C10125v10 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
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Course intended learning outcomes
Admission requirements
Inherent requirements
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Course program
Levels of award
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).
Innovation and Transdisciplinary program
Transdisciplinarity and Innovation at UTSAll UTS students have the opportunity to develop distinctive capabilities around transdisciplinary thinking and innovation through the TD School. Transdisciplinary education at UTS brings together great minds from different disciplines to explore ideas that improve the way we live and work in the world. These offerings are unique to UTS and directly translate to many existing and emerging roles and careers.
Diploma in InnovationThe Diploma in Innovation (C20060) teaches innovation, supports personal transformation and provides the hard skills needed to support the inventors and inventions of the future. Students come out of the Diploma in Innovation, with the hard skills to create and support sectoral and societal transformation. Graduates are able to fluently integrate ideas, across professional disciplines and are inventors of the future.
All UTS undergraduate students (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation) can apply for the Diploma in Innovation upon admission in their chosen undergraduate degree. It is a complete degree program that runs in parallel to any undergraduate degree. The course is offered on a three-year, part-time basis, with subjects running in 3-week long intensive blocks in July, December and February sessions. More information including a link to apply is available at https://dipinn.uts.edu.au.
Transdisciplinary electives programTransdisciplinary electives broaden students' horizons and supercharge their problem-solving skills, helping them to learn outside, beyond and across their degrees. Students enrolled in an undergraduate course that includes electives can choose to take a transdisciplinary subject (with the exception of students concurrently enrolled in the Bachelor of Creative Intelligence and Innovation). More information about the TD Electives program is available here.
Course intended learning outcomes
| BUS.1.1 | Apply evidence, creativity and critical reasoning to solve business problems. |
| BUS.2.1 | Communicate information clearly in a form appropriate for its audience. |
| BUS.2.2 | Demonstrate ability to work independently and with others as a member of a team to achieve an agreed goal. |
| BUS.3.1 | Make judgements and business decisions consistent with the principles of social responsibility and inclusion. |
| BUS.4.1 | Apply technical and professional skills to operate effectively in business. |
| BUS.5.1 | Acquire and apply knowledge and skills relevant to working with and for Indigenous peoples in a specific professional business context. |
| LAW.1.1 | A coherent understanding of fundamental areas of legal knowledge including: a. The Australian colonial and post-colonial legal system, international and comparative contexts, theoretical and technical knowledge; b. The broader contexts within which legal issues arise and the law operates including cultural awareness, social justice and policy; c. The impact of Anglo-Australian laws on Indigenous peoples, including their historical origins in the process of colonisation and ongoing impact; and d. 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: a. An understanding of approaches to ethical decision making and professional responsibility; b. 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; and c. An ability to reflect on and engage constructively with diversity in practice. |
| LAW.3.1 | A capacity to think critically, strategically and creatively, including the ability to: a. Identify and articulate legal issues in context, including the skill of critical reading and writing; b. Apply reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses; c. Engage in critical analysis and make a reasoned choice amongst alternatives; and d. 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: a. Highly effective use of the English language to convey legal ideas and views to different and diverse audiences and environments; b. An ability to communicate to inform, analyse, report and persuade; c. An ability to strategically select an appropriate medium and message; d. An ability to assess how messages are received and alter communication strategies accordingly; and e. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others. |
| LAW.6.1 | Effective and appropriate collaboration skills in working together to achieve a common goal in a group learning environment or the workplace including: a. An ability to give and receive feedback; b. Appropriate professional and interpersonal skills in working collaboratively; c. A capacity to develop strategies to successfully negotiate group challenges; and d. An ability to be responsive and adaptive to the perspectives of collaborators, clients, counter parties and others. |
| LAW.7.1 | Bachelor of Law graduates will: Apply knowledge and skills to develop professional capabilities to work effectively with and for Indigenous peoples and communities across the law profession. |
| LAW.8.1 | The ability to implement appropriate self-management and lifelong learning strategies including: a. An ability to undertake and initiate self-directed work and learning; b. Well-developed judgment and responsibility as a legal professional in a broader social context; c. The ability to support personal and professional development by: i. Reflecting on and assessing their own capabilities, wellbeing and performance; ii. Making use of feedback as appropriate; iii. Identifying and accessing appropriate resources and assistance; iv. Making use of resources and support in developing resilience; and d. 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: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.
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.
Inherent requirements
Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see the UTS Inherent requirements page.
Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.
UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.
For course specific information see the Faculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.
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 commencing their study in Autumn wishing to complete the major MAJ09443 Legal Futures and Technology need to ensure that they study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in their final Autumn session before they study 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.
Students commencing their study in Spring wishing to complete the major MAJ09443 Legal Futures and Technology need to ensure that they study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in their penultimate Autumn session before they study 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.
| Autumn commencing, full time | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 24109 Marketing and Customer Value | 6cp | |
| 21212 People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| 26134 Responsible Evidence-Based Decisions | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 22108 Accounting and Accountability | 6cp | |
| 25400 Financial Literacy | 6cp | |
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp | |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 22208 Accounting, Business and Society | 6cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 21214 Business and Social Impact | 6cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 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 | |
| Select 18 credit points from the following: | 18cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| 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 | |
| 22108 Accounting and Accountability | 6cp | |
| 23115 Economics for Business | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 21212 People and Organisations | 6cp | |
| 24109 Marketing and Customer Value | 6cp | |
| 26134 Responsible Evidence-Based Decisions | 6cp | |
| 25400 Financial Literacy | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 22208 Accounting, Business and Society | 6cp | |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp | |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 21214 Business and Social Impact | 6cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp | |
| Select 12 credit points from the following: | 12cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 70108 Public International Law | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Year 5 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| 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 | |
| Select 18 credit points from the following: | 18cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Spring session | ||
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp | |
| 70417 Corporate Law | 8cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp | |
| MAJ08981 Advertising and Marketing Communications | 48cp | |
| MAJ08437 Accounting | 48cp | |
| MAJ09209 Economics | 48cp | |
| MAJ08440 Finance | 48cp | |
| MAJ08446 Human Resource Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08442 International Business | 48cp | |
| MAJ08438 Management | 48cp | |
| MAJ08441 Marketing | 48cp | |
| Year 6 | ||
| Autumn session | ||
| Select 24 credit points of options | 24cp | |
Levels of award
The Bachelor of Business may be awarded with distinction, credit or pass.
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 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).
Refer to the Bachelor of Business (C10026) for details on professional recognition of that award.
Other information
Further information is available from:
UTS Student Centre
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
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