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QUT (Queensland University of Technology)

  • 17% international / 83% domestic

Bachelor of Data Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

  • Bachelor (Honours)

Be prepared for traditional and new law fields that emerge as a result of data acquisition and analysis, and technology.

Key details

Degree Type
Bachelor (Honours)
Duration
5.5 years full-time
Course Code
419982, 103861J
Study Mode
In person
Intake Months
Feb, Jul
ATAR
87

About this course

Highlights
  • This double degree combines our new Bachelor of Data Science, and our respected Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
  • The Data Science component has been specifically designed and built from the ground up as a specialist data science degree - the only one of its kind in Australia.
  • Our law course is designed in consultation with industry to have a strong foundation in contemporary law knowledge, understanding and experience.
  • Develop the knowledge and skills being demanded by employers in emergent roles.
  • Analyse and interrogate data to provide meaningful insights, crucial to a multitude of industries.
Highlights
  • This double degree combines our new Bachelor of Data Science, and our respected Bachelor of Laws (Honours).
  • The Data Science component has been specifically designed and built from the ground up as a specialist data science degree - the only one of its kind in Australia.
  • Our law course is designed in consultation with industry to have a strong foundation in contemporary law knowledge, understanding and experience.
  • Develop the knowledge and skills being demanded by employers in emergent roles.
  • Analyse and interrogate data to provide meaningful insights, crucial to a multitude of industries.

Entry requirements

Study locations

Gardens Point

What you will learn

The Data Science component of your course covers the theory and the practical tools for data acquisition storage management processing analysis and visualisation. Ethical considerations communication collaboration and critical thinking skills are all given detailed coverage.

Your course progression has been carefully crafted to cater for the diversity of specialist mathematics skills to scaffold your development in coding - particularly in data science relevant languages. In addition a suite of four-unit minor offerings are available so you can specialise in a number of complementary areas including Optimisation and Stochastic Modelling Computational and Simulation Science and Information Systems.

Your Data Science studies will culminate with the Capstone Project where you'll work on an extensive project with an industry partner to synthesise your learned skills and techniques to solve more complex authentic problems

QUT's Bachelor of Laws (Honours) is a higher-level qualification than a bachelor degree as it has honours-level content integrated throughout the course. The honours units are integrated from years two to four and help our graduates remain ahead of the pack in a competitive legal industry. You will complete the academic law units required for admission to legal practice and will develop legal skills such as interviewing negotiation drafting and advocacy. You will also choose from a range of introductory general and advanced elective units to suit your career goals and gain practical skills and experience.

Your Laws Capston Unit includes a work placement in range of different legal workplaces or a virtual internship with a top-tier firm providing you with the opportunity to engage with experienced lawyers and undertake authentic legal tasks.

Flexible delivery

We offer a flexible approach to your learning with online and on-campus options. This is a digitally enhanced course where technology is integrated into all aspects of online and on-campus teaching learning and assessment.

You will be able to access learning resources activities and assessment remotely. External learners may be required to undertake key activities at designated locations including some invigilated assessment such as at hosted assessment centres. As part of your law studies you may be required to be present at up to two attendance schools per year depending on the units.

Career pathways

Careers and outcomes

As a graduate you will be an agile problem-solver capable of tackling real-world problems by applying the insights gained from extracting knowledge from data. Your comprehensive knowledge of data science tools and techniques will be employed to design new solutions that drive progress and innovation guided at all times by your appreciation of the ethical considerations concerning the use of data in decision-making particularly in the legal industry.

Although many of our graduates become solicitors or barristers a law degree provides a perfect foundation for a range of careers in business government management consulting accounting recruitment community sector research journalism and politics.

You will be more than capable of effectively communicating your insights to broader audiences expert and non-expert alike. You will be experienced at interacting effectively within teams working independently and in appraising your own continuing professional development.

Possible careers
  • Barrister
  • Business risk and governance consultant
  • Corporate executive
  • Crown law officer
  • Data analyst
  • Data architect
  • Data engineer
  • Data scientist
  • Digital economy lawyer
  • Government officer
  • In-house counsel
  • Lawyer
  • Legal risk manager
  • Legal technology specialist
  • Logistics analyst
  • Policy officer
  • Pricing analyst
  • Risk analyst

Course structure

Students are required to complete 528 credit points comprised of 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Data Science program and 336 credit points for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) program. You will study data science and law units in your first four years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on law studies.

Under the data science component students will complete 192 credit points (16 units) consisting of :

  • 14 core units (168 credit point)
  • 2 data science elective units (24 credit points)

Under the law component you will complete 336 credit points of core units and a mixture of law electives made up of:

  • 19 Core units (240 credit points)
  • 1 introductory law elective* (12 credit points)
  • 5 general law electives** (60 credit points)
  • 2 advanced law electives (24 credit points)

*Students may select a general law elective in place of the introductory law elective

**Students have the option to complete the Law Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives (48 credit points) or a university wide minor in place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points). Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the academic record and/or the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

Honours-level units

96 credit points of the following honours units will be used to determine the honours levels of the LLB (Hons):

  • Legal Research (LLH201)
  • Administrative Law (LLH206)
  • Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302)
  • Corporate Law (LLH305)
  • Legal Research Capstone (LLH401) (24 credit points)
  • two 12-credit point Advanced Law Electives

Students are required to complete 528 credit points comprised of 192 credit points for the Bachelor of Data Science program and 336 credit points for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) program. You will study data science and law units in your first four years and for the remainder of this course you will concentrate on law studies.

Under the data science component students will complete 192 credit points (16 units) consisting of :

  • 14 core units (168 credit point)
  • 2 data science elective units (24 credit points)

Under the law component you will complete 336 credit points of core units and a mixture of law electives made up of:

  • 19 Core units (240 credit points)
  • 1 introductory law elective* (12 credit points)
  • 5 general law electives** (60 credit points)
  • 2 advanced law electives (24 credit points)

*Students may select a general law elective in place of the introductory law elective

**Students have the option to complete the Law Technology and Innovation minor or 4 non-law electives (48 credit points) or a university wide minor in place of 4 general law electives (48 credit points). Successful completion of a minor will be recognised on the academic record and/or the Australian Higher Education Graduation Statement.

Honours-level units

96 credit points of the following honours units will be used to determine the honours levels of the LLB (Hons):

  • Legal Research (LLH201)
  • Administrative Law (LLH206)
  • Ethics and the Legal Profession (LLH302)
  • Corporate Law (LLH305)
  • Legal Research Capstone (LLH401) (24 credit points)
  • two 12-credit point Advanced Law Electives