Terrorism and Political Violence
Credit
points
10
10
Journalism
Students must complete the following courses:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
1702LHS
Course title
Genres of Journalism
Credit
points
10
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Tri 2
1503LHS
News and Politics (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
1508LHS
Introduction to Journalism (offered from 2015)
10
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1,3
Course
code
2511LHS
Tri 1,3
2513LHS
Media Law
10
Tri 2
2507LHS
Investigative Journalism
10
Tri 2
3522LHS
On Line News Production (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
3105LHS
News Production (required journalism course - from
2015)
10
Semester
Course title
News Writing and Ethics
Credit
points
10
Students must complete a minimum of 20 credit points from the following courses (all of which must be at third year
level):
Tri 2
Course
code
2523LHS
Tri 1
3513LHS
Television Journalism (see Note 1)
10
Tri 1
3506LHS
Feature Writing
10
Tri 1
3016LHS
Magazine and News Design (offered Nathan only)
10
Tri 1
3025LHS
Rethinking Journalism
10
Tri 2
3160LHS
Journalism Internship 1 (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
3163LHS
Journalism Internship 2 (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
3105LHS
News Production (required journalism course - from
2015)
10
Semester
Course title
Radio Journalism
Credit
points
10
Note 1: Students wishing to undertake 3513LHS must firstly complete[2523LHS.
Note 2: Students wishing to undertake either of the Journalism Internship courses must have successfully completed all
four core courses.
Languages and Culture - Chinese
The following structures may differ for students with prior Language knowledge.
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
1084LHS
Tri 2
1085LHS
Semester
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IA
Credit
points
10
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IB
10
Course title
Students must complete the following courses:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
2010LHS
Course title
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IIA
Credit
points
20
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Tri 2
2011LHS
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IIB
20
Students must complete 20 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
3010LHS
Tri 1
3012LHS
Chinese/English Business Interpreting I
10
Tri 1
3014LHS
Chinese/English Written Communication I
10
Tri 2
3011LHS
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IIIB
20
Tri 2
3013LHS
Chinese/English Business Interpreting II
10
Tri 2
3015LHS
Chinese/English Written Communication II
10
Semester
Course title
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IIIA
Credit
points
20
Languages and Culture - French
A French major may be completed by applying via the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance website. Students may
only undertake a language major in which they are not native speakers. Students unsure of their French proficiency levels
should contact the University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies prior to
enrolling. Students should contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith for further
details.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2
Course title
Courses undertaken at the University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - German
A German major may be completed by applying via the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance website. Students may
only undertake a language major in which they are not native speakers. Students unsure of their German proficiency
levels should contact the University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies prior to
enrolling. Students should contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith for further
details.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2
Course title
Courses undertaken at the University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - Indonesian
A Indonesian major may be completed by applying via the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance website. Students
may only undertake a language major in which they are not native speakers. Students unsure of their Indonesian
proficiency levels should contact the University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural
Studies prior to enrolling. Students should contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith
for further details.
Semester
Tri 1,2
Course
code
Course title
Courses undertaken at the University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - International English
This major offered Nathan campus.
The following structures may differ for students with prior Language knowledge.
International English is offered for second language speakers of English only.
Year 1
Students must complete the following courses:
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Semester
Tri 1
Tri 2
Course
code
1003LHS
1201LHS
Course title
Communication: A Linguistic Approach
OR
Professional English: Effective Communication in
Workplace Settings (not offered from 2016)
Credit
points
10
10
Year 2
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2201LHS
Tri 2
2202LHS
Beyond What is Said: The Pragmatics of English
10
Tri 2
2204LHS
English Words and Grammar
10
Semester
Course title
English as a Global Language
Credit
points
10
Year 3
Students must complete 30 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
3201LHS
Tri 2
3202LHS
Intercultural Communication
10
Tri 1
3203LHS
Discourse, Text and Power
10
Tri 1
3204LHS
Language, Technology and Social Media
10
Semester
Course title
Language, Communication and Social Interaction
Credit
points
10
Languages and Culture - Italian Studies
The following structure may differ for students with prior Language knowledge.
