Courses and programs offered
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting (LZLC)
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting is a five-year combined degree providing accredited professional qualifications in both law and accounting. The program includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria and a wide range of electives. It also includes compulsory specialised subjects relevant to business such as Banking and Finance Law, Competition Policy and Law, or an approved subject from the Master of Laws in Global Business Law. For further information about core subjects and electives, please refer to the entry for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) elsewhere in this handbook. The accounting component provides the skills and knowledge that are directly concerned with the accounting practice and management of large and small enterprises in the government and private sectors. Electives are available in a range of areas including financial management, financial planning, and management.
Admission requirements
Admission requirements are VCE units 3 and 4, and a study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English and at least 20 in mathematics (any).
Degree requirements
Students admitted to the combined degree of Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Accounting must:
- complete a total of at least five years full-time study or its equivalent
- complete in sequence the compulsory accounting subjects
- complete in sequence the compulsory law subjects
- complete a total of 645 credit points (375 credit points in law and 270 credit points in accounting and other subjects from the School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance, or School of Management)
- complete a total of 22 subjects in law (17 compulsory subjects and 5 electives)
- complete a total of 18 subjects from the School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance or School of Management) (12 compulsory subjects and 6 electives)
- complete a maximum of 105 credit points at first year, 75 credit points at second year and a minimum of 90 credit points at third year in subjects from the School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance, and/or School of Management
- complete no more than 180 credit points at first year level overall.
Note: it is not possible to take two minors in a business discipline in this double degree program.
Course structure
First year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Dispute Resolution | LAW1DR | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Legal Institutions and Methods | LAW1LIM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Microeconomics | ECO1IMI | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Criminal Law | LAW2CRM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Public Law | LAW2PPL | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Information Systems | BUS1MIS | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA | 15 |
Second year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Contracts | LAW2CNT | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Torts | LAW2TOR | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC1IFA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Foundations of Management | MGT1FOM | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Commercial and Consumer Contracts | LAW2CCC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Constitutional Law | LAW2CNL | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Corporate Reporting | ACC2IFA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB | 15 |
Third year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence | LAW3CPE | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Finance | FIN2FIN | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Cost Accounting and Decision Making | ACC2IMA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second year elective from School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance, or School of Management | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Civil Procedure | LAW3CIV | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Property Law | LAW3PRP | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC3AFA | 15 |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Management Accounting and Control | ACC2IMB | 15 |
Fourth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Law of Equity and Trusts | LAW3EQT | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | One law elective | 15 | |
| either | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | Auditing1 | ACC3AUD | 15 |
| or | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year accounting elective | 15 | |
| either | |||
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
Taxation1 | ACC3TAX | 15 |
| or | |||
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year accounting elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Administrative Law | LAW3ADM | 20 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Competition Policy and Law3 | LAW2CPL/ LAW3CPL |
15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One subject from Master of Laws in Global Business Law with permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-1 or TE-SEM-2 |
One third year accounting elective2 | 15 |
Fifth year
| Teaching period |
Subject title | Subject code | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Corporations Law | LAW4COR | 20 |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two law electives | 30 | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective from School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance, or School of Management | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Banking and Finance Law | LAW2BFL/ LAW3BFL |
15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | Legal Practice and Conduct | LAW4LPC | 15 |
| TE-SEM-2 | One law elective | 15 | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective from School of Accounting, School of Economics and Finance, or School of Management | 15 |
Key: 1 ACC3TAX and ACC3AUD are no longer required for CPA Australia accreditation, but are required for membership of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (ICAA). Students who do not complete the Taxation and Auditing subjects as part of their degree will be admitted to membership of CPA Australia, but will be required to complete studies in both areas as part of their ongoing CPA training.
Compulsory and Elective Law Subjects
For lists of compulsory and elective law subjects, refer to lists under Bachelor of Laws Graduate Entry (LBLG).