University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

C10125v5 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws

Award(s): Bachelor of Business (BBus)
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 Strategy6cp 
22207 Accounting Transactions and Business Decisions6cp 
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:

Further information on the Business component is available from the Faculty of Business on:

telephone +61 2 9514 3500