The combined degrees program of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Finance) requires the completion of a minimum of 198 units of study and a Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Finance) a minimum of 198 units.
For admission to the program, students must apply for admission to Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) combined degrees through SATAC.
Students enrolled in a combined degree program must complete the full program specified within the combined program for each degree before they can graduate with either award.
Students who commence, but subsequently do not wish to complete, the combined degrees program may be eligible to transfer to either the Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) or the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) and to receive credit for some or all of the topics already completed.
Program of Study
To qualify for the combined degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)/(Finance) a student must complete the following program of study with a grade of P or NGP or better in each topic:
- a Law component of 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Legal Practice Training, 9 units of option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation or 135 units for the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) which consists of 90 units of core topics, 22.5 units of Year 4 Option topics, 9 units of Year 3 Option topics, and 13.5 units of dissertation [see Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours) or Bachelor of Laws (Honours) entry for further information];
- a Commerce component of 63 units, consisting of:
- 27 units of core topics
- a 36 unit specialisation in either Accounting or Finance as specified below.
Core - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics
27 units comprising:
BUSN1001 Accounting Principles (4.5 units)
BUSN1009 Quantitative Methods (4.5 units)
BUSN1012 Management, People and Organisations (4.5 units)
BUSN1013 Economics for Business (4.5 units)
BUSN1015 Foundations of Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN3043 Governance Sustainability and Ethics (4.5 units)
Specialisation - Accounting - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics
36 units comprising:
BUSN1002 Financial Accounting Processes (4.5 units)
BUSN2029 Financial Reporting (4.5 units)
BUSN2035 Cost and Management Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN2036 Financial Accounting Issues (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3047 Company Accounting (4.5 units)
BUSN3048 Auditing (4.5 units)
BUSN3054 Taxation Law and Practice (4.5 units)
Specialisation - Finance - Year 1, 2 & 3 topics
36 units comprising:
BUSN1008 Introductory Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN1014 Financial Markets (4.5 units)
BUSN2021 Management of Financial Institutions (4.5 units)
BUSN2027 International Finance (4.5 units)
BUSN2037 Financial Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3029 Investments and Portfolio Management (4.5 units)
BUSN3049 Corporate Finance (4.5 units)
Plus one of:
BUSN2040 Macroeconomics (4.5 units)
BUSN3028 Personal Financial Planning (4.5 units)
BUSN3031 Derivatives and Risk Management (4.5 units)
Other topics may be substituted with approval.
Not all topics necessarily are available in a given year.