Laws/Accounting
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Year
2010
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne (Bundoora)
Course description
This degree combines an accredited professional qualification in both law and accounting.
The Bachelor of Laws provides an innovative legal education that includes the subjects required for admission to legal practice, as well as a broad range of electives, many with a practical skills component. It also includes core specialised subjects relevant to accounting, such as Competition Policy and Law, Banking and Finance Law or an approved subject from the Master of Laws in Global Business Law.
The Bachelor of Accounting provides a professional accounting qualification and a strong business background. It enables the acquisition of skills and knowledge for the accounting practice and for the management of large and small enterprises in the government and private sectors.
Course structure
Students complete 22 law subjects - 17 compulsory subjects and five electives, and 18 subjects in accounting and other business electives. Honours is offered to high-achieving students. Honours in Law is available in the final year of the course. Honours in Accounting requires an additional year of full-time study.
Contact hours
3 contact hours per 15 credit point subject and 4 contact hours per 20 credit point subject in law per week. Normally 3 contact hours per week for each accounting subject.
Handbook
Major areas of study
Law, accounting. See individual course entries for further details.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
VTAC
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/prospective/uniwide/index.htmlMiddle Band
Re-ranking based on prerequisite studies, Business (any) and Humanities (any).
Selection
ENTER 92.00
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form for work experience to be considered.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in English (any) and at least 20 in Mathematics (any).
Semester starts
Semester 1 (March)
Career opportunities
Opportunities for law graduates include the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, and public interest advocacy groups. Accounting graduates can seek employment in the accounting profession in both the public and private sector and can also work in management consultancy and general business advisory areas.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws includes those subjects approved by the Victorian Council of Legal Education that must be completed successfully to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria requires the completion of a supervised workplace traineeship (formerly known as articles of clerkship) or an approved practical legal training course such as that conducted by the Leo Cussen Institute or the College of Law.
The Bachelor of Accounting is accredited by CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). Graduates are eligible for membership with either professional accounting body or with other professional groups such as National Institute of Accountants (NIA) and Association of Chartered Certified Accounting (ACCA).
Contact information
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All students may pay a
Voluntary General Service Fee.
Most international students must pay for
Overseas Student Health Cover