Bachelor
By studying a range of business specialisations, you'll gain a thorough understanding of the tactics, processes and issues related to conducting business - within Australia and internationally.
You'll also develop sought-after professional skills within law, such as:
This flexible course offers diverse opportunities for industry-based learning placements. On graduation and once you've completed practical legal training, you'll meet the academic requirements, as required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board, to practise law.
The Bachelor of Law/Bachelor of Business gives you flexible career opportunities in your business and/or law specialisation of choice.
On graduation, you'll meet the academic requirements of the Victorian Legal Admissions Board. After completing the 'practical legal training' requirements, you'll be able to practise law in Australia.
With a growing demand for law graduates in the business sector, this double degree will help you stand out to prospective employers and can pave the way for a career in:
Depending on your specialisation, the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business could lead to roles such as:
Use Labour Market Insights to find average salaries for various law/business professions in Australia:
To attain the Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Business students will be required to complete 480 credit points consisting of:
96 credit points of First Year Core units
180 credit points of Professional Law Core studies
60 credit points of Law Elective studies
96 credit points of Business Major Studies from the approved list
AND
48 credit points of Business Discipline Minor studies
OR
48 credit points of Business Breath Minor studies
Students who choose to complete BMAACT Accounting, must also complete BMIPAC Professional Accounting.
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours:
Students who enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws prior to 31 Dec 2014 may apply to undertake the unit Advanced Legal Research Dissertation (instead of 12 credit points of law electives) in their later years in this degree based on the aggregate of points attributed to the top two thirds of units so listed shall then be calculated and a grade point average determined. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Students will be awarded a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (Class H1, H2A, H2B or H3) based on their aggregate of points and overall mark in Advanced Legal Research Dissertation.
To be awarded a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (For students enrolled post 1 January 2015):
Students in any Bachelor of Laws may apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree once they have completed a minimum 192 credit points and have attained an average mark of Distinction or above i.e. 70-100%. Applicants will be assessed on the highest grades achieved in the top 12 Law units. Students will be further assessed on an outline of a proposed thesis topic and availability of a college based or college affiliated supervisor. Successful applicants will enrol in both Advanced Research Legal Methods and Advanced Legal Research Dissertation instead of 24 credit points of law electives.
Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.
If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.
Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.
Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:
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