Course: Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (810AA)

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Award: Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Government & Law
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 361323
CRICOS Code: 054133G
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:

• UC Bruce Campus
  • Full Time, Face-to-Face -
  • Part Time, Face-to-Face -

Introduction

For further information and support:
PROSPECTIVE STUDENTS: email study@canberra.edu.au or telephone 1800 UNI CAN (1800 864 226)
CURRENT AND COMMENCING STUDENTS: visit the Faculty of Business, Government & Law student support area (Building 6, Level C, Room 38 -- reception counter) or email BGLCourseConveners@canberra.edu.au

This double degree is for students of high ability who aim to make careers where law and the chosen commerce major coincide.

The Bachelor of Commerce provides a flexible program of studies in commerce. Students study in areas such as accountancy, banking and financial services, economics, entrepreneurship, financial planning, human resource management, information systems, international business, and marketing.

The Bachelor of Laws prepares students for employment in the legal profession. It has a strong practical and skills orientation and equips students with competencies in the basic areas of legal practice. It has a strong commercial orientation, which meets the educational requirements of graduates of this degree. The degree in law may be awarded with honours.

The Bachelor of Commerce may be taken out when 72 credit points have been attained and the requirements of that degree are met. Students are advised to follow the recommended study program.

Course Requirements

120 credit points as follows:
(a) Required units (69 credit points as follows:
Commerce components as follows (24 credit points):
- MN0145 Minor in Business Foundation (12 credit points)
- MN0144 Minor in Business and Government Foundation (12 credit points)

Law components as follows (45 credit points):
- MJ0082 Major in Law Foundation (21 credit points)
- MJ0083 Major in Legal Practice (Restricted) (24 credit points)

(a) Restricted choice (51 credit points) as follows:
Commerce restricted major (24 credit points),chosen from the following:
- MJ0191 Major in Accounting (Restricted) (24cp)
- MJ0012 Major in Banking & Financial Services (Restricted)
- MJ0135 Major in Business Administration
- MJ0037 Major in Economics (Restricted)
- MJ0041 Major in Financial Planning (Restricted)
- MJ0052 Major in Human Resource Management (Restricted)
- MJ0056 Major in Information Systems (Restricted)
- MJ0067 Major in International Business (Restricted)
- MJ0088 Major in Marketing Management (Restricted)
- MJ0190 Major in Public Sector Management
- MJ0123 Major in Tourism Management

Law component as follows (27 credit points):
Law electives (27 credit points) from the list below:

6593 Competition and Consumer Law
7026 Cybercrime
7027 Employment Discrimination and the Law
7031 Family Law
7032 Gender and the Australian Legal System
7033 Human Rights Law
7035 Intellectual Property Law
7036 International Taxation
7037 Introduction to Taxation Law
7038 International Trade Law
7039 Law Honours
7045 Legal Research Project
7051 Public Companies Law
7053 Student Law Internship
7055 Taxation of Entities and Tax Planning
7570 Client Advocacy and Communication Skills
7870 Current Legal Issues
7906 Employment Law
7907 Environmental and Planning Law
7915 What Works in Criminal Justice (Criminology)
7917 Therapeutic Jurisprudence
8055 Mental Health and the Law
8062 International Law
8069 Introduction to Border Control
8245 Indigenous Australians and the Law
8359 Justice Policy and Community Engagement
8507 Young People and Crime
8523 Women and the Law
8672 Canberra Law Review
8683 International Commercial Arbitration
8685 Mooting
8749 Law in Action Project
8892 Legal Advice Clinic
8893 Transnational Crime
8894 International Sale of Goods Law

Requirements for Law Degrees with Honours:
The degree of Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with first or second class honours. Requirements are specified in the Determination of Course Particulars for the Bachelor of Laws. For the Bachelor of Commerce refer to Bachelor of Commerce course.

Typical Course Structure

* Students undertaking the course with Honours will enrol in the unit 7039 Law Honours in place of a Law elective.
**Students taking an Accounting major will need to do 7037 Introduction to Taxation Law in order to ensure eligibililty for membership of CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

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Professional Recognition

For the Bachelor of Commerce, the University has professional accreditation:
Accounting - from CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia
Banking and Finance - from the Financial Services Institute of Australia
Financial Planning - from the Australia Securities and Investment Commission and the Financial Planning Association.

LLB: This program is recognised by the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory and the State of NSW. Through mutual recognition, UC's degree may serve as the basis for admission in all Australian jurisdictions.

Through a program offered in conjunction with the College of Law, students may (in their final year of the Bachelor of Laws at UC) begin their Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice course that qualifies them for admission. Arrangements exist for students to articulate into programs leading to admission in the UK and the United States. Students are also eligible to prepare to sit for the New York Bar.

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