C10125v9 Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws
Award(s): Bachelor of Business (BBus)Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
UAC code: 609010 (Autumn session, Spring session, Spring session)
CRICOS code: 008756B
Commonwealth supported place?: Yes
Load credit points: 240
Course EFTSL: 5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Honours
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The combined Bachelor of Business Bachelor of Laws equips students with skills in the highly marketable disciplines of business and law. Students build fundamental knowledge of the law and its application in a range of business environments, as well as an understanding of the legal frameworks that support key business disciplines.
Specialist skills are developed through electives and major choices, such as the Legal Futures and Technology major, which is focused on the emerging tools that are shaping the legal profession.
As well as gaining the critical, analytical and evaluative skills required for effective legal and business practice, on completion of this course students also meet the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.
Career options
Career options include legal adviser within a government department; lawyer in corporate and commercial sector, mergers and acquisitions, property and intellectual property; as well as management consultant or professional in the chosen business specialisation (such as an accountant or marketing executive).
Course intended learning outcomes
| BUS.1.1 | Critically analyse relevant concepts to understand practice in business and related professions in a global workplace |
| BUS.1.2 | Demonstrate inter-relationships between differing business and related disciplines |
| BUS.2.1 | Locate and critically evaluate relevant data and literature to address business problems through a research approach |
| BUS.2.2 | Apply critical and creative thinking to address issues in business |
| BUS.3.1 | Convey information clearly and fluently in high-quality written form appropriate for their audience |
| BUS.3.2 | Use oral communication appropriately to convey information clearly and fluently |
| BUS.3.3 | Demonstrate and critically reflect on how individuals work in teams in an inclusive manner |
| BUS.4.1 | Critically analyse business decisions in terms of ethical practice and social responsibility |
| BUS.4.2 | Critically analyse sustainability principles for various stakeholders in relation to business contexts |
| BUS.5.1 | Apply technical and professional skills necessary to operate effectively in business and related professions |
| LAW.1.1 | A coherent understanding of fundamental areas of legal knowledge, including: the Australian legal system, international and comparative contexts, theoretical and technical knowledge; the broader contexts within which legal issues arise and the law operates, including cultural awareness, social justice and policy; and the principles and values of justice and ethical practices in lawyers' roles |
| LAW.2.1 | A capacity to value and promote honesty, integrity, accountability, public service and ethical standards, including: an understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making and professional responsibility; and an ability to recognise, reflect upon and respond to ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts in ways that evidence professional judgment, promote justice and serve the community |
| LAW.3.1 | A capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively, including the ability to: identify and articulate legal issues in context; apply reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses; engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice among alternatives; and think creatively in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses |
| LAW.4.1 | Well-developed cognitive and practical skills necessary to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues |
| LAW.5.1 | Effective and appropriate communication skills, including: highly effective use of the English language to convey legal ideas and views to different audiences and environments; an ability to communicate to inform, analyse, report and persuade; an ability to strategically select an appropriate medium and message; an ability to assess how messages are received and alter communication strategies accordingly; an ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others; and an ability to generate a sustained and logical argument |
| LAW.6.1 | The ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies, including: an ability to undertake and initiate self-directed work and learning; well-developed judgment and responsibility as a legal professional in a broader social context; the ability to support personal and professional development by reflecting on and assessing their own capabilities, wellbeing and performance, by making use of feedback as appropriate, by identifying and accessing appropriate resources and assistance, and by making use of resources and support in developing resilience; a capacity to adapt to and embrace change and a commitment to ongoing learning |
Key
LAW = Law course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
BUS = Business course intended learning outcomes (CILOs)
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed an Australian Year 12 qualification, Australian Qualifications Framework Diploma, or equivalent Australian or overseas qualification at the required level.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
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 12–15 hours of lectures a week and timetable constraints may require attendance at both daytime and evening classes.
Course structure
The course comprises a total of 240 credit points, allowing 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:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
- 30 credit points of law options, including either:
- 30 credit points of law options, or
- 30 credit points of legal futures and technology options
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option.
The business component of 96 credit points comprises:
- 48 credit points of core business subjects, and
- 48 credit points of subjects within a business major.
For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| STM90273 Core subjects (Business) | 48cp | |
| STM90691 Law stream | 144cp | |
| CBK90169 Major choice (Business) | 48cp | |
| Total | 240cp |
Course diagram
Course program
The standard program shown is for a full-time student who has chosen the Human Resources Management major in the Bachelor of Business and law options.
All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK90922.
Students wishing to study the new major MAJ09443 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A | 6cp | |
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 26100 Integrating Business Perspectives | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B | 6cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21510 Introduction to Strategy | 6cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 21440 Management Skills | 6cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 21037 Managing Employee Relations | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 21036 Managing Strategic Performance | 6cp | |
| 21407 Strategic Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 76008 Jurisprudence | 6cp | |
| 76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia | 6cp | |
| 76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law | 6cp | |
| 76081 Gender and Law | 6cp | |
| 78039 Wickedness and Vice | 6cp | |
| 76902 Law and Literature | 6cp | |
| 76012 Criminology | 6cp | |
| 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
| Spring commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Spring session | ||
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| 26100 Integrating Business Perspectives | 6cp | |
| 22107 Accounting for Business Decisions A | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21129 Managing People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 24108 Marketing Foundations | 6cp | |
| 26134 Business Statistics | 6cp | |
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 22207 Accounting for Business Decisions B | 6cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 25300 Fundamentals of Business Finance | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 21555 Introduction to Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21510 Introduction to Strategy | 6cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 21440 Management Skills | 6cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| 21037 Managing Employee Relations | 6cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21036 Managing Strategic Performance | 6cp | |
| 21407 Strategic Human Resource Management | 6cp | |
| 21512 Understanding Organisations: Theory and Practice | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| 76008 Jurisprudence | 6cp | |
| 76033 Animal Law and Policy in Australia | 6cp | |
| 76057 Judgment and the Rule of Law | 6cp | |
| 76081 Gender and Law | 6cp | |
| 78039 Wickedness and Vice | 6cp | |
| 76902 Law and Literature | 6cp | |
| 76012 Criminology | 6cp | |
| 76068 Indigenous Peoples and the Law | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| 21505 Human Resource Management (Capstone) | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
Honours
Students can graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) if they complete subjects 76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis within the course. The degree may be awarded with first or second class honours, which does not require an additional honours year. The rules concerning the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) can be found in undergraduate course information.
Students who meet these criteria for honours are eligible for transfer into the appropriate undergraduate honours exit course on completion of all coursework. This transfer is managed by the Haymarket Student Centre and occurs just prior to graduation.
Students who undertake the Legal Futures and Technology major and who meet the criteria for honours can choose to undertake honours as part of their degree.
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW as a lawyer, provided students complete a practical legal training program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Other information
Further information is available from:
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