Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Graduate Entry
Program code
1620
Available at
Nathan
Gold Coast
Mount Gravatt
Logan
South Bank
Online
Offshore
Other
Duration
3 years full-time
Credit points
240
Indicative fee
$37,000.00* per year (more)
* 2025 indicative annual fee
Prerequisites
- Graduate Entry only
About this program
If you're coming from a non-law professional background and are looking to advance your career in the legal field, the Graduate Entry Law degree at Griffith offers you the opportunity to leverage your existing expertise while gaining the legal knowledge and skills needed to thrive in today's complex, globalised world.
Ranked No. 1 for law in Queensland, Griffith doesn't just prepare you to be a lawyer¿we prepare you to be a leader who can drive change.
Whether you're looking to move into a legal role within your current industry or transition into a new career, Griffith Law School provides the knowledge, skills, and connections to make your goals a reality.
Why choose Griffith's graduate entry law program
- Harness your existing expertise and apply your specialist knowledge to the practice of law, especially in areas like corporate law, intellectual property, environmental law, or healthcare law.
- Gain access to tailored career development opportunities, including mentoring, industry internships, and networking with top legal professionals and organisations. Engage with real clients and cases through the Griffith Legal Clinic program and make valuable industry connections that fast-track your career.
- Develop a deep understanding of core legal principles, from criminal law and contracts to constitutional law and torts. Our curriculum connects law to broader societal issues, including ethics, Indigenous rights, and international perspectives.
- Learn how to think critically, solve problems, and communicate effectively through research, writing, oral advocacy, and legal analysis. These are transferable skills that can benefit you in any legal career.
- Benefit from the expertise of practicing legal educators, judges in residence, and industry leaders who will guide you in shaping your legal career.
Flexibility
Tailor your timetable - Even if you study full-time on-campus, you may still be able to customise your degree to suit your needs. From a range of tutorial times to online access to lectures and other course material, we're here to help you fit study in with your work and life commitments.
Attendance information
The graduate entry Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is offered full-time on-campus at the Nathan and Gold Coast campuses.
As a full-time student, you will generally attend 10-15 hours of scheduled classes per week throughout the trimester. Classes may be scheduled during the day and early evening throughout the week.
Some law electives are based at the Gold Coast, Nathan and South Bank campuses. Some electives are offered online and a few law electives are run in intensive mode including in Trimester 3. Intensive mode means that classes may be compacted over a week or over several weekends. Some law electives are 'clinics' which typically involve work off-campus.
If you are an International student on a student visa, you must ensure that you enrol in a way that will allow you to complete your enrolment within the expected program duration as stated on your Confirmation of Enrolment (CoE).
Managing Study Interruptions
Leave of AbsenceTaking a leave of absence from this program is permitted, subject to conditions outlined in the Enrolment Procedure.
Work-integrated learning
The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) provides the opportunity for optional work-integrated learning through its variety of clinic courses.
My career opportunities
Key employment sectors*
- Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
- Public Administration and Safety
- Financial and Insurance Services
Potential job outcomes
- Solicitor
- Barrister
- Policy adviser
- Human rights lawyer
- Journalist
- Political analyst
- Management consultant
*Source: Australian Government Job Outlook.
Professional recognition
To be eligible for admission as a solicitor, a person must complete an approved Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree (undertaken approved practical legal training via a practical legal training course or supervised traineeship at a law firm) and be able to satisfy the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board and the Supreme Court of their fitness to practise law. Find out more through the Queensland Law Society.
You can also explore our steps to practising law interactive tool, which outlines information on admission and practising law in Queensland, interstate and internationally.
Griffith's law degrees can be used as a basis to seek admission in a number of overseas law jurisdictions, including Canada, Malaysia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Brunei and India.
View the full list of relevant professional bodies residing in the most popular international destinations for Griffith Law School graduates.
Please note that different jurisdictions' admission rules and requirements are subject to change. You should carefully examine the relevant legal requirements which are usually available on each jurisdiction's relevant law or bar association's websites.
International students
An International student is one who is not:
- an Australian or New Zealand citizen or
- a Pacific Engagement visa holder or
- a person who has Australian permanent resident status.
Indicative annual tuition fee
The indicative annual tuition fee is calculated based on a standard full-time study load which is usually 80 credit points (two full-time trimesters).
The indicative annual tuition fee is based on current conditions and available data and should only be used as a guide. These fees are reviewed annually and are subject to change.
Tuition fees
- An International student pays tuition fees.
- Students are liable for tuition fees for the courses they are enrolled in as at the census date.
- The tuition fee is charged according to the approved program fee for the trimester in which the student is enrolled.
Program fees for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (1620)
If the fee rate for your program is not displayed above, please contact Student Connect for assistance.
Changing programs
If an International student changes to a different program they will be subject to the approved program fee for the trimester in which they are enrolled.
Permanent resident status
If an undergraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will be provided with a domestic fee-paying place.
The student may then apply for a Commonwealth supported place at the next admission period provided that the student satisfies the conditions for transfer from a domestic fee-paying place to a Commonwealth supported place as set out in the Fees and Charges Procedure.
If a postgraduate student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth supported place (subject to availability) or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
If a research student obtains permanent resident status in Australia after commencing study in a program, and the student can provide evidence of permanent resident status prior to the census date (of the trimester in which they are enrolled), the student will automatically be considered for a Commonwealth Government Research Training Program (RTP) Fee Offset or a domestic fee-paying place as applicable for the program.
Further information
- Fees and Charges Procedure
- 3.6 - Fees for International Students
- 3.9 - Administrative and Miscellaneous Charges
- Cost of studying in Australia