Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws

Program Overview

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws is a five-year full-time program at the University of Sydney that combines a foundational knowledge of business with a specialized legal education. It prepares students for careers in both the legal and business sectors, offering excellent employment prospects in a range of fields, including law, marketing, finance, and management. Graduates are eligible to practice law in New South Wales and other Australian jurisdictions.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

Pursue your interests in business and law through our Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws program and graduate with two degrees that will open doors to excellent career prospects in both fields.

• Intake/s: Check semester start dates
• Location: Camperdown/Darlington University of Sydney
• Study mode: Face to face
• Credit points: 240 (Total amount of credits points required to complete this course.
All subjects have a credit point value to indicate their contribution towards completing the course.)

What you’ll study:

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws is a combined undergraduate coursework degree that provides a pathway to legal practice. The degree provides comprehensive grounding in business operations (including accounting, management, analytics) and an understanding of business in the wider society (including strategy and impact). It hones your analytical skills to think independently and to form and articulate factual and legal analysis based on argument and evidence, and to solve multi-faceted problems. You will study the Bachelor of Commerce concurrently with Bachelor of Laws junior core requirements. Bachelor of Commerce requirements include core foundational units in commerce and a major from the Business School disciplinary pool with a Business School capstone unit, along with units from the Open Learning Environment and elective units as required from the disciplinary pool (Business School) or the Shared Pool (other Faculties). After meeting the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce, you will progress to the Bachelor of Laws, completing a number of senior core and elective units from the Sydney Law School Undergraduate Table in a specific sequence. The elective units will include at least one jurisprudence elective, and in your final year of the Bachelor of Laws you will have the option to complete advanced coursework and an honours thesis.

Careers:

There are many employment opportunities for graduates, including:

• Barrister
• Solicitor
• Judge
• Magistrate
• Marketer
• Human resources specialist
• Financial specialist
• Entrepreneur
• Small business owner
• Project manager
• Accountant
• Management consultant
• Economist
• Global analyst
Graduates of the combined course who wish to become legal practitioners complete an accredited program of practical legal training following completion of award requirements.

Other:

• Professional accreditation: This course is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW (LPAB) and graduates are eligible to practise law in New South Wales.
• Mutual Recognition: Upon admission as a lawyer, you are also eligible for admission in other Australian states and territories, either directly or under the Mutual Recognition Scheme.
• International Practice: This course can be used as a basis for seeking admission in many law jurisdictions overseas.
Please check with the jurisdiction in which you wish to practice.
• QS World University Rankings: The University of Sydney Law School is ranked 14th in the world in the QS World University Rankings for the discipline of law.
• Triple accredited: The University of Sydney Business School is triple accredited, placing it in the top 1% of business schools in the world.
• QS World University Ranking 2025: The University of Sydney is ranked 2nd in the Australia and 18th in the world (QS World University Ranking 2025).
• Employability and industry placement programs: Take advantage of our dedicated careers office and award-winning employability and industry placement programs to develop valuable skills, build global networks and gain real-world experience that will help you graduate job-ready.
• CEMS global network: We are the only business school in Australia to be a member of the prestigious CEMS global network of business schools.