Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Laws
Australian Catholic University
About
The Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Laws is designed to produce well- rounded graduates ready for legal practice and a range of professional careers in an increasingly global environment.
As a graduate you can pursue a range of legal careers including:
private practice as a solicitor or barrister legal officer in the public sector in-house counsel for a wide range of organisations including corporations, regulatory authorities and NGOs.
In addition to a career in the law, this double degree is excellent preparation for careers in accounting, administration, banking, business analysis/development, business management, regulatory compliance, communications, computing, financial management, human resource management, international business, international marketing, management consultancy, marketing recruitment, staff development and sales.
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.
You will also study business administration, which provides knowledge in many areas of business management including:
accounting business information systems commercial law finance human resource management international business management marketing occupational health, safety and environment.
Completing a Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Laws is excellent preparation for a career in:
business politics public and policy administration.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | LAWS104 Foundations of law and legal reasearch | LAWS105 Contract law | BUSN113 Managing people and organisations | BUSN111 Working with technology |
| Year 1 - Semester 2 | LAWS107 Introductions to Australian Public Law | LAWS108 Commercial Law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105) | UNCC100 Self and community: exploring the anatomy of modern society or PHCC102 Being Human or PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life | BUSN104 Money matters |
| Year 2 - Semester 1 | LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure | LAWS206 Torts (Pre: LAWS104) | BAFN200 Principles of finance | ECON200 Economics: policy frameworks and markets |
| Year 2 - Semester 2 | LAWS200 Business Organisations | LAWS403 Legal theory (Pre: LAWS104) | BUSN112 Managing markets | MKTG207 Marketing toolkit |
| Year 3 - Semester 1 | LAWS314 Statutory interpretation | LAWS205 Property (Pre: LAWS104) | UNCC300 Justice and change in a global world (Pre: UNCC100, PHCC102, PHCC104 ) or PHCC320 The Just Society | HRMG204 Organisational behaviour |
| Year 3 - Semester 2 | LAWS201 Civil procedure and alternative dispute resolution (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS206 ) | LAWS204 Land law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS205) | ITEC201 Fundamentals of information technology | Business elective 1 or BIPX202 Community engagement: building strengths and capabilities |
| Year 4 - Semester 1 | LAWS304 Evidence (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106) | LAWS421 Legal ethics and professional responsibility (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106) | ENTR301 Managing entrepreneurship and innovation | ITEC200 Data and information management |
| Year 4 - Semester 2 | LAWS419 Constitutional law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS107) | LAWS420 Equity and trusts (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS105, LAWS205 ) | LAWS213 Community legal engagement (Pre: LAWS104) | MGMT304 Strategic management (Pre: MGMT213 or HRMG204) |
| Year 5 - Semester 1 | LAWS421 Administrative law (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106) | LAWS404 International law (Pre: LAWS107) | Law elective 1 (Pre: LAWS104) | BUSN304 Working with diversity and conflict (Pre: Completion of 80 cp) or BIPX301 Professional experience |
| Year 5 - Semester 2 | Law elective 2 (Pre: LAWS104) | Law elective 3 (Pre: LAWS104) | Law elective 4 (Pre: LAWS104) | Law elective 5 (Pre: LAWS104) |
Entry requirements
An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:
New South Wales
- Prerequisites: English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
Queensland
- Prerequisites: English (4, SA) at year 12 level
Victoria
- Prerequisites: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.
International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.
*Disclaimer: The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.
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