Bachelors of Economics / Laws (Honours)
Bachelors of Economics / Laws (Honours)
Open up pathways to rewarding career opportunities where you’ll play a pivotal role helping to resolve some of the world’s greatest challenges. Combine the study of economics and laws under this dual program and you’ll develop exceptional skills, making you a highly sought after candidate and providing you with opportunities…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Open up pathways to rewarding career opportunities where you’ll play a pivotal role helping to resolve some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Combine the study of economics and laws under this dual program and you’ll develop exceptional skills, making you a highly sought after candidate and providing you with opportunities to excel across a wide range of sectors.
The economics program will develop your analytical, modelling and forecasting skills, and instil an understanding of how society uses the world’s scarce resources. These skills are in high demand by businesses, consultancies, governments and international agencies, and our economics graduates are among the most sought after and highest paid in Australia*. Under the program, you’ll develop a range of statistical and analytical tools that you can use to solve pivotal policy and decision-making challenges for business and government.
Through your law studies, you’ll develop a sophisticated understanding of the law that will see you develop practical legal skills and stimulate thoughtful debate with a focus on ethical and social responsibility.
UQ Law is proud to be the oldest law school in Queensland and one of Australia’s leading law schools. We have fostered strong working relationships with the community and the legal fraternity. Through these relationships, our students influence the law and its institutions for the benefit of society.
Career possibilities
Our programs prepare you for your first job and beyond. Depending on which major you choose, here are some of the careers you could be on your way to:
Economic consultant
Investment analyst
Trade finance operations officer
Urban economist
Quantitative analyst
Solicitor
Community laws officer
Company secretary
Judge’s associate
Defence force and military lawyer
REQUIREMENTS
Queensland Year 12 (or equivalent) General English subject (Units 3 & 4, C); Mathematical Methods (Units 3 & 4, C).
English Proficiency
IELTS overall 7; writing 7; speaking 7; reading 6; listening 6. For other English Language Proficiency Tests and Scores approved for UQ
TOEFL IBT – Overall 100, listen 19, read 19, write 27, speak 23
TOEFL PB – Overall 600, listen 54, read 54, write 64/6
Pearsons – Overall 72, listen 60, read 60, write 72, speak 72
BEP – A minimum overall grade of 5 plus a minimum grade of A in Writing and Speaking
CES – Overall 185, listening 169, reading 169, writing 185, speaking 185
OET is not accepted
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Queensland (UQ) is in the world’s top 50 universities. It is internationally renowned for its academic excellence and is the winner of more national teaching awards than any other Australian university. UQ is a member of the Universities 21 and a founding member of the Group of Eight (Go8) universities and a member of Universities Australia. UQ is a multicultural hub home to nearly 20,200 international students from 142 countries. Based in Brisbane, UQ has three campuses with advanced facilities and centres to support its students.
