Information valid for students commencing in 2019.
Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
Handbook year | 2019 |
Course code | 60610 |
Course type | Bachelor Degree (AQF Level 7/ Level 8) |
Professional accreditation status | The Bachelor of Laws is accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (LPAB) & Chief Justice. To be eligible for admission as a solicitor in Queensland, an applicant must have completed approved law qualifications (this degree satisfies that requirement), have undertaken approved practical legal training via a practical legal training course or Supervised Traineeship at a firm, and be able to satisfy the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board and the Supreme Court of Queensland of their fitness to practise. The same requirements apply to those intending to practice as a barrister but, to obtain a barrister’s practising certificate applicants must also pass the Bar Exams and complete the Bar Practice Course after being admitted as a lawyer, followed by one year of mentoring and supervision. |
Division | Tropical Environments and Societies |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (4, SA) |
Minimum English language proficiency requirements | Applicants of non-English speaking backgrounds must meet the English language proficiency requirements of Band 2 – Schedule II of the ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø Admissions Policy. |
Special admission requirements | Applicants who wish to pursue the Accounting major in the Business component of the degree must nominate it as part of their application. |
Post admission requirements | Honours program requirements:
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Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 120 credit points as per course structure |
Course learning outcomes | ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduates are committed to lifelong learning, intellectual development, and to the display of exemplary personal, professional and ethical standards. They have a sense of their place in the tropics and are charged with professional, community, and environmental responsibility. ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduates appreciate the need to embrace and be acquainted with the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Australia. They are committed to reconciliation, diversity and sustainability. They exhibit a willingness to lead and to contribute to the intellectual, environmental, cultural, economic and social challenges of regional, national, and international communities of the tropics. In the context of a ·¬ÇÑÉçÇø graduate on successful completion of an Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree graduates will be able to:
On successful completion of the Bachelor of Business graduates will be able to:
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Accounting Major
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Sustainable Business
BU1104:03 Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
BU1007:03 Business Data Analysis and Interpretation
LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA1107:03 Contemporary Practice: The New Lawyer
LA1027:03 Human Rights Law or LA1022:03 Public International Law
Level 2
BX2019:03 Business Information Systems
LA2021:03 Personal Property and Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence
Level 3
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
Level 4
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
OPTIONS
Select Accounting major
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 4 LA subjects from List 1
List 1
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4021:03 Competition Mooting
LA4039:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
LA4041:03 Legal Placement
LA4043:03 Multidisciplinary Project
LA4044:03 Individual Project
PLUS
Select 15 credit points of any LA level 4 subjects
Note: LA4022:03 Civil Procedure, and LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting is a requirement for students who do intend, at any time, to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland.
PLUS
LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2 and LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2
or LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A and 3 credit points of LA level 4 subjects
MAJOR
Type of major | Mandatory, Single |
Credit points in major | 24 credit points |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns Townsville External | Business major Available mid-year |
All Other Business Majors
CORE SUBJECTS
Level 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Sustainable Business
BU1104:03 Business, Environment and Society in the Tropics
BU1007:03 Business Data Analysis and Interpretation
LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA1107:03 Contemporary Practice: The New Lawyer
LA1027:03 Human Rights Law or LA1022:03 Public International Law
Level 2
BU2108:03 Managing Consumer Markets
LA2021:03 Personal Property and Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence
Level 3
BU3101:03 Professional Internship or BU3102:03 Multidisciplinary Project or BU3103:03 Independent Project
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified level 4 LA subjects from:
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4021:03 Competition Mooting
LA4039:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
LA4041:03 Legal Placement
LA4043:03 Multidisciplinary Project
LA4044:03 Individual Project
PLUS
Select a Business major from Table A
PLUS
Select 15 credit points of any LA level 4 subjects
Note: LA4022:03 Civil Procedure, and LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting is a requirement for students who do intend, at any time, to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland.
PLUS
LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2 and LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2
or LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A and 3 credit points of LA level 4 subjects
TABLE A (BUSINESS MAJORS)
Type of major | Mandatory, Single |
Credit points in major | 24 credit points |
Other notes | All Business majors are available mid-year |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
External | ||
Cairns Townsville External | ||
Townsville External | ||
Townsville External | ||
Cairns Townsville External | ||
External | ||
Cairns Townsville External | ||
External | ||
Cairns Townsville External | ||
Townsville External | ||
Townsville External |
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | Not all majors are available internally in Cairns |
Townsville | Not all majors are available internally in Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 11 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Professional accreditation requirements | 1. To be eligible for accreditation with Certified Practising Accountants (CPA Australia) and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) students must complete the Accounting major as well as the following subjects: BX2014:03 Financial Management BX2016:03 Business Modelling BX2019:03 Business Information Systems 2. In accordance with the requirements of the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld), students who intend, at any time, to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland must include as subjects within their degree: LA4022:03 Civil Procedure LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed a single subject towards the award in their final teaching period and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Students may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy and associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 80 credit points in accordance with the Credit and Articulation policy. |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Award title | BACHELOR OF BUSINESS – BACHELOR OF LAWS (HONOURS) |
Approved abbreviation | BBus-LLB(Hons) |
Honours award | Students who have successfully completed the honours program shall be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) |
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Any business major may appear on the testamur. |
Exit with lesser award | Students who have completed 24 credit points of their course award requirements, and withdraw from or fail to meet the requirements for progression in the later years, may be eligible for the award of Diploma of Tertiary Studies. |
Course articulation | Not applicable |