Bachelor of International Relations/ Bachelor of Laws

Where will your degree take you?

The Bachelor of International Relations / Bachelor of Laws enables you to graduate with two undergraduate degrees. The combined degrees provide you with the professional outcomes and opportunities of both individual degrees. 

Completing these combined degrees will provide opportunities for a range of careers in the legal industry, private and international organisations, government and not for profit sectors. 

To become a legal practitioner, you are required to complete a practical legal training program such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) or a traineeship following the completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree. Graduates may seek to practise law whilst utilising an understanding of the global environment or employ their understanding of law to work in industries with a global perspective such as diplomacy, foreign affairs, or international business with a background in compliance, regulation, and intellectual property.

Solicitor

Upon being admitted to the legal profession, you can work as a solicitor in a law firm, government organisation or community legal centre. You can choose to specialise in a particular area of practice or be a generalist.

Working as a diplomat

Government embassies, high commissions, consulates, multilateral missions, and representative offices exist globally and offer a range of careers, from diplomacy to policy to communication and in as a legal counsel.

Government agency

International relations graduates with a background in business are commonly recruited for project and program related roles within Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), Department of Defence, Australian Bureau of Statistics, Australian Securities, and Investments Commission (ASIC), Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Australian Public Service, Tourism Australia, and others.

Charity organisations

Graduates with an understanding of business acumen combined with international affairs, globalisation, politics, and societal issues are sort after in most corporate global offices with international outreach, for example UNHCR and UNICEF.

Professional Accreditation

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Program learning outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge, skills and abilities that will be achieved on completion of the program. These outcomes will help you determine whether this program aligns with your professional pathway, career and learning goals.

How to become admitted to legal practice

If you want to become a legal practitioner, you are required to complete a practical legal training program such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) or a traineeship following the completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree.  

Upon completing the Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, you will be eligible for admission to legal practice. Further information on becoming a legal practitioner is available from the Queensland Law Society. 

Further develop your skills

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