Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

Queensland University of Technology - Gardens Point/ Online

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Overview

This degree gives you the ability to practise law in the complex information and technology environments generated by manufacturers, data processing consultancies and private and government organisations. Alternatively, you can choose to practise as computing professionals specialising in legal applications, information systems, or security. Information technology students receive a comprehensive curriculum allowing them to explore areas in information technology and gain a deep understanding in their chosen specialty. Areas of specialisation include business process management, data warehousing, digital societies, enterprise systems, information management, network systems, software engineering, and web technologies. In the law component, students develop advanced legal research and writing skills, and skills in interviewing, advocacy and dispute resolution. The course covers all academic subjects required for admission to legal practice and offers a range of law electives to align with career aims. Information technology subjects are taken in conjunction with law subjects throughout the first four years of the course, with law subjects only in the final semesters.

This course is covered by the QUT Offer Guarantee.

For more course information, visit Bachelor of Information Technology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) at QUT.

Prerequisites

Majors

Refer to Bachelor of Information Technology.

Potential Career Outcomes

Legal careers specialising in cyberlaw, intellectual property and legal regulation of the internet, legal practitioner, government lawyer, policy adviser. Refer also to Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer95.6598.65
Median rank to receive an offer92.4593.50
Lowest rank to receive an offer87.0087.00

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

Please refer to the Queensland University of Technology website for admission criteria information.

Course Seeker

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