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M78 Bachelor of Laws (LLB)/Bachelor of Business

INTRODUCTION

The five-year Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business 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 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 fourteen (14) Bachelor of Business units. In the Accounting Major, the unit LAW2300 Company Law II must not be undertaken. LAW3102 Corporations Law in the LLB program is the required unit.

 

In the Management Major, the unit LAW2150 Employment Law II must not be undertaken. LAW2105 Employment Law in the LLB program is the required unit.

The Double Degree Structure:

 

21 LLB Core Units

11 LLB Elective Unit

14 Business Units as outlined below:

 

Bachelor of Business (Accounting) Component

A student must complete units to a total value of 210 points comprising:

 

Bachelor of Business (Accounting Program)

Foundation Program:

BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge

BES1200 Business Knowledge Development

BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership

BES3100 Business Career Development

ACC1100 Accounting I (this is the first unit in the Accounting Major)

ECF1110 Economics I

ECF1120 Finance I

 

Bachelor of Business (Management) Component

A student must complete units to a total value of 210 points comprising:

 

Bachelor of Business (Management Program)

Foundation Program:

BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge

BES1200 Business Knowledge Development

BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership

BES3100 Business Career Development

MAN1100 Management I (this is the first unit in the Management Major)

Plus choose two units from:

ACC1100 Accounting I

ECF1110 Economics I

ECF1120 Finance I

MIS1600 e-Business Systems

MKT1100 Marketing I
 
YEAR ONE
Semester One
LAW1111 Contract Law I 15
LAW1116 Legal Process 15
LAW1113 Criminal Law I 15
BES1100 Foundations of Business Knowledge 15
 
Semester Two
LAW1212 Contract Law II 15
BES1200 Business Knowledge Development 15
LAW1214 Criminal Law II 15
Business Unit (see above for selection)
Business Unit (see above for selection)
 
YEAR TWO
Semester One
LAW1117 Torts I 15
LAW2102 Property Law I 15
BES2100 Foundations of Business Leadership 15
Business Unit (see above for selection)
Business Major Unit 2
 
Semester Two
LAW1218 Torts II 15
LAW2312 Property Law II 15
LAW1115 Criminology 15
LAW2106 Intellectual Property Law 15
Business Major Unit 3
 
YEAR THREE
Semester One
LAW2103 Administrative Law I 15
LAW3103 Equity 15
LAW2104 Constitutional Law I 15
Business Major Unit 4
 
Semester Two
LAW2313 Administrative Law II 15
LAW3107 Law of Trusts 15
LAW2314 Constitutional Law II 15
LAW3109 Taxation Law 15
Business Major Unit 5
 
YEAR FOUR
Semester One
LAW2105 Employment Law 15
LAW4104 Civil Procedures I 15
LAW3102 Corporations Law 15
Business Major Unit 6
LAW3104 Town Planning Law 15
 
Semester Two
LAW4514 Civil Procedures II 15
LAW3106 Evidence 15
LAW3108 Local Government Law 15
Business Major Unit 7
 
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
Business Major Unit 8
 
Semester Two
LAW4109 Remedies 15
LAW4515 Commercial Practice, Conveyancing&Drafting II 15
LAW4108 International Law 15
BES3100 Business Career Development 15
 
 
MAACCOAccounting Major
MAMGTManagement Major
 
 
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: 31/03/2006 VET: 31/03/2006