Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws

This combined degree course provides students with the opportunity to major in a commerce program in conjunction with legal studies with a view to satisfying the academic requirements for admission into the legal profession.

Internal students will attend classes at the CDU Waterfront Darwin for Commerce units and Casuarina Campus for Law units.

The courses can also be studied in the external mode.

External students have access to live online tutorials as well as online access to the audiotapes of all lectures, enabling them to complete the course from anywhere in the world.

The Commerce course caters for individuals working in, or intending to work in, commerce or government in a number of business related fields.

The program provides students with the career and professional skills needed in a rapidly changing business environment.

It allows for flexibility of study and prepares students for careers in a variety of business fields.

In addition, communication, presentation and problem-solving skills are emphasised.

The primary aim of the law course is to provide a legal education for the practice of law.

In that context, the course aims to provide knowledge of the legal system and legal principles, and to cultivate a capacity for legal research, analysis and communication.

The course also provides international and theoretical perspectives on the law and encourages an appreciation of legal issues of special significance to the Northern Territory, including Aboriginal legal issues.

Graduates of law are not restricted to a career as a solicitor or barrister, if that is not their ambition.

A law degree opens up career options in diverse areas, including in-house counsel of private and public institutions, in teaching, industrial relations, the military, police services, politics, human rights, customs, immigration an in any public or private sector employment where an in-depth understanding of the law is an advantage.

Graduates of this combined degree are awarded both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws.

Common(2 units) - 20

Common units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:

CUC107

(compulsory)

Plus either:

CUC100

(recommended for this course)

or

CUC106

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Compulsory Core (21 units) - 210

Compulsory Core units totalling 210 credit points (8 Commerce and 13 Law) as detailed below:

Commerce Core

- 8 units totalling 80 credit points

BCO101

(recoded to ACT101 with a new title from 2016) (ACT101 recoded to ACT205 2018)

(replaces BCO104 from 2015) (recoded to ECO105 from 2016)

(replaces BCO102 from 2015) (recoded to MAN105 from 2016)

(replaces BCO105 from 2015) (recoded to QAB105 2016)

(recoded to BUS201 2018)

(recoded to BUS303 2018)

BCO301

(last offered 2018)

Law Core

- 13 units totalling 130 credit points

(replaces LWZ111 from 2016)

LWZ114

LWZ116

LWZ118

LWZ204

LWZ210

LWZ211

LWZ223

LWZ304

LWZ315

LWZ316

LWZ317

LWZ320

Specialist Electives(17 units) - 170

Specialist Elective/Major units totalling 170 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:

Law Specialist Electives

- 11 units totalling 110 credit points selected from the units below:

Students must complete either LWS221 (replaced by LWA207 from 2019) or LWS320. Students are not precluded from completing both units. LWS221 Dispute Resolutions (replaced by LWA207 from 2019) or LWS221P Dispute Resolution (Clinical Practice)(LWS221P not offered 2014) (no longer avail from 2016) LWS320 Practical Advocacy (no longer avail from 2016) Note: Not all Specialist Elective units are offered every year LWA112 Environmental and Planning Law (next offered 2020) LWA210 Contemporary Issues (title change from 2016) LWA211 Contemporary Issues 2 (no longer avail from 2016) LWA213 Family Law or LWA213P Family Law (Clinical Practice) (recoded to LWP213) LWA214 Employment Law (no longer avail from 2016) LWA215 Advanced Criminal Law (no longer avail from 2016) LWA216 Advanced Torts (no longer avail from 2016) LWA218 Advanced Contracts (no longer avail from 2016) LWA223 Advanced Property Law (no longer avail from 2016) LWA316 Intellectual Property Law (next offered 2020) LWA318 International Law (replaced by LWA321 2016) (next offered 2020) LWA325 Succession LWA328 Competition and Consumer Law LWA329 Conveyancing Law (title change from 2016) (next offered 2020) LWA330 Cyber Law (no longer avail from 2016) LWB201 Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System (recoded to LWA111 2016) (next offered 2020) LWB205 Legal History and Jurisprudence (recoded to LWA110 2016) (offered each year) LWB206 Human Rights Law (recoded to LWA221 2016) (next offered 2020) LWB313 Indigenous Peoples and Property Law (no longer avail from 2016) LWC304 Research Paper (replaced by LWA317 from 2016)

Commerce Specialist Electives – 6 units totalling 60 credit points selected from one of the four specialisations detailed below: ECONOMICS All three units at 200 level: ECO201 Intermediate Microeconomics (replaced by ECO207 2018) ECO202 Intermediate Macroeconomics (recoded to ECO204 2018) ECO203 Managerial Economics (recoded to ECO205 2018) Plus all three units at 300 level: ECO304 Advanced Economics (replaced by ECO308 2018) ECO305 Economics of Southeast Asia ECO306 Economic Modelling (replaced by ECO309 2018) MANAGEMENT Any three units at 200 level: MAN202 Decision Making (replaced by MAN310 2018) MAN211 Human Resource Management (recoded to HRM201 2018) MAN212 Organisational Behaviour PMO201 Project Management Plus any three units at 300 level: MAN302 Industrial Relations (recoded to HRM303 2018) MAN306 Planning and Strategy (replaced by MAN306 Business Strategy 2018) MAN308 Operations Management MAN309 Managing Change (new title Marketing Strategy and Planning 2018) MARKETING Any three units at 200 level: MKT201 Consumer Behaviour MKT202 Marketing Communication MKT203 Marketing Research PMO201 Project Management Plus all three units at 300 level: MKT303 International Marketing MKT304 Services Marketing MKT307 Marketing Strategy and Planning (replaced by MAN306 from 2019) BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Any special elective combination of 3 x 200 level units Plus any varied selection of special electives combination of 3 x 300 level units Note: students intending to graduate with the Bachelor of Commerce before completing the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree must complete the Law Core unit LWZ111 Introduction to Law to qualify for the Bachelor of Commerce award.

General Electives - 0

There are no elective Units for this course

- 400

Total Credit Points

Admission requirements are met by one of the following: Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*. Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate IV level or higher. Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma. Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications. Attainment of a STAT Multiple Choice score of 135 (or a score of 145 if prior to May 2010). Successful completion of the Tertiary Enabling Program, the Preparation for Tertiary Success courses, or other recognised tertiary preparation course. Submission of an acceptable personal competencies statement and/or employment experience. * After any applicable adjustment factors have been applied.