Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations

For the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations [LLB (Hons)/BPoliSciIntRel], you must successfully complete 400 credit points, made up of:

• 340 credit points for the core module
• 60 credit points for the major module.

Other program requirements

You must successfully complete:

• no more than 120 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 Political Science and International Relations

This degree may be awarded with Distinction where a student achieves a minimum program GPA of 6.5 with no failed courses. The words "This award was achieved with Distinction" will be recorded on the testamur.

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 core course options as outlined in the Dissertation Management Procedure.

The nominated courses are as follows:

• 180 credit points of the LAW core courses
• 60 credit points of the LAW core course options.

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) and Bachelor of Political Science and International Relations describe the knowledge, skills and the application of knowledge and skills you will acquire through studying the Griffith program of your choice.