ObjectivesCombines a Law degree with a Bachelor of Commerce degree.
Provides students with lifelong transferable skills equipping them for employment in a wide range of professions, and for further study in a variety of disciplines.
Business disciplines offered include: Accounting and Management
Entry requirementsThere are a number of possible entry options. Reference should be made to the ECU (Academic, Enrolment and Academic Progress Rules) and to the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) Guide. The university may control and limit the admission and enrolment of students
Academic titleBachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Course descriptionRelated careers
Barrister, Solicitor, Legal Practitioner, Business Consultant, Business Manager, Lawyer, Attorney, CPA
This course is available for on-campus study by students with an International student visa. Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce students can study unitsets in the following disciplines as part of this course:
* Accounting
* Management
* Economics
* Finance
This course structure contains information about the units which comprise the course as well as the credit points required to successfully complete it.
The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) / Bachelor of Commerce consists of 690 credit points (46 units x 15 credit points). The program will include twenty-one (21) LLB core units and eleven (11) LLB elective units and fourteen (14) Bachelor of Business units.
In the Accounting Major, the unit LAW2300 Company Law II must not be undertaken. LAW3102 Corporations Law in the LLB program is the required unit.
In the Management Major, the unit LAW2150 Employment Law II must not be undertaken. LAW2105 Employment Law in the LLB program is the required unit.
Core Units
Bachelor of Laws - Compulsory Units A student must complete a total of 480 credit points (32 units) comprising of 315 credit points (21 units) of compulsory units and 165 credit points (11 units) of elective units. The following units are compulsory units (each units is 15 points unless otherwise indicated). Students should take care in ensuring that they satisfy the pre-requisites for any unit.
Unit Description Points
LAW:
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
LAW2103 Administrative Law I 15
LAW2313 Administrative Law II 15
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
LAW4604 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW4614 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW4605 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting I 15
LAW4615 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing & Drafting II 15
Recommended Electives
Elective Units - Law It is the intention of the School of Law and Justice to introduce further electives, allowing students some degree of choice in the units undertaken, to complete the law degree. At this time, the following units are elective units. Each unit is 15 credit points unless otherwise indicated. Students should check with the School of Law and Justice to determine which elective units are offered by the University in any semester and any pre-requisites before enrolling.
Unit Description Points
LAW1115 Criminology 15
LAW2106 Intellectual Property Law 15
LAW3109 Taxation Law 15
LAW2105 Employment Law 15
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW4609 Remedies 15
LAW4206 Advanced Criminal Law 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
LAW4607 Family Law 15
LAW3260 Asian Legal and Political Systems III15
LAW2600 Terrorism and the Law 15
LAW3201 Law of Banking and Credit III 15
CRI3101 Professional Ethics 15
LAW2601 Planning and Development Law I 15
LAW3601 Planning and Development Law II 15
LAW2602 Environmental Law and Administration 15
LAW4110 International Trade Law 15
Core Units
Bachelor of Commerce A student must complete units to a total value of 210 credit points (14 units) from either theBachelor of Business (Accounting) or Bachelor of Business (Management).
Unit Description Points
Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Component
BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 15
BES1200 Business Knowledge Development 15
BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership 15
BES3100 Business Career Development 15
ECF1110 Economics I 15
ECF1120 Finance I 15
Plus 120 credit points (8 units) from the Accounting Major below
Bachelor of Business (Management) Component
BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 15
BES1200 Business Knowledge Development 15
BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership 15
BES3100 Business Career Development 15
Plus two units chosen from:
ACC1100 Accounting I 15
ECF1110 Economics I 15
ECF1120 Finance I 15
MIS1600 e-Business Systems 15
MKT1600 Marketing Principles & Practices 15
Plus 120 credit points (8 units) from the Management Major below.