Complete Course Outline
Course: Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Laws (829AA)
Award: Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Management
Course Level: 10
Faculty: Faculty of Business, Government & Law
University Admissions Centre (UAC) Course Code: 361423
CRICOS Code: 063979G
Offered Locations and Delivery Modes:
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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 course is for undergraduates who seek to combine a law degree with a professional management qualification in order to enhance their attractiveness to employers. The course is fully accredited as a basis for admission to practice law in Australia.
The degree has a focus upon corporate and commercial law, with minors in other areas to cater for student preferences. The Teaching Program is enhanced by research strengths with student opportunities to be involved in UC's National Centre for Corporate Law, the National Institute of Governance and e-Justice and Court of the Future Networks.
Opportunities exist for law internships and international study through linkages with Law firms, governments and overseas universities.
Small class sizes are combined with highly qualified staff and state-of-the-art facilities, including on-campus and remote access to all major online legal databases. Graduates from the course have a record of outstanding employment opportunities and high starting salaries.
The Bachelor of Management is designed for those who are making, or who plan to make, their careers in management in the business, public and non-governmental sectors. It is suitable both for those who have recently completed secondary studies and for those with some work experience. The course combines conceptual understanding and a practical orientation in Management, with majors in Government and Politics and Management, Governance and Policy.
The single degree of Bachelor of Management may be taken out when 72 credit points have been attained and the requirements of the degree met.
Course Requirements
120 credit points comprising:
(a) Required (60 credit points) as follows:
Management components as follows (24 credit points):
- MN0144 Minor in Business and Government Foundation (12 credit points)
- MN0145 Minor in Business Foundation (12 credit points)
Management required units as follows (12 credit points):
6606 Government-Business Relations
7878 Organisational Behaviour
7079 Organisational Performance
4823 Strategic Management
Law components as follows (45 credit points):
- MJ0082 Major in Law Foundation (21 credit points)
- MJ0083 Major in Legal Practice (Restricted) (24 credit points)
(b) Restricted choice (51 credit points) as follows:
One of the following Management Restricted Majors as follows:
- MJ0196 Major in Entrepreneurial Management
- MJ0047 Major in Government & Politics
- MJ0085 Major in Management, Governance & Policy
- MJ0190 Major in Public Sector Management
Law components as follows (27 credit points):
27 credit points Law Electives 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.
Typical Course Structure
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| YEAR 1 | |
| 6606 Government-Business Relations | 8732 Problem Analysis and Statistics |
| 5617 Accounting for Managers | 4207 Introduction to Management |
| 6355 Introduction to Economics | 6357 Introduction to Marketing |
| 6602 Legal Systems | 6601 Legal Methods and Skills |
| YEAR 2 | |
| 7079 Organisational Performance | 7878 Organisational Behaviour |
| Management Major unit 2 | Management Major unit 4 |
| 7024 Corporations Law | 7042 Law of Obligations |
| 8730 Problem Evaluation and Resolution | 6594 Contract Law |
| YEAR 3 | |
| Minor in Business and Government Foundation restricted choice | Law elective |
| Management Major unit 5 | Management Major unit 7 |
| Management Major unit 6 | Management Major unit 8 |
| 7022 Constitutional Law | 7050 Property Law |
| YEAR 4 | |
| 7029 Equity Law | 7019 Advanced Legal Research and Writing OR |
| 8358 Advanced Legal Research and Writing (Honours) | |
| 7025 Criminal Law and Procedure | 7046 Legal Theory |
| Law elective | 7018 Administrative Law |
| Law elective | 7030 Evidence Law |
| YEAR 5 | |
| 7047 Litigation and Dispute Processing | 7043 Lawyers and Professional Responsibility |
| Law elective | Law elective |
| Law elective | Law elective |
| Law elective * | Law elective * |
* Students undertaking the course with Honours will enrol in the unit 7039 Law Honours in place of a Law elective.
Course Duration
10 semesters full-time; equivalent part-time; maximum 24 semesters.
Admission Requirements
Attainment of the published ATAR or its equivalent.
Assumed Knowledge
Refer to assumed knowledge entries for individual courses.Professional Recognition
LLB Professional accreditation:
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.
Subsumable awards
Refer to individual courses.