C10125v5 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws

Overview

The Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws program is offered jointly by the Faculty of Business and the Faculty of Law.

The program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner, together with a business specialisation.

Career options

Career options include a legal practitioner or advisor in the commercial or corporate fields, management consultant, or professional in the chosen business specialisation (such as an accountant or marketing executive).

Additional assumed knowledge

Proficiency in English and mathematics.

Course duration and attendance

The course duration is five years of full-time study. The Law component requires attendance of 10 to 15 hours of lectures per week, and timetable constraints may require attendance at both daytime and evening classes.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 240 credit points, and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows:

The Law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 96 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (14 subjects)
• 24 credit points of law options (four subjects), and
• either 24 credit points of practical legal training subjects (five subjects) or an additional 24 credit points of law options (four subjects).

The Business component of 96 credit points comprises:

• 48 credit points of core Business subjects (eight subjects), and
• 48 credit points of subjects within a Business major (eight subjects).

Students graduate from the BBus independently of the LLB. However, to be eligible for graduation from the BBus, students must have completed a total of 96 credit points of Faculty of Business subjects plus at least 48 credit points of LLB subjects.

Industrial training/professional practice

Admission to practise as a legal practitioner in NSW is based upon the successful completion of an undergraduate law degree (such as the Bachelor of Laws) plus an accredited course of practical legal training; students can elect to attempt part of the practical legal training within the Bachelor of Laws in the final semester.

For more information about the practical legal training program see:

Course completion requirements

Course diagram

Course program

Honours

Professional recognition

Supreme Court of NSW

The courses satisfies the requirements for admission as a legal practitioner, provided students undertake Practical Legal Training.

Other information

For further information, contact the Law Information Office on: