Course Information

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce

Effective from 01-JAN-2019 : Code W28

This combined degree provides students with a unique understanding of the role of law in business today. Students will learn and integrate a broad range of contemporary theory in both business and law, while acquiring practical experience and transferable employability skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem-solving. The Law component equips students with skills for the courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and social justice fields.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Work Experience Option

The ECU Business Placement program provide students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in a public, private or not-for-profit organisation. They enable students to gain relevant work experience, allowing them to develop professional networks, practice applying theory learned during their degree, develop skills and capabilities required to succeed in their chosen profession, and gain a better understanding of the nature of employment and professional conduct in their chosen industry.

Attendance requirements

Students complete between 100 and 150 hours of work experience within a public, private or not- for-profit organisation. some of this work may occur on-campus, in a workplace, or wherever appropriate to fulfil the needs of the defined program of work.

Application process

Students are required to submit a current resume, a statement addressing their suitability and may be required to attend an interview.

Work Experience Option

Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience at the on-campus Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre and through the Innocence Project.

Duty of care

Conflict of interest checks may apply.

Application process

Students are required to apply to the Unit Coordinator.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. COMMERCE - Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to sole challenging business problems systematically.
  2. COMMERCE - Apply broad knowledge in law and commerce to a range of situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.
  3. COMMERCE - Collaborate effectively in team settings to produce measurable outcomes, including the ability to evaluate team processes.
  4. COMMERCE - Communicate legal and commercial knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology and transliteracy proficiency.
  5. COMMERCE - Generate creative ideas for business and/or legal innovations that respond to opportunities and constant change.
  6. COMMERCE - Reflect on feedback and critique one's own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.
  7. COMMERCE - Value professional behaviours and personal citizenship that reflects an appreciation of the interrelationships between ethics and corporate social responsibility.
  8. LAW - Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
  9. LAW - Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
  10. LAW - Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural sensitivity.
  11. LAW - Demonstrate initiative and autonomy to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate professional practice.
  12. LAW - Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate legal solutions/responses.
  13. LAW - Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex legal matters.
  14. LAW - Use digital and hard copy indexes to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant legal principle and policy from cases and peer reviewed articles.
  15. LAW - Work collaboratively and accountably and be responsible for own learnings.

Professional Recognition

Course

This course has been Accredited by: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA).

Majors

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Registration

Students will need to graduate to be eligible to register with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA). Registration with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) is required to practice in the profession.

The Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) satisfies the academic requirements for the admission as a legal practitioner in Western Australia and is professionally accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. For information about the admission process and the additional requirements that must be completed to be eligible for admission, contact the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 5)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • AQF Advanced Diploma or equivalent;
  • Successfully completed 1 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
  • University Preparation Course;
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course;
  • Aboriginal Student Intake Test; or
  • Associate Degree.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
  • Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
  • University Preparation Course;
  • Indigenous University Orientation Course;
  • Aboriginal Student Intake Test;
  • AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Duration

  • Full Time: 5 Years
  • Part Time: 10 Years

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
  • Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Ms Cecilia ANTHONY DAS

Course Structure

Students are required to complete: 32 Law units, comprising of 22 Core Law units and 10 Law Elective units; plus 16 Commerce units, comprising of 7 Core Commerce units, an 8-unit Commerce Major and 1 Elective unit. Note: Students can take no more than 16 x 1000 coded units.

Law Core Program
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAW1113Criminal Law I15
LAW1214Criminal Law II15
LAW1111Contract Law I15
LAW1212Contract Law II15
LAW1117Torts I15
LAW1218Torts II15
LAW1116Legal Process15
LAW1600Legal Writing and Research15
LAW2102Property Law I15
LAW2312Property Law II15
LAW2350Administrative Law15
LAW2104 *Constitutional Law I15
LAW2314Constitutional Law II15
LAW3102Corporations Law15
LAW3106Evidence15
LAW3107Law of Trusts15
LAW3103Equity15
LAW3855Human Rights Law15
LAW4604Civil Procedure I15
LAW4614Civil Procedure II15
LAW4625Statutory Interpretation15
LAW4704Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility15

Note: Students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70% or higher at the end of their fourth year may be invited to complete an Honours program. Those students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Laws Honours/Bachelor of Commerce for their 5th year of study.

Law Electives

10 elective units are to be selected from any of the following streams.

Criminal Law/Social Justice Electives
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
CRI3102Indigenous Offenders and Victims15
LAW2345Jurisprudence15
LAW2605Security and the Law15
LAW3105Alternative Dispute Resolution15
LAW3600Coronial Law and Mortuary Practice15
LAW3602Community Legal Practice15
LAW3650National and International Mooting Competitions15
LAW3700Supervised Legal Research Paper15
LAW3788Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond15
LAW4108International Law15
LAW4130Innocence Project15
LAW4206Advanced Criminal Law15
Commercial Law Electives
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAW2106Intellectual Property Law15
LAW2601Planning and Development Law I15
LAW3105Alternative Dispute Resolution15
LAW3109Taxation Law15
LAW3201Law of Banking and Credit III15
LAW3221Trade Practices, Competition and Consumer Protection Law15
LAW3405Law of Corporate Insolvency and External Administration15
LAW3608Advanced Taxation Law15
LAW3650National and International Mooting Competitions15
LAW3700Supervised Legal Research Paper15
LAW3788Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond15
LAW4110International Trade Law15
LAW4601Mining and Resource Law15
LAW4609Remedies15
LAW4620Commercial Practice, Conveyancing and Drafting15
FBL3501Business Practicum15
Government/Private Law Electives
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
LAW2105Employment Law15
LAW2602Environmental Law and Administration15
LAW3105Alternative Dispute Resolution15
LAW3602Community Legal Practice15
LAW3650National and International Mooting Competitions15
LAW3700Supervised Legal Research Paper15
LAW3788Contemporary Legal Issues in Australia and Beyond15
LAW4108International Law15
LAW4607Family Law15
Commerce Program
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
SBL1100Foundations of Business15
SBL1300Business Environments & Markets15
SBL1400Introduction to Business Analytics15
ACC1100Accounting I15
ECF1110Economics I15
SBL1600 *Business Identity and Protocols15
Plus 1 unit from:
SBL3500 ^Integrated Business Application15
FBL3501 ^Business Practicum15

Note: FBL3501 Business Practicum is by application only.

Note: Students requiring LAW1100 Legal Framework as a pre-requisite unit for a Level 2000 or Level 3000 unit may use LAW1111 or LAW1117 as a substitute for LAW1100 in this double degree only. Students are required to contact the Course Information Hub for assistance in enrolling into any units that require LAW1100 as a pre-requisite. Planning students are required to take an additional Planning Elective unit in place of LAW1100.

^ Core Option
* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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