Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Human Resource Management

The field of human resource management is one that is underpinned by a complex legal framework.

Increasingly, organisations are realising the importance of managing their people in a way that balances their legal and ethical obligations with their business goals.

As a result, human resource management now plays an important strategic role, requiring the expertise of professionals with knowledge in people management, the law, and business – issues which you will encounter in our combined Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Human Resource Management program.

Core Curriculum

• Introduction to Philosophy
• Introduction to Theology
• Ethics and the Law

Year One

• Legal Research and Writing
• Legal Process and Statutory Interpretation
• Legal History
• Criminal Law A
• Criminal Law B
• Economics
• Accounting
• Quantitative Methods for Business
• Business Information Technology
• Principles of Marketing

Year Two

• Torts A
• Torts B
• Contract Law A
• Contract Law B
• Contemporary Legal Issues
• Organisational Behaviour
• Principles of Human Resource Management
• Employment Relations
• Leadership Theory and Practice

Year Three

• Property Law A
• Property Law B
• Equity
• Advocacy
• Trusts
• Human Resource Development
• Change Management
• Strategic Workforce Issues
• Human Resource Policy
• Principles of Management
• Business Internship

Year Four

• Constitutional Law A
• Constitutional Law B
• Administrative Law A
• Administrative Law B
• Evidence A
• Evidence B
• Corporations & Partnerships
• Three Law Electives

Year Five

• Commercial Practice & Ethics
• Civil Procedure A
• Civil Procedure B
• Remedies
• International Law
• Legal Philosophy
• Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Three Law Electives

Law Electives*

• Advanced Administrative Law
• Advanced Civil Procedure
• Advanced Constitutional Law
• Advanced Evidence Law
• Advanced Research Project (i.e. Honours Research)
• Bioethics and the Law
• Advanced Taxation Law
• Commercial Law
• Commercial Drafting
• Construction and Building Contract Law
• Contemporary Legal Issues
• Directed Research Project
• Employee Relations Law
• Entertainment Law
• Environmental Law
• Family Law
• Health Law
• Human Rights Law
• Indigenous law
• Insolvency
• International Commercial Dispute Resolution
• Intellectual Property Law
• Introduction to Canon Law (i.e. Church Law)
• Law and Religion
• Law in Context (Externships) – involves work experience
• Legal History
• Mining and Petroleum Law
• Occupational Safety and Health Law
• Introduction to Australian Taxation Law
• Succession
• Competition and Consumer Law
• Trial Advocacy

*Available law electives are subject to change and may vary depending on your campus and year of study. Please check with your school for the current electives on offer.

More information about the courses can be found at the course descriptions page.

Full details of the program requirements are contained in the Program Regulations.

Academic requirements for this program are outlined below. In addition, to be eligible for admission, all applicants need to satisfy minimum requirements outlined at admission requirements. These include those relating to age and English Language Proficiency. We also consider your application more broadly – your non-academic achievements (such as any previous leadership roles, volunteering, work, church and/or community involvement) as well as personal qualities - your aspirations and interests and your capacity to complete your chosen program.

Applicants with recent Secondary Education:

• Indicative ATAR of 90 or equivalent with a score of 50+ in ATAR English, ATAR Literature or ATAR English as an Additional Language or Dialect (EALD); or
• Minimum International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 33

Applicants with Higher Education Study

• Other university studies completed at undergraduate level or higher, a minimum of 4 successfully completed subjects with at least a 65% average grade or higher;

Applicants who have successfully completed subjects at another University, which are relevant to the selected program of study, may be eligible for Advanced Standing.

Applicants with Work and Life Experience

Applicants who left secondary education more than two years previously and who have not undertaken VET or higher education study since then, but with relevant work and life experience. Such experience may include, but is not limited to:

• Mature-age completion of two Year 12 WACE or HSC exams with a resulting ATAR of 90 or above
• OR
• Western Australian Certificate of Education (WACE) or equivalent results if these have been completed within the last 5 years.

Please note: all applicants must be of school leaving age or older to apply.