Prerequisites: English, English as an Additional Language, Literature or English & Literature Extension (Units 3&4, C).
English language requirements apply to International applicants and other applicants whose previous study was undertaken in a language other than English. The minimum English language requirements for such applicants for entry to this program are as follows:
A minimum overall band score of 7.0 on IELTS (Academic) with no sub-score of less than 6.5
OR a minimum score of 580 on TOEFL
OR an internet-based (iBT) TOEFL score of 92 (no score less than 22)
OR no score less than 4 in each skill of the ISLPR (conducted by ISLPR Language Services only)
OR a minimum overall score of 185 (no score less than 176) on C2 Proficiency (formerly Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English)
OR an overall score of 65 in the Pearson Test of English (Academic) with no score less than 58.
English test results must be no more than two years old.
This degree provides students with a comprehensive grounding in legal practice and legal skills with a focus on the interaction and impact of human societies on the environment.
Students will develop an understanding of environmental economics, environmental ethics, environmental law and governance and the national and international policy context, as they pertain to environmental management.
Law component
Griffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. You will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on your interests, including high-level research and clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience.
You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. You will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work.
You will take courses that cover areas such as crime, contracts, property, corporate law, torts and theories of law.
If you complete the five Canadian Law courses, you will be eligible for entry into the legal profession in Canada's common law provinces, when accompanied by a Certificate of Qualification from the National Committee on Accreditation (NCA) of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada.
Environmental Science component
You will gain knowledge and skills from across the broad environmental science spectrum, exploring environmental issues from social, physical and biological perspectives. Students will also be equipped with the skills required of an environmental practitioner and have the opportunity to undertake capstone projects or an industry placement.
CRICOS CODE: 0100743
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Year 1
You must complete the following courses:
Foundations of Law - 1031LAW
Contracts 1 - 1029LAW
Quantitative Reasoning - 1015SCG
Chemistry 1A - 1021SCG
OR
Chemistry I - 1023SCG
Global Law - 1028LAW
Contracts 2 - 1030LAW
Statistics - 1014SCG
Global Environmental Challenges - 1444ENV (not offered in 2021)
Year 2
You must complete the following courses:
Crime 1 - 2019LAW
Torts 1 - 2021LAW
Biological Systems - 1041SCG
Introduction to Environmental Sustainability - 1043SCG
Crime 2 - 2020LAW
Torts 2 - 2022LAW
Earth Systems - 1044SCG
Environmental Politics and Policy - 2221ENV (not offered in 2020)
OR
Government-Business Relations - 2004GIR
Year 3
You must complete the following courses:
Property 1 - 3014LAW
Constitutional Law - 3016LAW
Introduction to Geographic Information Systems - 2107ENV
Environmental Anthropology - 2416ENV
Property 2 - 3015LAW
Administrative Law - 3017LAW
Economics and the Environment - 2281ENV
Environmental Management - 3306ENV
Year 4
You must complete the following courses:
Equity and Trusts - 4024LAW
Evidence - 5194LAW
Listed Science elective
Environmental and Social Futures - 3307ENV (not offered in 2021)
OR
Policymaking and Planning for Climate Change - 4118ENV
Corporations and Associations - 4025LAW (offered Tri 1 & 2 from 2021)
Listed Law elective
Environmental Capstone - 3892ENV
OR
Work Integrated Learning Placement - 3900ESC
Year 5
You must complete the following courses:
Civil Procedure - 5210LAW
Listed Law electives
Theories of Law - 7795LAW (offered Tri 1 & 2 from 2021)
Listed Law electives
Year 6
You must complete the following courses:
Ethics and Professional Responsibility in Practice - 7793LAW
Listed Law elective
A law degree from Griffith University is your passport to the world and is recognised as a qualifying degree for admission into the legal profession in many countries around the world.
As a graduate, you will be prepared to work in areas such as environmental and planning law, government, industry, environmental organisations and development companies.
OSHC: 609 ($) AUD per year