Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
Australian Catholic University
About
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.
Structure
| Year – Study Period | Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 3 | Unit 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 - Semester 1 | LAWS104 Foundations of law and legal research | LAWS105 Contract Law | BUSN113 Managing people and organisations | BUSN104 Money matters or 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 or PHCC102 Being Human or PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life | 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, PHCC102, PHCC104 ) or PHCC320 The Just Society | 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 or Business elective | Commerce major 4 |
| Year 4 - Semester 1 | LAWS304 Evidence (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106) | LAWS421 Legal ethics and professional responsibility (Pre: LAWS104, LAWS106) | 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 (Pre: Completion of 80 cp) or BIPX301 Professional experience |
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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