Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Finance
Course code/s: LWLFI Melbourne
Course Description
The Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Finance is a five-year combined degree providing an accredited professional qualification in law, as well as a degree in finance. 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 compulsory specialised subjects relevant to finance 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 Business, Economics and Law section of this handbook. The finance course is a largely fixed-content program. Students are trained in four major areas of finance: corporate finance, international finance, investment and portfolio management and risk 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 must:
- 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 finance subjects
- complete a total of 600 credit points (360 credit points in law and 240 credit points in finance, economics and accounting from the Faculty of Business Economics and Law
- complete a total of 24 subjects in law (20 compulsory subjects and 4 electives)
- complete a total of 16 subjects in finance, economics and accounting from the Faculty of Business, Economics and Law
Course structure
First year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Academic Integrity Module (online) | MGT1AIM |
| TE-SEM-1* | Business Foundations | BUS1BUF |
| TE-SEM-1* | Accounting and Finance for Business | BUS1AFB |
| TE-SEM-1 | Dispute Resolution | LAW1DR |
| TE-SEM-1 | Legal Institutions and Methods | LAW1LIM |
| TE-SEM-2* | Business Economics | BUS1BUE |
| TE-SEM-2* | Business Analytics | BUS1BUA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Criminal Law | LAW1CRL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Public Law | LAW1PPL |
* This is the preferred order in which these subjects should be taken.
Note: MGT1AIM is a not-for-credit subject which students are required to complete at the commencement of their first semester. The subject is designed to enhance the student's knowledge and awareness of issues concerning academic integrity
Second year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | Accounting for Management Decisions | ACC1AMD |
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Economics | ECO2PEC |
| TE-SEM-1 | Contract Law A | LAW2CTA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Tort Law | LAW2TOT |
| TE-SEM-2 | Fundamentals of Finance | FIN1FOF |
| TE-SEM-2 | Introduction to Quantitative Analysis | ECO2IQA |
| TE-SEM-2 | Contract Law B | LAW2CTB |
| TE-SEM-2 | Constitutional Law | LAW2CSL |
Third year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | LAW coded level 3 elective (below) | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Econometric Methods | ECO2EME |
| TE-SEM-1 | Statutory Interpretation | LAW2STA |
| TE-SEM-1 | Foundations of Property Law | LAW2FPL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Banking and Financial Institutions | FIN3BFI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Banking and Finance Law | LAW3BFL |
| TE-SEM-2 | Civil Procedure | LAW2CIV |
| TE-SEM-2 | Real Property Law | LAW2RPT |
Fourth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | International Financial Management | FIN3IFM |
| TE-SEM-1 | FIN coded level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Evidence and Criminal Procedure | LAW2ECP |
| TE-SEM-1 | LAW coded level 2 or 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Corporate Finance | FIN3CFI |
| TE-SEM-2 | Investment and Portfolio Management | FIN3IPM |
| TE-SEM-2 | Principles of Administrative Law | LAW3ADN |
| TE-SEM-2 | LAW coded level 3 List A elective | |
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Note: Taxation (ACC3TAX) is recommended for students seeking CPA and/or CA accreditation.
Fifth year
| Teaching period | Subject title | Subject code |
|---|---|---|
| TE-SEM-1 | FIN coded level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-1 | Company Law | LAW3CMP |
| TE-SEM-1 | Principles of Equity and Trusts | LAW3ETR |
| TE-SEM-1 | LAW coded level 2 or 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | FIN coded level 3 elective | |
| TE-SEM-2 | Legal Practice and Conduct | LAW3LPC |
| TE-SEM-2 | Remedies | LAW3REM |
| TE-SEM-2 | LAW coded level 2 or 3 elective |
Finance electives
Financial Planning
| Subject code | Subject name |
|---|---|
| FIN2FPL | Financial Planning |
| ACC3TAX | Taxation |
| FIN3REP | Retirement and Estate Planning |
| FIN3CFP | Case Studies in Financial Planning |
Corporate Finance
| Subject code | Subject name |
|---|---|
| FIN3MAQ | Mergers and Acquisitions |
| FIN3SEV | Security Valuation |
| FIN3CSF | Case Studies in Finance |
Other
| Subject code | Subject name |
|---|---|
| FIN3FIM | Financial Institutions Management |
| FIN3CLF | Computational Finance |
| FIN3FSA | Financial Statement Analysis |
Compulsory and Elective Law Subjects
For lists of compulsory and elective law subjects, refer to the entries for Bachelor of Laws compulsory subjects and Bachelor of Laws electives.