The Law degree structure and Law unit offerings have been approved by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board and the Legal Profession Admission Board (NSW).

BCom/LLB(Hons)

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

  • Brisbane
  • Melbourne
  • North Sydney

EFTSL value of units : All 10 cp units in this course have an EFTSL value of 0.125. Units with a cp value of a multiple of 10 have corresponding EFTSL values.

Admission requirements

An applicant must also comply with the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

To be eligible to apply for admission to the Bachelor (Honours) degree, a student must have completed at least 120 cp of LAWS units from the Bachelor of Laws degree, with a grade point average (GPA) of at least 5.75.

Disclaimer: The course entry requirements above are for 2023 Admission. Refer to your relevant Tertiary Admission Centre website for future years' entry requirements.



Completion requirements

To qualify for the double degree with Laws (Honours), a student must complete 400 cp as follows:

  1. 160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, consisting of:
  2. 140 cp from a Major listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Bachelor of Commerce (Part A);
  3. 20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B)
  4. 240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
  5. 180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part C);
  6. 10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part D);
  7. 10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part E);
  8. 10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part F);
  9. 30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part G)
  10. To qualify for the Honours degree, at least four of the units taken from the Law Specified Units and/or the Law Elective Units must be at level 4. To qualify for the degree, a student must also complete at least 80 hours of 0cp pro bono placement after completion of LAWS213 Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono

Other requirements

Students are required to follow the pattern of unit enrolment set out in the relevant Course Enrolment Guide, unless otherwise approved by the Course Coordinator. In all aspects of progress through the course, students will be advised by the Course Coordinator.

Progression requirements

Students normally complete a unit or units at an introductory level (100-level) before undertaking advanced level units (200, 300, 400 level) in that sequence.

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Schedule of unit offerings

For the Schedule of Unit offerings for the Bachelor of Commerce refer to the Bachelor of Commerce course rules.

Note: because of similar content in a number of Commerce and Law units, students in the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws can replace the units listed in Table A with the units shown in Table B:

Part A.1 AND Part A.2 AND Part A.3 AND Part A.4 AND Part A.5

    Part A.1 : Table A - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

    Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP
  • ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
  • LEGL101Introduction to Business Law: Legal Frameworks for Businesses10 CP
  • LEGL201Company Law: Directors and Corporate Regulation10 CP

    • Part A.2 : Table B - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

    Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

  • ACCT209Corporate Accounting10 CP
  • ACCT300Auditing10 CP
  • ACCT305Accounting Information Systems10 CP
  • LEGL300Taxation Law10 CP

    • Part A.3 : Table C

    Complete 0 to 10 credit points from the following:

  • BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP

    • For students studying the other Majors in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB (Event Management Major, Finance Major, Human Resource Management Major, Informatics Major, Management Major, Marketing Major), they can replace the unit listed in Table C with a Business Elective unit:

    For the following unit in the above Majors

    Part A.4 : Majors

    Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

  • ACCTAccounting80 CP
  • DATAData Analytics80 CP

    Blacktown - Not offered 2023 Brisbane - Not offered 2023 Melbourne - Not offered 2023

  • HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
  • MNGTManagement80 CP
  • MKTGMarketing80 CP

    • Part A.5 : Electives

    Complete 0 to 50 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 20 credit points from the following:

  • UNCC100Self and Community: Exploring the Anatomy of Modern Society10 CP
  • PHCC102Being Human10 CP
  • PHCC104Ethics and the Good Life10 CP
  • UNCC300Justice and Change in a Global World10 CP
  • PHCC320The Just Society10 CP


Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS202Comparative Legal Systems10 CP
  • LAWS203False or Misleading Conduct and Economic Torts10 CP
  • LAWS207Contemporary Legal Issues10 CP
  • LAWS208Family Law10 CP
  • LAWS209Introduction to the Law and Legal System of the United States10 CP
  • LAWS210Lawyers, Problem-Solving and Professional Identity10 CP
  • LAWS211Psychology and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS212Employment Law10 CP
  • LAWS301Competition Law10 CP
  • LAWS306Taxation Law10 CP
  • LAWS307Advanced Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS308Human Rights in Contemporary Australia10 CP
  • LAWS309Communications Law10 CP
  • LAWS310Discrimination and the Law10 CP
  • LAWS311Environmental Law10 CP
  • LAWS312International Study Tour10 CP
  • LAWS313Mooting and Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS315Welfare Law10 CP
  • LAWS316INTERNATIONAL STUDY TOUR 210 CP
  • LAWS401Consumer Protection Law10 CP
  • LAWS402International Trade Law10 CP
  • LAWS406Intellectual Property Law10 CP
  • LAWS407International Human Rights Law10 CP
  • LAWS408Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
  • LAWS409Law of the European Union10 CP
  • LAWS410Banking and Finance Law10 CP
  • LAWS411The Phillip C Jessup Moot Seminar10 CP
  • LAWS412Migration Law10 CP
  • LAWS413Wills and Succession10 CP
  • LAWS414Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS415Animal Law10 CP
  • LAWS416International Criminal Law10 CP
  • LAWS417Sports Law10 CP
  • LAWS458Childrens Rights10 CP
  • LAWS459Law and Innovation10 CP
  • LAWS460Mental Health Law10 CP
  • LCRM101Introduction to Criminology10 CP
  • LCRM104Juvenile Justice10 CP
  • LHRG306Human Rights Advocacy10 CP
  • LAWS423Law, Religion and Society10 CP
  • LHRG103Legal Institutions and Human Rights10 CP
  • LHRG106Human Rights and Business Regulation10 CP

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

  • LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10 CP

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

Course map

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Course maps are subject to change. Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Accounting Major - Commencing Semester 1

  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS105Contract Law10 cp
  • BUSN104 Money Matters

    (Inc: ACCT100, BUSD104)

    10 cp
  • BUSN112 Managing Markets

    (Inc: MKTG100, BUSD112)

    10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10 cp
  • Law Specified UnitsLAWS108Commercial Law

    (Pre: LAWS104 & LAWS105)

    10 cp
  • Core Curriculum Units Core Curriculum Unit 1See the ACU Core Curriculum page for details 10 cp
  • Bachelor of Commerce Units - Majors - ACCT - Accounting - Major Units: AccountingACCT210Accounting Foundations

    (Pre: BUSN104)

    (Inc: ACCT100, ACCD210)

    10 cp

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Human Resource Management Major - Commencing Semester 1

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Informatics Major - Commencing Semester 1

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Management Major - Commencing Semester 1

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

Marketing Major - Commencing Semester 1

Prerequisites (Pre:) are other units that you must have passed before enrolling in this unit. 

Incompatibles (Inc:) are units similar to this unit. If you have previously passed an Incompatible unit, you are not able to enrol in this unit.

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