Students with prior knowledge of the Italian language may request that 1005LHS Language, Society and Culture in
Italy be counted towards this major.
Students must complete the following courses:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
1090LHS
Course title
Italian IA
Tri 3
1092LHS
OR
Intensive Italian IA (offered at South Bank only)
Tri 2
1091LHS
Italian IB
Credit
points
10
10
10
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2090LHS
Tri 1
2095LHS
Semester
Course title
Italian IIA (offered at Gold Coast and South Bank only)
Contemporary Italy: A Survey
Credit
points
10
10
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Tri 2
2091LHS
Italian IIB Spoken
10
Tri 2
2092LHS
Italian IIB Written
10
Students must complete 20 credit points from the following courses:
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2 or
3191LHS
3
Tri 1,2 or
3192LHS
3
Tri 1
3092LHS
Tri 1
3094LHS
Tri 2
3093LHS
Tri 2
3190LHS
Course title
Credit
points
In-Country Independent Study
10
In-Country Independent Study (Enhanced)
20
Italy Through the News (offered in even years)
10
Italian Literature and Society (offered in odd years)
10
Italy through the Theatre and Cinema (offered in odd
years)
Italy through Food (offered in even years)
10
10
Languages and Culture - Japanese
The following structures may differ for students with prior Language knowledge.
Students unsure of their proficiency levels should contact the Language Coordinator in the School of Humanities,
Languages and Social Science prior to enrolling.
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
1032LHS
Tri 2
1033LHS
Semester
Japanese 1A
Credit
points
10
Japanese IB
10
Course title
Students must complete 60 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2032LHS
Tri 1
2040LHS
Japanese IIA (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2043LHS
OR
Japanese IIA (Enhanced) (offered from 2015)
20
Tri 2
2033LHS
Japanese Introductory Level 4 (not offered from 2015)
20
Tri 2
2042LHS
Japanese IIB (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2045LHS
OR
Japanese IIB (Enhanced) (offered from 2015)
20
Tri 2
3040LHS
Japanese IIIA
20
Tri 1
3041LHS
Japanese IIIB
20
Tri 1
3042LHS
Japanese Intermediate Level 3 (not offered from 2015)
20
Tri 2
3043LHS
Japanese Intermediate Level 4 (not offered from 2015)
20
Tri 2
3534LHS
Business Japanese 2 (not offered from 2016)
10
Semester
Course title
Japanese Introductory Level 3 (not offered from 2015)
Credit
points
20
OR
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Tri 2
3533LHS
Tri 2
3566LHS
Japanese for Professional Purposes (offered at Gold
Coast only)
OR
Japanese for Professional Purposes (Enhanced) (see Note
1)
10
20
Note 1: 3566LHS contains online and work-integrated learning components.
Languages and Culture - Korean
A Korean major may be completed by applying via the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance website. Students may
only undertake a language major in which they are not native speakers. Students unsure of their Korean proficiency levels
should contact the University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies prior to
enrolling. Students should contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith for further
details.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2
Course title
Courses undertaken at the University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - Portuguese
Portuguese is undertaken at the University of Queensland via cross-institutional enrolment. Students should contact the
University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies or the School of Humanities,
Languages and Social Science at Griffith for any further details.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2
Course title
Courses undertaken at the University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - Russian
A Russian major may be completed by applying via the Brisbane Universities Language Alliance website. Students may
only undertake a language major in which they are not native speakers. Students unsure of their Russian proficiency
levels should contact the University of Queensland, School of Languages and Comparative Cultural Studies prior to
enrolling. Students should contact the School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science at Griffith for further
details.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1,2
Course title
Courses undertaken at University of Queensland
Credit
points
80
Languages and Culture - Spanish Studies
The following structures may differ for students with prior Language knowledge.
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
1080LHS
Tri 2
1081LHS
Semester
Spanish IA
Credit
points
10
Spanish IB
10
Course title
Students must complete 60 credit points from the following courses, including at least 20 credit points at third year level:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
2080LHS
Course title
Spanish IIA
Credit
points
10
OR
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Tri 1
2082LHS
Spanish IIA (Enhanced)
20
Tri 2
2081LHS
Spanish IIB
10
2083LHS
OR
Spanish IIB (Enhanced)
20
Tri 2
Students must complete 20 or 40 credit points from the following courses (and ensure that a minimum of 60 credit points
has been completed in the major):
Semester
Tri 2
Course
code
3083LHS
Tri 2
3087LHS
Tri 1
3085LHS
Tri 1
3088LHS
Tri 1
3086LHS
Tri 1
3090LHS
Tri 3
3356LHS
Course title
Spanish for Professional Purposes
OR
Spanish for Professional Purposes (Enhanced)
Current Affairs in the Hispanic World (offered even
years)
OR
Current Affairs in the Hispanic World
(Enhanced) (offered even years)
A Window into Hispanic Cultures (offered odd years)
OR
A Window into Hispanic Cultures (Enhanced) (offered
odd years)
Touring Cultures: Collecting words and images in Peru
Credit
points
10
20
10
20
10
20
20
Public Relations
Students must complete the following course:
Semester
Tri 2
Course
code
1510LHS
Course title
Introduction to Public Relations
Credit
points
10
Students are recommended to complete the following course:
Tri 2
Course
code
1503LHS
Tri 2
1508LHS
Semester
Course title
News and Politics (not offered from 2015)
Introduction to Journalism
Credit
points
10
10
Students must complete the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2515LHS
Tri 1
3518LHS
Media Campaigns and Strategies
10
Tri 2
2512LHS
Public Writing (not offered from 2016)
10
Tri 2
2509LHS
Media, Politics and Public Opinion (offered from 2016)
10
Tri 2
3517LHS
Risk and Crisis Communication
10
Semester
Course title
Media Relations
Credit
points
10
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Students must complete at least 20 credit points from the following courses (and 10 credit points must be at third year
level):
Tri 1
Course
code
2511LHS
Tri 1
2513LHS
Media Law
10
Tri 1
3016LHS
Magazine and News Design
10
Tri 1,2
3531LHS
Public Relations Internship 1
10
Tri 2
3532LHS
Public Relations Internship 2
10
Semester
Course title
News Writing and Ethics
Credit
points
10
Screen Studies and Production
Year 1
Students must complete at least 10 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 2
Course
code
1009LHS
Tri 2
1501LHS
New Communication Technologies
10
Tri 2
1015LHS
Screen History and Research (not offered from 2015)
10
Semester
Course title
Introduction to Screen Analysis
Credit
points
10
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2108LHS
Tri 1
2504LHS
Screen Production 1 (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2102LHS
Television Studies
10
Tri 1
2306LHS
Documentary Studies (offered from 2016)
10
Tri 1
2109LHS
Contemporary Cinema (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2601GFS
Video Composition (offered South Bank only)
20
Tri 2
2100LHS
Hollywood Cinema
10
Tri 2
2105LHS
Screenwriting (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2517LHS
Screen Production 2 (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2518LHS
Screen Business (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
2304LHS
Tri 2
2602GFS
Semester
Course title
Writing for Performance (not offered from 2015)
The Auteur: Great Directors (offered Nathan only) (not
offered from 2015)
Documentary Production (offered South Bank only)
Credit
points
10
10
20
Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
3305LHS
Tri 1
3856LHS
Tri 1
3525LHS
Semester
Course title
Media Audiences
Popular Music and Film (offered in even years Nathan
only) (not offered from 2015)
Music Video Production (not offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
10
10
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Tri 1
3603GFS
Tri 1
3508LHS
Script Development and Drama Production (offered
South Bank only)
Documentary Studies (not offered from 2015)
Tri 1
2306LHS
Documentary Studies (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
3301LHS
World Cinema (offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
3312LHS
Australian Screen
10
Tri 1,2
3060LHS
Advanced Project
10
Tri 2
3526LHS
Advanced Screen Project (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
3604GFS
Production (offered South Bank only)
20
20
10
Recommended/related electives (from other majors)
Tri 2
Course
code
2404LHS
Tri 1
3109LHS
Semester
Course title
Culture, Media, Society (not offered from 2015)
Popular Fiction and Mass Culture (not offered from
2015)
Credit
points
10
10
Sociology
This major formerly known as Contemporary Society and Culture.
