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Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Laws
Macquarie University
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 00002J
This program allows students to combine law studies with core units in accounting, finance, management and marketing, and then complete a major to develop depth in their chosen commerce discipline. Together they will give students a thorough legal and commercial understanding of business and trade, and make them evidence-driven, work-ready business professionals. Macquarie law provides a solid foundation in established areas of law such as constitutional law, contract law and international law. It involves an innovative approach to legal education and scholarship, highlighting how the law operates in a changing, globalised world. Students gain knowledge of commercial legal principles and the critical and analytic skills to apply those principles in a variety of contexts.
Structure
- 120 credit points
- minimum 78 credit points at 200 level or above
- minimum 42 credit points at 300 level or above
- minimum 42 credit points designated commerce
- minimum 72 credit points with a LAW prefix
- completion of a qualifying major for the Bachelor of Commerce component
Subjects
- Accounting
- Business information systems
- Decision science
- Economics
- Entrepreneurship
- Finance
- Human resources
- International business
- Marketing
Standard entry requirements
- Year 12 or equivalent
- Assumed knowledge: HSC General Mathematics (or equivalent) for all majors. Recommended studies: HSC mathematics (or equivalent) is strongly recommended for Accounting, Economics and Finance majors. Students without HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are advised to enrol in a Mathematics or Quantitative Methods unit during their first year of study.
Recognition
The Bachelor of Laws provides the appropriate qualification for admission to practice in NSW, subject to the requirements of professional training.
Study pathways
Completing students may be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws with Honours. For further details refer to law.mq.edu.au/current_students/llb_students.
Further information
Graduates can pursue careers where their commerce studies allow them to specialise in their work as legal practitioners (barristers or solicitors), legal officers in public or private sectors, and in legal academia. There are also career opportunities in a range of business and finance industries, in both the public and private sectors.
