University of Queensland Law School

Program Overview - Bachelor of Laws

University and Faculty:	The University of Queensland Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Program:	Graduate-entry Bachelor of Laws
University Location:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
City Population:	2 million
Student Population:	43,700
Campus Location:	St.Lucia, Brisbane
Program Duration:	Graduate-entry stream of the Bachelor of Laws: three years
Semester Intake:	February each year
Next Intake:	February, 2012
Est. Annual Tuition:	$29,600 AUD (2012)

The University of Queensland Law School is a long established and leading Australian law school. The School is committed to providing high quality undergraduate and postgraduate legal education, and of contributing to the production of lasting and cutting-edge research.

The School's student body comprises of approximately 1,800 high achieving students from a diverse range of backgrounds and nationalities. Law students are well served by two representative bodies: the University of Queensland Law Society (UQLS) and the Women and the Law Society (WATL).

The School's teaching staff comprises over 50 full-time academics, most of whom have doctoral or advanced qualifications in their teaching areas. The teaching staff members are complemented by international visiting professors, part-time lecturers and adjunct professors, who provide additional teaching and research expertise.

The three-year, graduate-entry Bachelor of Laws degree at Queensland is designed to provide students with a comprehensive and deep understanding of legal principles and institutions that is distinguished by its rigour, depth and conceptual sophistication. Your education in the law will include not only a thorough understanding of the concepts, principles, policies and values that underpin and permeate the law both in Australia and in other jurisdictions, but will also see you develop a critical and reflective attitude to the law, and more generally, a capacity for sustained critical analysis, thought and argument.

Professional Certification/Accreditation Information

If you complete a UQ Law degree, you are eligible to apply to practise law in Canada. It is imperative that you understand the requirements and procedures associated with entering the legal profession in Canada. Contact OzTREKK for information about accreditation.

Scholarships

Each and every OzTREKK student who applies directly and accepts their university offer via OzTREKK, and commences their studies on campus at the University of Queensland will receive a $500 scholarship from OzTREKK.
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Admissions Criteria/Entry Requirements for Canadians

Applicants must have:
> completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline

International applicants from Canada with a cumulative average of approximately 75 per cent or above in their university studies, are eligible to apply to UQ's graduate-entry Bachelor of Laws. Please note that each applicant's average is calculated over all years of university study. The University of Queensland does not require the LSAT for entry. Work experience is not required for admission.

Students who have not yet completed an undergraduate degree may apply, as long as they will have graduated prior to commencing UQ's LLB program.

When your application is complete, OzTREKK will immediately submit it electronically to UQ's International Admissions Office. OzTREKK will also notify you that your application has been submitted.

Total Number of International Places in the Program: no set quota; last year, over 50 international students enrolled in UQ's LLB program

Application Deadline for the February, 2012 intake: November 15, 2011

OzTREKK Admissions Officer: Nicole Buchanan

Access a University of Queensland Bachelor of Laws program brochure

Access a University of Queensland Graduate-entry LLB (Law) Study Plan