Bachelor of Business (Accounting) – Bachelor of Laws
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Description: |
This program has dual accreditation for both legal practice and for membership of CPA Australia and the ICAA. JCU’s Law program provides students with the foundation law subjects, along with an exciting and broad-ranging elective program. Law graduates benefit from a practical approach and an understanding of the complexities of modern society. |
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Duration: |
5 years full-time |
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Mode: |
On campus, full or part time * |
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Workload: |
Normal workload expectations are a minimum of 10 hours per week for every subject, including class contact hours, preparation and time spent on assessment tasks. |
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Type: |
Undergraduate |
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Credit points: |
120 credit points o |
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Intake: |
February and July |
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Mid-year entry: |
Yes |
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Campus: |
Townsville, Cairns |
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Faculty: |
Law, Business & the Creative Arts |
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Prerequisite/s: |
English |
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Course code: |
60610 |
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QTAC code: |
311061 Townsville; 321061 Cairns |
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* Duration: Part-time study is available to domestic students only. o Credit points: Represent the combined value of individual subjects in a degree. One subject usually constitutes three credit points. |
Structure
Disclaimer - The list of subjects below is correct for 2010, but may change for 2011. Prospective students should contact the University to confirm admission requirements and the availability of courses.
The following structure includes all the accounting subjects required for accreditation purposes.
Year 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Business
BU1007:03 Business Data Analysis
LA1101:03 Legal Institutions and Processes
LA1102:03 Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
LA1103:03 Law, Society and Change
LA1104:03 Legal Concepts
Year 2
BU1004:03 Management, People and Organisations
BU1006:03 Managing the Customer Experience
BU1009:03 Business Information Systems (required for accreditation)
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
LA2017:03 Principles of Criminal Law A
LA2018:03 Principles of Criminal Law B
LA2019:03 Torts A – Specific Torts
LA2020:03 Torts B – Negligence
Year 3
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land Law 2
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
BU2004:03 Financial Managment (required for accreditation)
BU2006:03 Business Modelling (required for accreditation)
BX2011:03 Accounting Principles and Systems
BX2012:03 Strategic Resource Management
Year 4
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
BX3011:03 Company Accounting
BX3012:03 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
BX3013:03 Performance Management and Control
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
Year 5
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
Plus 21 credit points of level 4 Law subjects chosen from the elective program for the Bachelor of Laws.
Note:
Students who intend to seek admission as a Legal Practitioner in Queensland must include as subjects within their degree:
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting
Students seeking admission to practice are strongly advised to include the following:
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4032:03 Family Law
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies (Townsville) or LA4041:03 Legal Placement (Cairns)
The purpose of the Honours Program in the School of Law is to provide the necessary research opportunities and experience for those students who anticipate going on to apply for enrolment in higher research degrees or who seek to enhance their research competence. Entry to the Honours program is restricted to students with an OGPA of 5 and above are eligible to apply for entry into the program in their final year of study. Honours graduates fall within the top 15-20% of the graduating class.
A candidate for the joint degree with Honours in Law must include LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A or LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2 and LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2 as part of the approved course of study.
The Honours Program in the Bachelor of Business course involves an additional year of study spent entirely on a selected subject area. The honours year is designed for students who excel in their chosen area(s) of undergraduate study. Honours study is available in all of the Bachelor's degrees offered by the School of Business.
Career Opportunities
Law graduates can find work in private practice, corporations, government and non-government agencies in a wide variety of areas:
- government agencies in a wide variety of areas
- general legal practice
- solicitor or barrister
- business and commercial law
- environmental law
- conveyancing and property law
- criminal law
- industrial law
- taxation law
This course is an approved qualification for admission to practice law in Queensland. Students wishing to practice should obtain further information from the Barristers’ and Solicitors’ Admission Boards. The course also satisfies the academic requirements for application to membership of CPA Australia and ICAA.
Application and Contact Information
Australian and New Zealand students
International Students
The CRICOS code for this course is 031833B