Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Environmental Science

Program Overview

This program combines legal practice and environmental science, providing students with a comprehensive understanding of environmental law, governance, and management. Students develop legal skills and knowledge in core areas of law, while also gaining expertise in environmental economics, ethics, and science. Graduates are prepared for careers in environmental and planning law, government, industry, and environmental organizations.

Program Outline

Outline:

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.

Careers:

A law degree from Griffith University is recognised as a qualifying degree for admission into the legal profession in many countries around the world. As a graduate, career opportunities exist in areas such as environmental and planning law, government, industry, environmental organisations and development companies.