COURSE INFORMATION

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M31 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business (Accounting)

INTRODUCTION

The five-year Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business (Accounting) double degree at Edith Cowan University combines a new law degree program (subject to recognition by the Legal Practice Board) with an existing business degree program.  The double degree provides students with lifelong transferable skills equipping them for employment in a wide range of professions, and for further study in a variety of disciplines.

 

COURSE LOCATION AND MODE OF STUDY

The course is available full-time or part-time at Joondalup Campus.   

 

COURSE FEE STATUS

HECS based.

 

SPECIAL ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS

There are a number of possible entry options. Reference should be made to the ECU (Academic, Enrolment and Academic Progress Rules) and to the Tertiary Institutions Service Centre (TISC) Guide.  The university may control and limit the admission and enrolment of students.

 

SPECIAL EXIT POINTS

Bachelor of Laws OR Bachelor of Business can be awarded if sufficient credit points in the relevant program are completed and subject to meeting the course structure of that award.

 

PROFESSIONAL RECOGINITION

The Bachelor of Laws degree is an academic qualification which (subject to recognition by the Legal Practice Board) qualifies a graduate to undertake further training (articled training program) governed by the Legal Practice Act 2003 (WA) which then qualifies the graduate to practice as a restricted and/or fully qualified legal practitioner in WA.

 

COURSE STRUCTURE

The Bachelor of Laws (LLB) /  Bachelor of Business (Accounting) program consists of 46 units.  Each unit is valued at 15 credit points giving a total course value of 690 credit points.   The program will include twenty-one (21) LLB core units and eleven (11) LLB elective units and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) major consisting of fourteen (14) units.

The Double Degree Structure:

 

21 LLB Core Units

11 LLB Elective Unit

14 Business Units
 
YEAR ONE
Semester One
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
ACC1100 Accounting I 15
 
Semester Two
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
ECF1150 Business Statistics I 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
MAN1100 Management I 15
MIS1100 Information Systems I 15
 
YEAR TWO
Semester One
LAW1117 Torts I 15
Not found Not found 0 
ECF1110 Economics I 15
ECF1120 Finance I 15
 
MKT1100 Marketing I 15
OR
MKT1101 Professional Communication I 15
 
Semester Two
LAW1218 Torts II 15
Not found Not found 0 
LAW1115 Criminology 15
Not found Not found 0 
ACC2250 Accounting II 15
 
YEAR THREE
Semester One
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
ACC2350 Cost Accounting II 15
 
Semester Two
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
Not found Not found 0 
ACC2430 Financial Accounting II 15
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester One
LAW4104 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
LAW2105 Employment Law 15
LAW3104 Town Planning Law 15
ACC2360 Managerial Accounting 15
 
Semester Two
LAW4514 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW3108 Local Government Law 15
ACC3530 Financial Accounting 15
 
YEAR FIVE
Semester One
LAW3105 Alternative Dispute Resolution 15
LAW4105 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting I 15
LAW4206 Advanced Criminal Law 15
LAW4107 Family Law 15
ACC3510 Auditing 15
 
Semester Two
LAW4109 Remedies 15
LAW4515 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting II 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
MIS3453 Accounting Information Systems III 15
 
 
 
 
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, Graduate Attributes 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 Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website:
http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity

Last Updated - Higher Education: 18/11/2004