Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design

The Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design offers students a course focused on commercial law, with an additional emphasis on intellectual property law.

As the only double degree in Victoria with this specialisation, students learn about trade marks, patents, copyright, the prohibition of misleading or deceptive conduct and competition law.

Students complete law-related professional experience placements and are introduced to the practical aspects of legal practice through moot court scenarios and advocacy exercises.

This combination of degrees equips students with the skills to work with law principles in design and information technology businesses – using legal knowledge across entrepreneurship, innovation, design management, product systems, service design, intellectual property and more.

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design requires students to complete units of study to the value of 500 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated. View course rules and special requirements

Core studies for Bachelor of Laws

19 units (237.5 credit points)

*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes

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Core studies for Bachelor of Innovation and Design

16 units (200 credit points)

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Placement

3 units (0 credit points)

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Other studies

5 units (62.5 credit points)

Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 62.5 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).

Elective units Signature Series

Elective units

Any of the following units may be undertaken.

#Students must choose 5 specialised elective units to complete the course.

Signature Series

A Swinburne education prepares you for life. That’s why we’ve developed the Swinburne Signature Series. It’s a suite of study opportunities that embody Swinburne’s ethos – of confidence, clarity and adventure. These opportunities give our students something extra; whether that’s a new perspective on the world through a Study Tour unit, an expanded sense of possibilities through our Innovation Minor, or a deeper understanding and respect for culture through our Indigenous Minor. Like Swinburne University itself, our Signature Series will grow and adapt to reflect the evolving issues of the day.

• Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
• Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
• One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
• See the course planner for an example degree structure

The Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Innovation and Design provides an accredited qualification in law whilst enabling learning to be contextualised to the disciplines of innovation and design. The degree also provides students with a broad, well-rounded legal education that inculcates an understanding of the role the law plays in our society and of how it can assist Australia as a trading nation. Graduates will also have a broad and coherent body of knowledge about entrepreneurship and innovation management, with depth in the underlying principles and concepts in product, system and services development and its applications in other specialised fields as a basis for independent lifelong learning.

Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Laws, students will be able to:

• describe and demonstrate the application of the fundamental areas of Australian law and the Australian legal system and of the principles and doctrines that underpin them
• describe and demonstrate the application of ethical and professional responsibility in the practice of the law and a commitment to the pursuit of justice
• analyse and evaluate the interdisciplinary contexts in which legal issues arise and the disciplines and policy considerations that influence the content and operation of the law
• describe and compare the international legal order and the law and legal systems of Australia’s major trading partners
• critically evaluate events or factual situations, identify the legal issues to which they give rise and develop and articulate appropriate and creative responses
• undertake and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources to make judgements to solve complex legal problems with intellectual independence
• demonstrate effective and persuasive communication capabilities with legal and non-legal audiences
• communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a diverse team and critically reflect on individual performance and professional development.

Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Innovation and Design, students will be able to:

• demonstrate knowledge and cognitive skills to review critically, analyse, consolidate and synthesise knowledge in the field of design management, product system and service design and apply in a range of practices
• define and integrate theoretical principles applicable to entrepreneurship and innovation and apply those principles in a range of practices
• systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make informed judgements on options for innovatively solving a range of problems that arise in business contexts
• apply knowledge and technical skills to demonstrate a broad understanding of design management, product, system and service design knowledge with depth in product development, manufacturing knowledge and ideation and manual sketching skills
• apply knowledge and cognitive and creative skills to exercise critical thinking and judgement in identifying and solving design management, product system and service design problems independently and collaboratively, in diverse contexts
• apply cognitive and technical skills to know and apply principles of sustainability and respectful design to their knowledge of design management, product system and service design and development of their design solution with responsibility and accountability.