Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Economics
Course code/s: LWLEC Melbourne
Course Description
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Economics is a five-year combined degree providing an accredited professional qualification in law as well as a degree in economics. The program offers an innovative, high quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and a real emphasis on hands-on experiences. It includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria and a wide range of law electives, many with a practical skills component, such as clinical legal education, communication and advocacy skills, and negotiation. It also includes compulsory specialised subjects relevant to economics such as Banking and Finance Law, Competition Law and Policy, 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) in the Faculty of Law and Management section of this handbook.
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 a study score of at least 20 in mathematics (any).
Degree requirements
- complete a total of at least five years full-time study or its equivalent
- complete in sequence the compulsory law subjects
- complete in sequence the compulsory economics subjects
- complete a total of 600 credit points (360 credit points in law and 240 credit points in economics and other subjects from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
- complete a total of 24 subjects in law (19 compulsory subjects and 5 electives)
- complete a total of 16 economics subjects from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law (with an option of completing some finance subjects and one accounting subject) with a minimum of 90 credit points at third year.
Course structure
First year
| Teaching period | Subject name | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Dispute Resolution | LAW1DR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Legal Institutions and Methods | LAW1LIM |
| TE-SEM-1 | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis | ECO2IQA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomics | ECO1IMI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomics | ECO1IMA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Criminal Law | LAW1CRL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Public Law | LAW1PPL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introductory Statistics for Business | ECO1ISB |
Second year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Contract Law A | LAW2CTA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Tort Law | LAW2TOT |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomic Theory | ECO2MIT |
| TE-SEM-1 | Econometric Methods | ECO2EME |
| TE-SEM-2 | Contract Law B | LAW2CTB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Constitutional Law | LAW2CSL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomic Theory | ECO2MAT |
| TE-SEM-2 | One first or second year elective ECO, FIN, or ACC |
Third year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Statutory Interpretation | LAW2STA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Property Law | LAW2FPL |
| TE-SEM-1 | Microeconomic Analysis | ECO3MIA |
| TE-SEM-1 | One second or third year elective ECO or FIN | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Civil Procedure | LAW2CIV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Real Property Law | LAW2RPT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Macroeconomic Analysis | ECO3MAA |
| TE-SEM-2 | One Law elective |
Fourth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Evidence and Criminal Procedure | LAW2ECP |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year Law elective | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Two third year electives ECO or FIN | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Administrative Law | LAW3ADN |
| TE-SEM-2 | Banking and Finance Law | LAW3BFL |
| Either | ||
| TE-SEM-2 | Competition Policy and Law | LAW3CPL |
| or | ||
| TE-SEM-2 | One subject from Master of Laws in Global Business Law with permission of Director of Undergraduate Studies | |
| plus | ||
| TE-SEM-2 | One second or third year elective ECO or FIN | ACC3AUD |
Fifth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Company Law | LAW3CMP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Equity and Trusts | LAW3ETR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Law elective | |
| TE-SEM-1 | One third year elective ECO or FIN | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Remedies | LAW3REM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Legal Practice and Conduct | LAW3LPC |
| TE-SEM-2 | One Law elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | One third year elective ECO or FIN |
Compulsory and Elective Law Subjects
For lists of compulsory and elective law subjects, refer to lists under Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (LVLGE).