Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
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Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws (Honours) [Embedded]
Handbook year | 2020 |
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
:03 Accounting for Decision Making
:03 Principles of Economics
:03 Introduction to Management Concepts and Application
:03 Principles of Data Analysis for Business
:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
:03 Contract Law 1
:03 Contract Law 2
:03 Contemporary Practice: The New Lawyer
:03 Human Rights Law or :03 Public International Law
Level 2
:03 Accounting Information Systems
:03 Personal Property and Land Law 1
:03 Land Law 2
:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
:03 Torts B – Negligence
Level 3
:03 Evidence
:03 Administrative Law
:03 Principles of Equity
:03 Law of Trusts
:03 Constitutional Law
:03 Company and Partnership Law
Level 4
:03 Taxation Law
:03 Civil Procedure
:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting
OPTIONS
Select Accounting major
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified subjects from List 1
List 1
:03 Clinical Legal Studies
:03 Competition Mooting
:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
:03 Legal Placement
:03 Multidisciplinary Project
:03 Individual Project
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of level 4 LA subjects or :03 Environmental Law and Policy
PLUS
:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2 and :03 Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2
or :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
:03 Accounting for Decision Making
:03 Principles of Economics
:03 Introduction to Management Concepts and Application
:03 Principles of Data Analysis for Business
:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
:03 Contract Law 1
:03 Contract Law 2
:03 Contemporary Practice: The New Lawyer
:03 Human Rights Law or :03 Public International Law
Level 2
:03 Marketing Matters
:03 Personal Property and Land Law 1
:03 Land Law 2
:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
:03 Torts B – Negligence
Level 3
:03 Professional Internship or :03 Multidisciplinary Project or :03 Independent Project
:03 Administrative Law
:03 Principles of Equity
:03 Law of Trusts
:03 Constitutional Law
:03 Company and Partnership Law
Level 4
:03 Civil Procedure
:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified subjects from List 1
List 1
:03 Clinical Legal Studies
:03 Competition Mooting
:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
:03 Legal Placement
:03 Multidisciplinary Project
:03 Individual Project
PLUS
Select a Business major from Table A
PLUS
Select 9 credit points of level 4 LA subjects or :03 Environmental Law and Policy
PLUS
:03 Research Dissertation B: Part 1 of 2 and :03 Research Dissertation B: Part 2 of 2
or :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 | ||
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 | 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 Accounting Information Systems |
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 |
Credit
Eligibility | Students may apply for a credit transfer for previous tertiary study or informal and non-formal learning in accordance with the Credit Transfer Procedure. |
Maximum allowed | 80 credit points |
Currency | Credit will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Credit gained for any subject shall be cancelled 21 years after the date of the examination upon which the credit 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 |