Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)

A Bachelor of Commerce – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from UOW equips you with a comprehensive legal education:

a world-class degree that provides a thorough grounding in the law, as well as a real-world focus on the essential practical skills and the social and ethical context in which the law operates.Combining Law with Commerce prepares you for a range of careers, giving you the edge as you gain a legal perspective on contemporary and socially responsible business practice.

It provides a program of study in commerce, business and administration and further develops analytical and interpersonal skills, and high levels of literacy and numeracy.The Honours year has two functions at UOW;

as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research.Studying Honours gives you:We believe that practical experience is a vital part of your legal training.

We are the only law school in New South Wales that requires you to complete a legal internship, providing highly valued industry experience.We are committed to social justice and providing a legal education that engages with the complexities of law's intersection with society.This double degree delivers a practical and contextual legal education that prepares graduates not only for traditional careers in the legal profession but also for a wide range of careers in government, business and community organisations – as leaders, innovators and problem solvers.

To qualify for award of the degree, the Bachelor of Commerce - Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a candidate must successfully complete at least 240 credit points, comprised of the following:

1. All compulsory Law subjects as set out in the schedule below (114 credit points);
2. Three elective subjects to the value of 18 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule (See Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) for elective subjects);
3. LLB4402 Legal Research Thesis (12 credit points);
4. Subjects to the value of at least 96 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce including;
5. Core subjects and capstone;
6. At least one major from the Bachelor of Commerce.

Notes:

• Students are not required to take MGNT102.
• Where any subjects have the prefix LAW, the equivalent Bachelor of Laws (LLB) subjects must be substituted.

Year 1

Year 2

Subjects from the Bachelor of Commerce schedule

Year 3

Subjects from the Bachelor of Commerce schedule

Year 4

Subjects from the Bachelor of Commerce schedule

Year 5

Subjects from the Bachelor of Commerce schedule

Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject. To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.

Majors

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Please refer to the Course Handbook page of each individual degree for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.