Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor's degree

In Sydney and Melborne (Australia)

Price on request

Description

  • Duration

    5 Years

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws will not only give you the legal knowledge and skills to handle the demands of modern practice but also an insight into the frameworks, institutions and rule-making processes of commercial activity. Graduates will be ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.

In addition to the core subjects required for admission to practice, the Bachelor of Laws component includes the following subjects:

Comparative Legal Systems.
Competition Law
Consumer Protection Law
International Human Rights Law
International Trade Law
Public and Private International Law
You can pursue a range of legal careers including:

private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister
legal officer in the public sector
in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations including corporations, regulatory authorities and NGO’s
public interest legal work in community legal centres
legal research.
As part of this degree, you complete 80 hours of pro bono work (after your first year), providing you with firsthand experience of the legal system while allowing you to contribute to the common good.

The Bachelor of Commerce portion of the degree allows you to complete studies in:

accounting
event management
finance
human resource management
management
marketing.
Completing a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as:

accounting
banking and finance
business
foreign affairs
the media
public and policy administration.

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Location

Start date

Melborne (Australia)
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Sydney (Australia)
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About this course

This double degree is designed to produce well-rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a wide range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.

Graduates can pursue a range of legal careers including: private legal practice as a solicitor or barrister; legal officer in the public sector (for example in federal or state government departments and publicly-funded organisations such as universities or public broadcasters); in-house counsel to a wide range of organisations from corporations to trade unions; public interest legal work in community legal centres; and legal research.

Completing this double degree is also excellent preparation for pursuing a career in areas such as accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business management, communications, computing, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing recruitment, staff development, and sales.

English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)

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Subjects

  • IT Law
  • International
  • Global
  • Finance
  • Law
  • Private
  • Legal Research
  • Contract Law
  • Organisations
  • Accounting
  • Australian public law

Course programme

Year 1 - Semester 1
  • LAWS104 Foundations of law and legal research
  • LAWS105 Contract Law
  • BUSN113 Managing people and organisations
  • BUSN104 Money matters
  • ACCT100 Introduction to accounting
Year 1 - Semester 2
  • LAWS107 Introduction to Australian public law
  • LAWS108 Commercial Law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105)
  • UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society
  • BUSN112 Managing markets
Year 2 - Semester 1
  • LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure
  • LAWS206 Torts (Pre: LAWS104)
  • BUSN111 Working with technology
  • Commerce major 1
Year 2 - Semester 2
  • LAWS200 Business Organisations
  • LAWS403 Legal theory (Pre: LAWS104)
  • Commerce major 2
  • Law elective
Year 3 - Semester 1
  • LAWS314 Statutory interpretation
  • LAWS205 Property (Pre: LAWS104)
  • UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100)
  • Commerce major 3
Year 3 - Semester 2
  • LAWS201 Civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution(Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS206 )
  • LAWS204 Land law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS205)
  • BIPX202 Community engagement: building strengths and capabilities Business elective
  • Commerce major 4
Year 4 - Semester 1
  • LAWS304 Evidence (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106)
  • LAWS421 Legal ethics and professional responsibility (Pre: LAWS104)
  • Commerce major 5
  • Commerce major 6
Year 4 - Semester 2
  • LAWS419 Constitutional law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107)
  • LAWS420 Equity and trusts (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS205 )
  • Commerce major 7
  • Law elective (Pre: LAWS104)
Year 5 - Semester 1
  • LAWS418 Administrative law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107)
  • LAWS404 International law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107)
  • Law elective (Pre: LAWS104)
  • Commerce major 8
Year 5 - Semester 2
  • Law elective (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107)
  • Law elective (Pre: LAWS104)
  • Law elective (Pre: LAWS104)
  • BUSN304 Working with diversity and conflict
  • BIPX301 Professional experience

Additional information

Start dates

Melbourne
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

North Sydney
Semester 1 - February
Semester 2 - To be advised

Course costs - 

Average first year fee: $10593 Commonwealth Supported (indicative only; subject to passage of legislation)

Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws

Price on request