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Credit points

120 credit points as per course structure

Course learning outcomes

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On successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws, graduates will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts

• Demonstrate an understanding of the broader contexts within which legal issues arise

• Demonstrate an understanding of principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers’ roles

• Identify and articulate legal issues and apply legal reasoning and research, critical analysis and creative thought, judgement and intellectual independence to generate appropriate responses to legal issues and to identify and solve legal problems

• Demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to identify, research, analyse, evaluate, consolidate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

• Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive to present a clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and ideas for legal and non-legal audiences both orally and in writing

• Collaborate effectively

• Demonstrate an ability to apply knowledge and skills with initiative and judgement and with due consideration of ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts, appropriate approaches to ethical decision-making, professional responsibility and professional judgement in planning, problem solving and decision-making in professional practice and/or scholarship

• Demonstrate an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community.

• Learn and work independently, reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

On successful completion of the Bachelor of Science, graduates will be able to:

• Integrate and apply a coherent body of theoretical and technical knowledge, including underlying concepts and principles, in one or more science disciplines

• Critically appraise the role and relevance of science in society, particularly in creating sustainable futures in the tropics, worldwide

• Demonstrate broad understanding of the methods of science, including the creative processes involved in developing scientific knowledge, and its contestable and testable nature.

• Retrieve, analyse, synthesise and evaluate information from a range of sources

• Plan and conduct reliable, evidence-based laboratory and/or field experiments by selecting and applying methods, techniques and tools, as appropriate to one or more science disciplines

• Organise, analyse and interpret scientific data using mathematical, statistical and technological skills

• Convey scientific ideas, arguments and conclusions clearly and coherently through well-developed written and oral communication skills and a variety of media

• Identify, analyse and generate solutions to unpredictable or complex problems by applying scientific knowledge and skills with initiative and well-developed judgement

• Critically review regulatory requirements, ethical principles and, where appropriate, cultural frameworks, to work effectively, responsibly and safely in diverse contexts

• Reflect on current skills, knowledge and attitudes to manage their professional learning needs and performance, autonomously and in collaboration with others.

Type of major

Mandatory, Single Science major

COURSE AVAILABLE AT

NOTES

Townsville

Expected time to complete

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Maximum leave of absence

1 year

Honours availability

Honours is available in either or both disciplines

Law honours is available within this course (see separate Handbook document)

Science honours is available as an additional 24 credit points of study