Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws
Information valid for students commencing in 2012.
Course Code | 60610 |
Version | 5 |
Faculty | Law, Business and the Creative Arts |
Award Requirements
Admission Requirements
Course pre-requisites | English (4, SA) Entry requirements for this course are consistent with the Pathways to Qualifications in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 7) Guidelines for Bachelor degrees. |
Minimum English Language Proficiency Requirements | Students of non English speaking backgrounds must have an adequate English language capacity assessed under the Australian International English Language Testing System (IELTS). The IELTS score required for admission to this course can be found in Schedule II of the JCU Admissions policy. |
Additional selection requirements | Nil |
Special admission requirements | Applicants who wish to pursue the Accounting major in the Business component of the degree must nominate it as part of their application. |
Academic Requirements for Course Completion
Credit points | 120 credit points as per course structure |
Additional course rules | Nil |
Additional completion requirements | Nil |
Learning outcomes | Characteristics of learning outcomes for this course are consistent with those outlined in the Bachelor degree Guideline in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF level 7). |
Course Structure
Accounting Major
Core Subjects
Level 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Business
BU1004:03 Management, People and Organisations
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
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
Level 2
BU2004:03 Financial Management
BU2006:03 Business Modelling
BX2011:03 Accounting Principles and Systems
BX2012:03 Strategic Resource Management
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land 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
Level 3
BX3011:03 Company Accounting
BX3012:03 Contemporary Issues in Accounting
BX3013:03 Performance Management and Control
BX3014:03 Auditing
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
Level 4
LA4023:03 Taxation Law
Options
BU1009:03 Business Information Systems
or
BU2209:03 Business Information Systems
PLUS
Select 21 credit points of specified LA level 4 subjects
LA4005:03 Jurisprudence
LA4006:03 Conflicts of Law
LA4007:03 Succession
LA4010:03 Advanced Criminal Law
LA4011:03 Environmental Law
LA4012:03 Public International Law
LA4013:03 Law of Corporate Investigations
LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies
LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting
LA4020:03 Industrial Relations Law
LA4021:03 Competition Mooting
LA4022:03 Civil Procedure
LA4024:03 Advanced Taxation Law
LA4025:03 Marine and Coastal Management Law
LA4026:03 Research Dissertation A
LA4027:03 Human Rights Law
LA4028:03 Law of the Sea
LA4029:03 Comparative Law
LA4030:03 Mining Law
LA4031:03 Medical Jurisprudence
LA4032:03 Family Law
LA4033:03 Advanced Commercial Law
LA4034:03 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LA4035:03 Native Title Law and Policy
LA4036:03 Indigenous People and Law in Australia
LA4037:03 Bankruptcy and Insolvency
LA4038:03 Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting
LA4039:03 Advocacy and Criminal Sentencing
LA4040:03 Law in Greater China
LA4041:03 Legal Placement
LA4042:03 Maritime Law
LA4047:03 Research Dissertation B Part 1 of 2
LA4048:03 Research Dissertation B Part 2 of 2
LA4106:03 Advanced Company Law
All Other Business Majors
Core Subjects
Level 1
BU1002:03 Accounting for Decision Making
BU1003:03 Economics for Business
BU1004:03 Management, People and Organisations
BU1006:03 Managing the Customer Experience or BU1008:03 Marketing Fundamentals
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
LA1105:03 Contract Law 1
LA1106:03 Contract Law 2
Level 2
LA2015:03 Land Law 1
LA2016:03 Land 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
Level 3
LA3004:03 Evidence
LA3006:03 Administrative Law
LA3011:03 Commercial and Personal Property Law
LA3013:03 Principles of Equity
LA3014:03 Law of Trusts
LA3105:03 Constitutional Law
LA3106:03 Company and Partnership Law
Options
Select 3 credit points of specified BU and CV level 1 subjects (Schedule A)
BU1006:03 Managing the Customer Experience
BU1008:03 Marketing Fundamentals
BU1009:03 Business Information Systems
BU1011:03 Business, Leisure and Society
BU1112:03 Business Law and Ethics
CV1200:03 Effective Speaking
PLUS
Select a major
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of specified BU level 2 subjects (Schedule A & B):
BU2003:03 Organisational Behaviour
BU2004:03 Financial Management
BU2005:03 Entrepreneurship
BU2006:03 Business Modelling
BU2007:03 Project Management
BU2009:03 Sustainability in Business
BU2010:03 Business Research Methods
BU2050:03 Work Integrated Learning
BU2060:03 Professional Experience
BU2100:03 Integrated Business Venture Part 1 of 2
BU2101:03 Integrated Business Venture Part 2 of 2
BU2111:03 Business Law and Ethics
BU2112:03 Law of Business Organisations
BU2208:03 Marketing Fundamentals
BU2209:03 Business Information Systems
PLUS
Select 3 credit points of any BU and BX level 2 subjects
PLUS
Select 21 credit points of specified LA level 4 subjects
Majors
Type of major | Optional Single |
Credit points in major | 18 credit points |
Special requirements | Nil |
MAJOR | AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Townsville | Business major | |
Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns | Business major Not offered in Cairns in 2011 and 2012 | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major To be discontinued as of 31/12/2012 | |
Townsville | Business major | |
Cairns Townsville | Business major |
Campus
COURSE AVAILABLE AT | NOTES |
Cairns | |
Townsville |
Candidature
Expected time to complete | 5 years full-time or equivalent part-time |
Maximum time to complete | 12 years |
Maximum leave of absence | 1 year |
Progression
Course progression requisites | Nil |
Course includes mandatory professional placement(s) | No |
Special assessment requirements | Nil |
Accreditation requirements | 1. To be eligible for accreditation with Certified Practising Accountants (CPA Australia) and/or the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia (ICAA) students must complete the Accounting major as well as the following subjects: BU2004:03 Financial Management BU2006:03 Business Modelling Plus BU1009:03 or BU2209:03 Business Information Systems 2. In accordance with the requirements of the Supreme Court (Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld), students who intend, at any time, 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 3. Students seeking admission to practice law are strongly advised to include the following level 4 subjects: LA4007:03 Succession LA4019:03 Conveyancing and Drafting LA4032:03 Family Law 4. Townsville students seeking admission to practise law are also encouraged to include LA4014:03 Clinical Legal Studies. |
Maximum allowed Pass Conceded (PC) grade | Nil |
Supplementary exam for final subject | A candidate who has failed the final subject towards the award and who gained 40% or more of the marks for that subject, may be granted a supplementary examination in that subject. However if that subject is required for accreditation, then the criteria specified by that accreditation will apply. |
Advanced Standing
Eligibility | Candidates may apply for advanced standing for previous tertiary study in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy associated procedures. |
Maximum allowed | 80 credit points in accordance with the Advanced Standing for Previous Studies and Recognised Prior Learning policy |
Currency | Advanced standing will be granted only for studies completed in the 10 years prior to the commencement of this course. |
Expiry | Advanced standing gained for any subject shall be cancelled 20 years after the date of the examination upon which the advanced standing is based if, by then, the candidate has not completed the course of study prescribed for the degree. |
Other restrictions | Nil |
Award Details
Inclusion of majors on testamur | Any business major, except the General major, may appear on the testamur. |
Exit with lesser award | Not applicable |
Course articulation | Not applicable |
Honours
Honours availability | Honours is available in either or both disciplines. Business honours requires an extra 24 credit points of study. Law honours is available in-course. |
Eligibility | Normally a minimum average grade of Credit is required in the pass degree subjects relevant to the field in which Business Honours is to be taken. Entry to the Law honours program is restricted to students with an overall GPA of 5 and above and is only by invitation. |