C10125v5 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
UAC code: 609010 (CSP), 619010 (DFEE)
CRICOS code: 008756B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Faculty/institute responsible: Law
Collaborating faculty/institute: Business
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is currently being revised and new course completion requirements will be in place for 2008. Current students should check the Faculty of Law website for further information.
Overview
Career options
Additional assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Industrial training/professional practice
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information
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 adviser 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 10–15 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 normally complete requirements for the entire combined degree program and are awarded both degrees upon graduation. However, to be eligible for graduation from the business degree independently, students must satisfy the academic and credit point requirements for the Bachelor of Business (C10026).
Industrial training/professional practice
Admission to the Supreme Court of NSW to practice as a legal practitioner in NSW is based upon the successful completion of an accredited legal qualification (e.g. the UTS Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training.
The UTS Practical Legal Training (PLT) program is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of the Supreme Court of NSW. Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Laws or combined Bachelor of Laws degrees have the option of completing five of the eight PLT subjects within their undergraduate law degree and the other three PLT subjects must be completed concurrently within the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128).
Students who take this option must be in their final semester of study in their law degree and students in combined degrees must have completed a minimum of 48 credit points of their studies in the other degree prior to enrolling in the PLT program. Students cannot enrol in any other subjects, law or non-law, in the same semester as the PLT program.
Students who wish to practice as legal practitioners in NSW but choose not to attempt practical legal training within their undergraduate law degree are required to complete a course in practical legal training following completion of their law degree, such as the UTS Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (C07075).
Further details about the PLT program can be found online at:
Course completion requirements
| STM90273 Core subjects | 48cp | |
| STM90378 Core subjects (Law) UG | 96cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice | 48cp | |
| CBK90042 Options | 24cp | |
| CBK90437 Options/PLT | 24cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Advertising and Promotions Business major in the BBus and has elected to undertake practical legal training within the LLB. Students have the choice of commencing practical legal training within the LLB in the final semester of study or attempting an additional 24 credit points of Law options. Students who elect to undertake practical legal training within the LLB must concurrently enrol in the Graduate Certificate in Legal Practice (C11128). All options shown are Law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90042.
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 22107 Accounting for Business | 6cp | |
| 25115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 79203 Business Law and Ethics | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 70105 Legal Research | 4cp | |
| 70113 Legal Process and History | 10cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn or Spring semester | ||
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
| 21193 Business Strategy | 6cp | |
| 22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions | 6cp | |
| Autumn semester | ||
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 70217 Criminal Law | 6cp | |
| 70211 Law of Contract | 8cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70311 Law of Torts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Federal Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70318 Personal Property | 4cp | |
| 24202 Consumer Behaviour | 6cp | |
| 24210 Advertising and Promotions Management | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 24510 Advertising Research | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points of options | 12cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 70516 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 71005 Practice and Procedure | 4cp | |
| 24604 Project in Advertising | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| 71216 Law of Evidence | 6cp | |
| 24309 Introductory Marketing Research | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn semester | ||
| 24207 Strategic Business Media Planning | 6cp | |
| 59330 Advertising Practice | 6cp | |
| 59333 Advertising Strategies | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Spring semester | ||
| 75401 Litigation | 6cp | |
| 75402 Property Transactions | 6cp | |
| 75403 Commercial and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75415 Professional Conduct 1 | 3cp | |
| 75416 Professional Conduct 2 | 3cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Laws may be awarded with First or Second Class Honours, which does not require an additional Honours year. Honours candidates must complete the Research Thesis within the law option component. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws with Honours can be found in Undergraduate course information.
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
Further information is available from the Law Information Office on:
email law@uts.edu.au
Further information on the Business component is available from the Faculty of Business on:
(CRICOS Provider No: 00099F)
Authorised by Director, Governance Support Unit
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