Students must complete 10 credit points from the following course:
Semester
Tri 1
Course
code
1007LHS
Course title
Understanding the Social World (core)
Credit
points
10
Students are strongly recommended to complete the following course:
Semester
Tri 2
Course
code
1105LHS
Course title
Youth and Society (not offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
Student must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses:
Semester
Course
code
Tri 1
2850LHS
Tri 1
2245LHS
Tri 1
2139LHS
Tri 1
2009LHS
Tri 1
2143LHS
Global Perspectives of Youth and Popular Culture (not
offered from 2015)
Sociology of Identity (offered in Sem 1 from 2016)
Tri 2
2026LHS
Sociology of Youth (offered from 2016)
10
Tri 2
2048LHS
Fame and Celebrity (not offered from 2015)
10
Course title
International Change and the Social World I (not offered
from 2015)
Culture, Belonging and Cosmopolitanism (not offered
from 2016)
Power and Politics (offered from 2015)
Credit
points
10
10
10
10
10
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Students must complete a minimum of 30 credit points from the following courses (including the capstone course
3035LHS Research in Sociology):
Tri 1
Course
code
3182LHS
Tri 1
3054LHS
Work and Leisure (offered from 2016)
10
Tri 1
3139LHS
Political Sociology (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
3702LHS
Tri 2
3055LHS
Youth, Culture, and Subculture (Gold Coast only) (not
offered from 2014)
Private Lives and Public Troubles (offered from 2016)
Tri 2
3035LHS
Research in Sociology capstone course
10
Tri 2
3135LHS
Economic Sociology (not offered from 2015)
10
Semester
Course title
Death, Grief and Culture (not offered from 2016)
Credit
points
10
10
10
Note: Students should consult the Program Director for course information if they experience difficulties in completing
this major.
Recommended/related electives (from other majors)
Tri 1
Course
code
1603LHS
Tri 1
2025LHS
Moral Philosophy (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 1
2601LHS
Love, Eros and Truth (not offered from 2015)
10
Semester
Course title
Islam in the Modern World
Credit
points
10
Electives 10 available
Approved first year courses for Arts component
Students may select from the following courses:
Tri 2
Course
code
1009LHS
Tri 1
1856LHS
Tri 1
1702LHS
Cultural Perspectives 1 (offered Gold Coast only) (not
offered from 2015)
Genres of Journalism
Tri 2
1705LHS
Foundations of Western Culture
10
Tri 1
1032LHS
Japanese 1A
10
Tri 1
1080LHS
Spanish IA
10
Tri 1
1084LHS
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IA
10
Tri 1
1090LHS
Italian IA
10
Tri 1
1204LHS
Tri 1
1201LHS
Tri 1
1007LHS
Academic English:Effective Communication in
Educational Settings (not offered from 2014)
Professional English: Effective Communication in
Workplace Settings (offered from 2014)
Understanding the Social World
Tri 2
1019LHS
Foundations of Academic Writing
10
Tri 1
1603LHS
Islam in the Modern World
10
Semester
Course title
Introduction to Screen Analysis
Credit
points
10
10
10
10
10
10
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Tri 1,2
1802LHS
Tri 2
1105LHS
Writing for the Web (offered Gold Coast only) (not
offered from 2015)
