Bachelor of Arts (Legal Studies)
Bachelor of Arts (Legal Studies)
Overview Learn how to analyse case studies, debate key legal concepts, be introduced to legal research, and study possible methods of resolving conflicts, including litigation. Create the degree to suit you by combining your Legal Studies major with up to 2 other study areas. Strengthen your resume with options including…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Overview
- Learn how to analyse case studies, debate key legal concepts, be introduced to legal research, and study possible methods of resolving conflicts, including litigation.
- Create the degree to suit you by combining your Legal Studies major with up to 2 other study areas. Strengthen your resume with options including International Relations, Journalism Studies, Public Relations Studies, and Indigenous Studies.
- If you are looking at becoming a solicitor or barrister or working in another legal field, the Legal Studies major is a great pathway into UniSQ’s Bachelor of Laws.
Further study
If you have competed a Bachelor of Arts, you can enhance your professional skills by choosing specialised study in the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) or Master of Research.
Career outcomes
With a major in Legal Studies, careers include paralegal work with law practices, commercial and property corporations, government departments, media and publishing industries, lobby groups, trade union management and community organisations.
Other majors
- Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Archaeology (Extended)
- Creative Writing
- Criminology & Criminal Justice
- Criminology & Criminal Justice (Extended)
- English Literature
- First Nations Australia
- History
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Social Justice & Entrepreneurship
You can also choose from cross-degree majors, such as
- Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
- Counselling
- Drama
- Environment and Sustainability
- Music
- Physiology and Human Movement
- Psychology (12-unit)
- Visual Arts Curation
- or from a list of 4-unit minors to create your unique degree.
REQUIREMENTS
Applicant must have Australian year 12 level or equivalent.
Students from different country must have qualifications equivalent to Australia.
English language requirements
IELTS (Academic only) – Overall minimum score of 6.0 and no individual band score of less than 5.5; TOEFL (internet based) – Overall minimum score of 80 and no individual skills score of less than 19; Pearson (PTE Academic) – Overall score of 50 and no individual Communicative Skills score of less than 50; Cambridge C1 Advanced C2 Proficiency – Overall minimum score of 169 with no less than 162 in each skill.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ) is Australia’s leading regional university. With a strong focus on research, teaching and positive student experience, we provide high-quality flexible programs producing some of Australia’s highest-paid graduates4. Our students benefit from flexible options of on-campus studies, delivered across three campuses in Queensland, Australia, online and multimodal study options and through trusted national and international education partners. UniSQ is ranked in the top 400 universities2 and 58 young universities worldwide3. UniSQ is also rated as a QS 5 Star university and ranked 5/5 stars in Australia for graduate employment and graduate starting salaries1.1         QS Stars World University Rankings, 20242         Times Higher Education World Universities Rankings, 20243         Times Higher Education Young Universities Rankings, 20244         QILT Graduate Outcomes Survey, Postgraduate Results, 2021-2022
