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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business

La Trobe University

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00115M

Combine a foundation in business with a recognised legal qualification through this double degree. You'll learn the fundamentals of business, economics and finance, and gain the skills and knowledge you need to work in legal practice. Your first year subjects will give you an overview of business practice and prepare you to take on higher-level problem solving as you progress through the course. Your law studies will include all the subjects required by the Victorian Council of Legal Education to qualify for legal practice. We focus on developing your skills in critical thinking, analysis, advocacy, mediation and negotiation. You may undertake all core law subjects at the Bendigo Campus throughout your studies but a wider selection of law electives are available at the Melbourne Campus. Some electives are available in intensive delivery at Melbourne during Summer and Winter semesters. Our unique industry Professors of Practice work within this course to improve course curriculum, student learning experience, and engage with industry and business.

Structure

Students will need to complete a total of at least five years of full-time study or equivalent. Students will also be required to complete: - in sequence the compulsory law subjects - in sequence the compulsory business subjects - a total of 600 credit points (360 credit points in law and 240 credit points in accounting, business, economics, finance, management and marketing), and a major from a business discipline. Honours is offered to high-achieving students. Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Business requires an additional year of full-time study.

Subjects

  • Business economics
  • Financial management
  • Financial planning
  • Human resource management
  • International business
  • International management
  • Law
  • Macroeconomics
  • Management
  • Management information systems
  • Marketing
  • Sport management

Standard entry requirements

VCE Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 30 in English (EAL) or at least 25 in English other than EAL. NB: Meeting minimum prerequisites does not guarantee an offer of a place. Entry into all La Trobe courses is based on competitive selection and there may be limited places available.

Recognition

All La Trobe University Bachelor of Laws and Juris Doctor law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board to qualify for admission to the legal profession in Victoria as an Australian lawyer. Admission to the legal profession by the Supreme Court of Victoria also requires the completion of practical legal training either by a 12-month period of Supervised Legal Training or by completing an approved practical legal training course (for example, at the Leo Cussen Institute or The College of Law). Candidates for admission to practise must also satisfy the Admissions Board that they are a fit and proper person to be admitted to practise.

Study pathways

Honours is offered to high-achieving students. Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Business requires an additional year of full-time study.

Further information

Students commencing their studies at Bendigo normally transfer to Melbourne after two years of full-time study where they complete the remainder of their course but can elect to complete some of their later year law subjects in Bendigo through blended learning/video conferencing. Law electives are available in intensive delivery mode at the Melbourne Campus in Summer and Winter School. It is possible to apply for transfer into a different double degree program at the Melbourne Campus such as Law/Accounting or Law/Finance.

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