Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Standard program

For the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [LLB (Hons)], you must successfully complete 240 credit points, made up of the core courses AND

• 60 credit points of listed Law elective courses.

Accelerated pathway

For the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [LLB (Hons)], you must successfully complete 240 credit points as specified in the course list.

Canadian Accreditation Accelerated pathway

For the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [LLB (Hons)], you must successfully complete 240 credit points as specified in the course list.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 100 credit points of Level 1 courses (the first digit of a course code denotes the level);
• at least 60 credit points of Level 3 courses or higher.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Classification of Honours

This degree with Honours may be awarded in the following classes:

• Class I Honours
• Class IIA Honours
• Class IIB Honours
• Class III Honours

The class of Honours to be awarded to each student in this degree will be determined on the basis of the Grade Point Average (GPA) achieved by a student in all attempts at LAW core courses and listed Law electives as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The nominated courses are as follows:

• 180 credit points of LAW core courses;
• 60 credit points of listed LAW elective courses.

Students achieving a GPA of less than 4.000 will be awarded an AQF Level 7 Bachelor of Laws.

Program Learning Outcomes communicate to the community the value of the Griffith educational experience as benchmarked against national qualification standards.

Program Learning Outcomes for the Bachelor of Law (Honours) describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.