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The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).

BCom/LLB(Hons)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

Note:

Brisbane, Queensland (not offered in 2021)


EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.50.

Disclaimer :The Course entry requirements above are for 2021 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degree with Laws (Honours), a student must complete 400 cp as follows:

a.160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, consisting of:

  1. 140 cp from a Major listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Bachelor of Commerce (Part A);
  2. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B)

b. 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:

  1. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part C);
  2. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part D);
  3. 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part E);
  4. 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part F);
  5. 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part G)

c. To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified Units and/or the Law Elective Units must be at level 4. To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level) in that sequence.

Part A : Bachelor of Commerce Units

((PART A.1 AND PART A.2) OR PART A.3)) AND PART A.4 AND PART A.5

Part A.1 : Table A - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10
BUSN111Working with Technology10
LEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10
LEGL201Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation10

Part A.2 : Table B - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ACCT209Corporate Accounting10
ACCT300Auditing10
ACCT305Accounting Information Systems10
LEGL300Taxation Law10

Part A.3 : Table C

Complete 0 to 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10

For students studying the other Majors in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB (Event Management Major, Finance Major, Human Resource Management Major, Informatics Major, Management Major, Marketing Major), they can replace the unit listed in Table C with a Business Elective unit:

For the following unit in the above Majors

Part A.4 : Majors

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
ACCTAccounting80
EVMGEvent Management80
FINCFinance80
HRMGHuman Resource Management80
INFMInformatics80
MNGTManagement80
MKTGMarketing80

Part A.5 : Electives

Complete 0 to 50 credit points from the following:

Part B : Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10
OR
PHCC102Being Human10
OR
PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10
CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10
OR
PHCC320The Just Society10


Part C : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10
LAWS105Contract Law10
LAWS106Criminal Law and Procedure10
LAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10
LAWS108Commercial Law10
LAWS200Business Organisations10
LAWS201Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution10
LAWS204Land Law10
LAWS205Property10
LAWS206Torts10
LAWS304Evidence10
LAWS314Statutory Interpretation10
LAWS403Legal Theory10
LAWS404International Law10
LAWS418Administrative Law10
LAWS419Constitutional Law10
LAWS420Equity and Trusts10
LAWS421Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility10

Part D : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10

Part E : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10
LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10
LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10
LAWS208Family Law10
LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10
LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10
LAWS211Psychology and the Law10
LAWS212Employment Law10
LAWS301Competition Law10
LAWS306Taxation Law10
LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10
LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10
LAWS309Communications Law10
LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10
LAWS311Environmental Law10
LAWS312International Study Tour10
LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10
LAWS315Welfare Law10
LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210
LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10
LAWS402International Trade Law10
LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10
LAWS407International Human Rights Law10
LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10
LAWS409Law of the European Union10
LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10
LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10
LAWS412Migration Law10
LAWS413Wills and Succession10
LAWS414Advocacy10
LAWS415Animal Law10
LAWS416International Criminal Law10
LAWS417Sports Law10
LAWS458Childrens Rights10
LAWS459Law and Innovation10
LAWS460Mental Health Law10

Part F : Legal Research and Methodology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10

Part G : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

CodeTitleCredit PointsNotes
LAWS451Honours Thesis30

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