Laws/Business
This course information is for local students only
Year
2010
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne (Bundoora), Bendigo
Course description
This degree combines an accredited professional qualification in law with business and management studies.
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. See the Bachelor of Laws for further information.
The Bachelor of Business offers students the opportunity to develop knowledge and skills in key areas related to large, medium and small businesses, with majors or minors in business economics, business models and forecasting, corporate finance, development, environmental and resource economics, financial management, financial planning, financial services, human resources management, industrial economics and competition policy, international trade and finance, management, macroeconomics, management information systems, marketing and microeconomics.
Course structure
Students complete 22 law subjects (15 compulsory subjects and seven electives), and 18 business subjects, with either a seven-subject major or two four-subject minors. Honours is offered to high-achieving students and, in Law, is undertaken in the final year of the course. Honours in Business requires an additional year of full-time study.
Contact hours
3 contact hours per 15 credit point subject and 4 hours per 20 credit point subject in law per week. Normally 3 contact hours per business subject.
Handbook
Major areas of study
Business, business economics, financial management, financial and estate planning, human resource management, law, macroeconomics, management, management information systems, marketing. 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
Both Commonwealth Supported & full fee places available
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 is based on study scores in prerequisite studies, Business (any), Humanities (any). Bendigo students only: criteria associated with the La Trobe University Rural and Regional Student Access Scheme (RRSAS) also apply.
Selection
Melbourne (Bundoora): ENTER 96.30
Bendigo ENTER 87.25
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form for work experience to be considered.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 1 and 2: General Mathematics or Mathematical Methods (either).
Units 3 and 4: Study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 (March)
Additional information
Students commencing at Bendigo transfer to Melbourne (Bundoora) to complete the course after two years' full-time study. Bendigo students wishing to major in accounting can apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting at Melbourne (Bundoora).
Career opportunities
Law graduates find career opportunities the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, government service, public administration, education, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups. The Bachelor of Business can lead to careers in business, business economics, financial management, human resource management, management, marketing, or international business. See individual course entries for more details.
Professional recognition
See Bachelor of Laws for information on the law component . Graduates with a marketing major are eligible for associate membership of the Australian Marketing Institute or the Australian Market and Social Research Society. Graduates with a human resource management major are eligible for admission to the Australian Human Resource Institute (subject to relevant work experience).
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