Handbook - Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

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 2025 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:

160 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Commerce, consisting of:
140 cp from a Major listed in the Schedule of Unit Offerings in the Bachelor of Commerce (Part A);
20 cp from Core Curriculum Units (Part B)
240 cp selected in accordance with the requirements for the Bachelor of Laws, consisting of:
180 cp from Law Specified Units (Part C);
10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part D);
10 cp from Law Elective Units (Part E);
10 cp LAWS450 Legal Research and Methodology (Part F);
30 cp LAWS451 Honours Thesis (Part G)
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

Part A : Bachelor of Commerce Units

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
HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
MNGTManagement80 CP
MKTGMarketing80 CP

Part A.5 : Electives

Complete 0 to 50 credit points from the following:

Part B : Core Curriculum Units

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

Part C : Law Specified Units

Complete exactly 180 credit points from the following:

LAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10 CP
LAWS105Contract Law10 CP
LAWS106Criminal Law and Procedure10 CP
LAWS107Introduction to Australian Public Law10 CP
LAWS108Commercial Law10 CP
LAWS200Business Organisations10 CP
LAWS201Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution10 CP
LAWS204Land Law10 CP
LAWS205Property10 CP
LAWS206Torts10 CP
LAWS304Evidence10 CP
LAWS314Statutory Interpretation10 CP
LAWS403Legal Theory10 CP
LAWS404International Law10 CP
LAWS418Administrative Law10 CP
LAWS419Constitutional Law10 CP
LAWS420Equity and Trusts10 CP
LAWS421Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility10 CP

Part D : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 CP

Part E : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

Part F : Legal Research and Methodology

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

LAWS450Legal Research and Methodology10 CP

Part G : Honours Thesis

Complete exactly 30 credit points from the following:

LAWS451Honours Thesis30 CP

Course map

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Always check your Course Enrolment Guide before you finalise your enrolment.

Course maps are subject to change.

Accounting Major - Commencing Semester 1

Year 1Semester 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

Year 1Semester 2

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