Youth and Society (not offered from 2015)
Tri 1
1016LHS
Introduction to Literature: Texts and Traditions
Tri 2
1013LHS
Tri 2
1015LHS
Great Books B (offered in even years) (not offered from
2015)
Screen History and Research (not offered from 2015)
Tri 2
1104LHS
Introduction to Creative Writing
Tri 2
1112LHS
Tri 2
1117LHS
Great Books A (offered in odd years) (not offered from
2015)
World History
Tri 2
1501LHS
New Communication Technologies
10
Tri 2
1503LHS
News and Politics (not offered from 2015)
10
Tri 2
1508LHS
Introduction to Journalism
10
Tri 2
1510LHS
Introduction to Public Relations
10
Tri 2
1033LHS
Japanese IB
10
Tri 2
1081LHS
Spanish IB
10
Tri 2
1085LHS
Modern Standard Chinese (Mandarin) IB
10
Tri 2
1091LHS
Italian IB
10
Tri 2
1205LHS
Tri 2
1402LHS
Professional English: Effective Communication in
Workplace Settings (not offered from 2014)
Language, Culture and Society (offered from 2014)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
Law: Clinical and Professional Legal Practice
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Tri 1,3
Course
Course title
code
5328LAW Minter Ellison Internship Clinic (see Note 1)
Tri 1
5027LAW Family Law
10
Tri 2
5126LAW Domestic and Family Violence
10
Tri 2
5029LAW Workplace Law
10
Tri 2
5163LAW Succession
10
Tri 1,2
5125LAW Refugee Law and Policy Clinic (see Note 1)
10
Tri 3
5035LAW Health Care Law
10
Tri 3
5212LAW Sports Law
10
Tri 1
5241LAW Prison Law
10
Semester
Credit
points
20
Note 1: Entry to this course is via a successful application only.
Law: Clinics
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
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Tri 1,3
Course
Course title
code
5328LAW Minter Ellison Internship Clinic (see Note 1)
Tri 1
5022LAW Legal Clinic (see Note 1)
Tri 1
5036LAW
Semester
Tri 1
Alternative Dispute Resolution - Clinic (see Note 1) (not
offered in 2017)
5064LAW Social Justice Lawyering (see Note 1)
Tri 1
5057LAW
Credit
points
20
10
10
10
Tri 1,2
Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Oral
Competition) (see Note 2)
5166LAW Innocence Project (see Note 1)
Tri 1,2
5167LAW Innocence Project 2 (see Note 1)
10
Tri 1,2
5125LAW Refugee Law and Policy Clinic (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
5203LAW HKIAC Internship Clinic (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
5031LAW Trimester in Practice (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
5176LAW
Tri 3
Street Law: Community Legal Education Clinic (see
Note 1)
Negotiating Legal and Commercial Disputes (not offered
5174LAW
from 2017)
5240LAW Criminal Advocacy Clinic (see Note 1)
Tri 2,3
5061LAW
Tri 2
Tri 3
Advanced Family Law Clinic (see Note 1) (offered
Nathan only)
Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Written
5056LAW
Competition) (see Note 1)
5239LAW Jessup International Moot (see Note 1)
Tri 3
5278LAW
Tri 3
Law Without Walls International Clinic (not offered
from 2017)
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
20
10
Note 1: Entry to this course is via a successful application only.
Note 2: Only students who have successfully completed 5056LAW (and also selected by the Convenors) may enrol in
this course.
