Program Overview

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Bachelor of Business Administration/Bachelor of Laws

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

Credit Points and Duration

• Credit points: 400
• Minimum duration: 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time

Approved Locations

• Brisbane
• Melbourne
• North Sydney

Admission Requirements

To be eligible for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

• New South Wales: English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
• Queensland: English (Units 3 & 4, C)
• Victoria: Units 3 and 4 - a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

Completion Requirements

To qualify for the double degree, a student must complete 400 cp consisting of:

1. 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration
2. 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws

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.

Schedule of Unit Offerings

Part A: Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units

Complete exactly 130 credit points from the following:

• BAFN200 Principles of Finance
• BUSN104 Money Matters
• BUSN112 Managing Markets
• BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations
• ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets
• ENTR301 Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour
• ITEC100 Information Technology in Action
• ITEC200 Data and Information Management
• ITEC201 Fundamentals of Information Technology
• MGMT304 Strategic Management
• MKTG207 Marketing Toolkit

Part B: A Business Elective Unit or BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

• BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities
• A Business elective unit may be selected instead of BIPX202

Part C: Core Curriculum Units

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

• UNCC100 Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society
• PHCC102 Being Human
• PHCC104 Ethics and the Good Life
• UNCC300 Justice and Change in a Global World
• PHCC320 The Just Society

Part D: Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

• LAWS104 Foundations of Law and Legal Research
• LAWS105 Contract Law
• LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure
• LAWS107 Introduction to Australian Public Law
• LAWS108 Commercial Law
• LAWS200 Business Organisations
• LAWS201 Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAWS204 Land Law
• LAWS205 Property
• LAWS206 Torts
• LAWS304 Evidence
• LAWS314 Statutory Interpretation
• LAWS403 Legal Theory
• LAWS404 International Law
• LAWS418 Administrative Law
• LAWS419 Constitutional Law
• LAWS420 Equity and Trusts
• LAWS421 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility

Part E: Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

• LAWS202 Comparative Legal Systems
• LAWS203 False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts
• LAWS207 Contemporary Legal Issues
• LAWS208 Family Law
• LAWS209 Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States
• LAWS210 Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity
• LAWS211 Psychology and the Law
• LAWS212 Employment Law
• LAWS214 Drugs and the Law
• LAWS301 Competition Law
• LAWS306 Taxation Law
• LAWS307 Advanced Criminal Law
• LAWS308 Human Rights in Contemporary Australia
• LAWS309 Communications Law
• LAWS310 Discrimination and the Law
• LAWS311 Environmental Law
• LAWS312 International Study Tour
• LAWS313 Mooting and Advocacy
• LAWS315 Welfare Law
• LAWS316 International Study Tour
• LAWS401 Consumer Protection Law
• LAWS402 International Trade Law
• LAWS406 Intellectual Property Law
• LAWS407 International Human Rights Law
• LAWS408 Alternative Dispute Resolution
• LAWS409 Law of the European Union
• LAWS410 Banking and Finance Law
• LAWS411 The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar
• LAWS412 Migration Law
• LAWS413 Wills and Succession
• LAWS414 Advocacy
• LAWS415 Animal Law
• LAWS416 International Criminal Law
• LAWS417 Sports Law
• LAWS423 Law, Religion and Society
• LAWS424 Media Law
• LAWS458 Children's Rights
• LAWS459 Law and Innovation
• LAWS460 Mental Health Law
• LAWS461 Financial Markets Law & Regulation
• LCRM101 Introduction to Criminology
• LCRM104 Juvenile Justice
• LCRM201 Introduction to Forensic Psychology and the Law
• LCRM208 Green Criminology
• LCRM209 Crime, Media & Popular Culture
• LCRM212 Terrorism
• LCRM213 International Criminal Law
• LCRM301 Researching Criminology
• LCRM307 Issues In Ethical Policing
• LCRM312 Mental Disorder and Criminal Justice
• LCRM313 Restorative Justice
• LHRG103 Legal Institutions and Human Rights
• LHRG106 Human Rights and Business Regulation
• LHRG111 Human Rights and Indigenous People
• LHRG203 Australian Human Rights Law and Policy
• LHRG207 Human Rights and Criminal Justice
• LHRG306 Human Rights Advocacy
• LHRG311 Intellectual Property and Human Rights
• LHRG211 The Australian Constitution and Human Rights

Part F: Pro Bono/Community Legal Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

• LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono

Course Map

The course map outlines the sequence of units for each semester. It is essential to follow the course map to ensure that you complete the required units in the correct order.

Commencing Semester 1

Year 1 Semester 1

• Law Specified Units: LAWS104 Foundations of Law and Legal Research
• Law Specified Units: LAWS105 Contract Law
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: BUSN112 Managing Markets
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: BUSN104 Money Matters

Year 1 Semester 2

• Law Specified Units: LAWS107 Introduction to Australian Public Law
• Law Specified Units: LAWS108 Commercial Law
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: BUSN113 Managing People and Organisations
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: ITEC100 Information Technology in Action

Year 2 Semester 1

• Law Specified Units: LAWS106 Criminal Law and Procedure
• Law Specified Units: LAWS206 Torts
• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 1
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: ECON200 Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets

Year 2 Semester 2

• Law Specified Units: LAWS200 Business Organisations
• Law Specified Units: LAWS201 Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Pro Bono/Community Legal Unit: LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: ITEC201 Fundamentals of Information Technology
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: MKTG207 Marketing Toolkit

Year 3 Semester 1

• Law Specified Units: LAWS314 Statutory Interpretation
• Law Specified Units: LAWS205 Property
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: BAFN200 Principles of Finance
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: HRMG204 Organisational Behaviour
• Pro Bono/Community Legal Unit: LAWP100 Pro Bono / Legal Professional Experience 1

Year 3 Semester 2

• Law Specified Units: LAWS201 Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution
• Law Specified Units: LAWS204 Land Law
• Core Curriculum Units: Core Curriculum Unit 2
• A Business Elective unit or BIPX202 Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities

Year 4 Semester 1

• Law Specified Units: LAWS304 Evidence
• Law Specified Units: LAWS421 Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: ENTR301 Managing Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: ITEC200 Data and Information Management

Year 4 Semester 2

• Law Specified Units: LAWS419 Constitutional Law
• Law Specified Units: LAWS420 Equity and Trusts
• Law Specified Units: LAWS403 Legal Theory
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: MGMT304 Strategic Management

Year 5 Semester 1

• Law Specified Units: LAWS418 Administrative Law
• Law Specified Units: LAWS404 International Law
• Law Elective Units: LAW Elective 1
• Bachelor of Business Administration Specified Units: BUSN304 Working with Diversity and Conflict or BIPX301 Professional Experience

Year 5 Semester 2

• Law Elective Units: LAW Elective 2
• Law Elective Units: LAW Elective 3
• Law Elective Units: LAW Elective 4
• Law Elective Units: LAW Elective 5

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.