The combined Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws equips students with skills in the highly marketable disciplines of business and law.
Students build fundamental knowledge of the law and its application in a range of business environments, as well as an understanding of the legal frameworks that support key business disciplines.Specialist skills are developed through electives and major choices, such as the Legal Futures and Technology major, which is focused on the emerging tools that are shaping the legal profession.As well as gaining the critical, analytical and evaluative skills required for effective legal and business practice, on completion of this course students also meet the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.
The course comprises a total of 240 credit points, allowing students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows.
The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
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108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
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30 credit points of law options, including either:
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30 credit points of law options, or
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30 credit points of legal futures and technology options
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a 6-credit-point legal theory option.
The business component of 96 credit points comprises:
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48 credit points of core business subjects, and
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48 credit points of subjects within a business major.
For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
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course
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credit
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STM90273 Core subjects (Business)
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48cp
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STM90691 Law stream
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144cp
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CBK90169 Major choice (Business)
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48cp
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Total
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240cp
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Course diagram
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Human Resources Management major in the Bachelor of Business and law options.
All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90922.
Students wishing to study the new major MAJ09443 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.
Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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21129 Managing People and Organisations
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6cp
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22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A
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6cp
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23115 Economics for Business
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6cp
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26100 Integrating Business Perspectives
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6cp
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Spring session
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course
|
credit
|
|
24108 Marketing Foundations
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6cp
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26134 Business Statistics
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6cp
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70102 Foundations of Law
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8cp
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70103 Ethics Law and Justice
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6cp
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Year 2
Autumn session
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course
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credit
|
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22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B
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6cp
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70311 Torts
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8cp
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70114 Criminal Law and Procedure
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8cp
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Spring session
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course
|
credit
|
|
70211 Contracts
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8cp
|
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70616 Australian Constitutional Law
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8cp
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25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance
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6cp
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Year 3
Autumn session
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course
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credit
|
|
70104 Civil Practice
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6cp
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|
21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management
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6cp
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21510 Introduction to Strategy
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6cp
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70109 Evidence
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6cp
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Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law
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6cp
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21440 Management Skills
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6cp
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70617 Administrative Law
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8cp
|
|
70108 Public International Law
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6cp
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Year 4
Autumn session
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course
|
credit
|
|
70317 Real Property
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8cp
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70517 Equity and Trusts
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8cp
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21037 Managing Employee Relations
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6cp
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Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
21036 Managing Strategic Performance
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6cp
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21407 Strategic Human Resource Management
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6cp
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21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice
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6cp
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|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
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76008 Jurisprudence
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|
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76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia
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|
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76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law
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|
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76081 Gender and Law
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|
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78039 Wickedness and Vice
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|
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76902 Law and Literature
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|
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76012 Criminology
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|
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76092 Advanced Property
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|
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76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
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|
Year 5
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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71116 Remedies
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6cp
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70417 Corporate Law
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8cp
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21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone)
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6cp
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Select 6 credit points of options
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6cp
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Spring session
|
course
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credit
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Select 24 credit points of options
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24cp
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Spring commencing, full time
Year 1
Spring session
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course
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credit
|
|
70102 Foundations of Law
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8cp
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70103 Ethics Law and Justice
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6cp
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26100 Integrating Business Perspectives
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6cp
|
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22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A
|
6cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
21129 Managing People and Organisations
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6cp
|
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24108 Marketing Foundations
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6cp
|
|
26134 Business Statistics
|
6cp
|
|
23115 Economics for Business
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6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B
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6cp
|
|
70311 Torts
|
8cp
|
|
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure
|
8cp
|
Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70211 Contracts
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8cp
|
|
70616 Australian Constitutional Law
|
8cp
|
|
25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70104 Civil Practice
|
6cp
|
|
21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management
|
6cp
|
|
21510 Introduction to Strategy
|
6cp
|
|
70109 Evidence
|
6cp
|
Year 4
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law
|
6cp
|
|
21440 Management Skills
|
6cp
|
|
70617 Administrative Law
|
8cp
|
|
70108 Public International Law
|
6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70317 Real Property
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8cp
|
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70517 Equity and Trusts
|
8cp
|
|
21037 Managing Employee Relations
|
6cp
|
Year 5
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
21036 Managing Strategic Performance
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6cp
|
|
21407 Strategic Human Resource Management
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6cp
|
|
21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice
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6cp
|
|
Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
|
|
76008 Jurisprudence
|
|
|
76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia
|
|
|
76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law
|
|
|
76081 Gender and Law
|
|
|
78039 Wickedness and Vice
|
|
|
76902 Law and Literature
|
|
|
76012 Criminology
|
|
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76092 Advanced Property
|
|
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76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
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|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
71116 Remedies
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6cp
|
|
70417 Corporate Law
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8cp
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21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone)
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6cp
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|
Select 6 credit points of options
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6cp
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Year 6
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
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Select 24 credit points of options
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24cp
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Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