Law: Environment and Social Justice
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Semester
Course
code
Tri 3
5327LAW
Course title
Credit
points
Tri 1
Wild Law: The Theory and Practice of Earth
Jurisprudence
5237LAW International Environmental Law and Policy
Tri 1
5173LAW Environmental Law
10
Tri 1
5170LAW Environmental and Social Advocacy Clinic
10
Tri 2
5020LAW Urban Planning Law
10
Tri 2
5069LAW Animal Law
10
10
10
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Tri 2
5233LAW Environmental Justice (not offered from 2017)
10
Tri 3
5065LAW The Law and Practice of Native Title
10
Tri 1
5241LAW Prison Law
10
Tri 2
5182LAW Food Law and Policy
10
Law: Global Law and Governance
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
5237LAW International Environmental Law and Policy
Tri 1
5124LAW Immigration and Refugee Law
10
Tri 2
5325LAW Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes
10
Tri 3
5156LAW International Human Rights Law
10
Tri 2
5223LAW Transitional Justice and the Rule of Law
10
Tri 2
5046LAW International Litigation
10
Tri 2
5177LAW International Arbitration
10
Tri 2
5045LAW Public International Law
10
Tri 3
5196LAW Introduction to Maritime Law
10
Tri 2
5041LAW International Commercial Law
10
Tri 2
5182LAW Food Law and Policy
10
Tri 3
5178LAW International Mining and Natural Resources Law
10
Semester
Credit
points
10
Law: Law and Commerce
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
5021LAW Competition and Consumer Law
Tri 1
5189LAW Insurance Law
Tri 1
5226LAW
Semester
Tri 2
Securities Regulation and Corporate Takeovers (not
offered in 2017)
5023LAW Principles of Intellectual Property Law (see Note 1)
Tri 3
4013LAW
Property Law 3: Regulation of Proprietary Interests (see
Note 2) (not offered from 2017)
Credit
points
10
10
10
10
10
Note 1: This course will run in intensive mode and classes may be held intensively prior to Week 1 of the relevant
trimester.
Note 2: This course is only for students who completed Property Law 2 prior to 2014.
Law: Research
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
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The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
6000LAW Law Reform
Tri 1
6001LAW Honours Research Methods
10
Tri 2
6039LAW Cultural Legal Studies
10
Tri 2
5030LAW Law Research Elective
10
Semester
Credit
points
10
Law: Theories and Contexts of Law
The elective interest groups are provided to assist you in choosing electives that align with your career interests. You are
not limited to selection from any one group - you can select from across the elective interest groups.
The offering of elective courses is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability. Not all courses
will run every year. The elective list will be updated before each trimester.
Tri 2
Course
Course title
code
5218LAW Gender and the Law
Tri 2
5245LAW Legal Histories
10
Tri 2
6039LAW Cultural Legal Studies
10
Tri 3
5326LAW Law, Culture and Anthropology
10
Semester
Credit
points
10
Law: Canadian Accreditation courses
The following elective courses are recommended for students who wish to practice law in Canada.
Tri 1
Course
Course title
code
5250LAW Foundations of Canadian Law
Tri 1
5253LAW Canadian Constitutional Law
20
Tri 2
5251LAW Canadian Criminal Law
15
Tri 2
5254LAW Canadian Administrative Law
10
Tri 2
5256LAW Canadian Legal Professional Responsibility
Semester
Credit
points
10
5
Law: Electives offered by other Schools
Students can choose electives (from other disciplines) from the following courses:
Tri 1
Course
code
2513LHS
Tri 1
2613LHS
Islamic Law in a Changing World
10
Tri 1
3106AFE
Revenue Law: Theory and Policy in Action (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
2019GIR
Politics of International Law and Organisations
10
Tri 2
3108AFE
Taxation Planning (see Note 1)
10
Tri 2
3026CCJ
Fraud and Cybercrime
10
Semester
Course title
Media Law
Credit
points
10
Note 1: 3106AFE Revenue Law: Theory and Policy in Action is a prerequisite for 3108AFE Taxation Planning.
Note 2: It is highly recommended that Law students have successfully completed 2020LAW Crime 2. 2018CCJ White
Collar Crime is not required for Law students.
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