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Course Information

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce

Effective from 01-JAN-2019 : Code W28

This combined degree provides students with a unique understanding of the role of law in business today. Students will learn and integrate a broad range of contemporary theory in both business and law, while acquiring practical experience and transferable employability skills such as teamwork, critical thinking, communication and problem-solving. The Law component equips students with skills for the courtroom and beyond, providing greater scope and options for a rewarding career in the legal, corporate, commercial and social justice fields.

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Work Experience Option

The ECU Business Placement program provide students with a unique opportunity to gain valuable real-world experience in a public, private or not-for-profit organisation. They enable students to gain relevant work experience, allowing them to develop professional networks, practice applying theory learned during their degree, develop skills and capabilities required to succeed in their chosen profession, and gain a better understanding of the nature of employment and professional conduct in their chosen industry.

Attendance requirements

Students complete between 100 and 150 hours of work experience within a public, private or not- for-profit organisation. some of this work may occur on-campus, in a workplace, or wherever appropriate to fulfil the needs of the defined program of work.

Application process

Students are required to submit a current resume, a statement addressing their suitability and may be required to attend an interview.

Work Experience Option

Students have the opportunity to gain practical experience at the on-campus Northern Suburbs Community Legal Centre and through the Innocence Project.

Duty of care

Conflict of interest checks may apply.

Application process

Students are required to apply to the Unit Coordinator.

Course Learning Outcomes

1. COMMERCE - Access, analyse and critically evaluate relevant information to sole challenging business problems systematically.
2. COMMERCE - Apply broad knowledge in law and commerce to a range of situations, incorporating international/global/cultural perspectives.
3. COMMERCE - Collaborate effectively in team settings to produce measurable outcomes, including the ability to evaluate team processes.
4. COMMERCE - Communicate legal and commercial knowledge, concepts and advice persuasively and clearly in both written and oral formats, using relevant technology and transliteracy proficiency.
5. COMMERCE - Generate creative ideas for business and/or legal innovations that respond to opportunities and constant change.
6. COMMERCE - Reflect on feedback and critique one's own performance in order to identify and plan opportunities for development.
7. COMMERCE - Value professional behaviours and personal citizenship that reflects an appreciation of the interrelationships between ethics and corporate social responsibility.
8. LAW - Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
9. LAW - Communicate legal knowledge and ideas clearly, coherently and with independence.
10. LAW - Demonstrate a global outlook with respect for cultural diversity, including Indigenous cultural sensitivity.
11. LAW - Demonstrate initiative and autonomy to implement social, sustainable, and ethical values through appropriate professional practice.
12. LAW - Think creatively to anticipate challenges and generate legal solutions/responses.
13. LAW - Think critically to analyse, interpret and conceptualise complex legal matters.
14. LAW - Use digital and hard copy indexes to access, evaluate and synthesise relevant legal principle and policy from cases and peer reviewed articles.
15. LAW - Work collaboratively and accountably and be responsible for own learnings.

Professional Recognition

Course

This course has been Accredited by: Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA).

Majors

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.

Registration

Students will need to graduate to be eligible to register with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA). Registration with the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia (LPBWA) is required to practice in the profession.

The Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) satisfies the academic requirements for the admission as a legal practitioner in Western Australia and is professionally accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia. For information about the admission process and the additional requirements that must be completed to be eligible for admission, contact the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 5)

All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• AQF Advanced Diploma or equivalent;
• Successfully completed 1 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test; or
• Associate Degree.

English Language requirement (Band 3)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

• Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
• Special Tertiary Admissions Test;
• IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
• Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
• University Preparation Course;
• Indigenous University Orientation Course;
• Aboriginal Student Intake Test;
• AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
• Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
• Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Portfolio pathway applications are not accepted for this course.

Course Duration

• Full Time: 5 Years
• Part Time: 10 Years

Course Delivery

• Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time
• Online: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Ms Cecilia ANTHONY DAS

Course Structure

Students are required to complete: 32 Law units, comprising of 22 Core Law units and 10 Law Elective units; plus 16 Commerce units, comprising of 7 Core Commerce units, an 8-unit Commerce Major and 1 Elective unit. Note: Students can take no more than 16 x 1000 coded units.

Note: Students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) of 70% or higher at the end of their fourth year may be invited to complete an Honours program. Those students will be transferred to the Bachelor of Laws Honours/Bachelor of Commerce for their 5th year of study.

Law Electives

10 elective units are to be selected from any of the following streams.

Note: FBL3501 Business Practicum is by application only.

Note: Students requiring LAW1100 Legal Framework as a pre-requisite unit for a Level 2000 or Level 3000 unit may use LAW1111 or LAW1117 as a substitute for LAW1100 in this double degree only. Students are required to contact the Course Information Hub for assistance in enrolling into any units that require LAW1100 as a pre-requisite. Planning students are required to take an additional Planning Elective unit in place of LAW1100.

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* Students will be assessed to see if they have achieved the ECU minimum standard of English language proficiency in this unit. Students who don't meet the minimum standard will be provided with appropriate English language support and development.

Unit sets that can be studied as part of this course

One or more of the majors in this course is externally recognised when studied within this course. Refer to the major for more information.