Handbook - Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws

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

Credit points

400

Minimum duration

5 years full-time or equivalent part-time.

Approved locations

Blacktown
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 for admission to the course, an applicant must have completed the following prerequisites at year 12 level, or equivalent:

State	Prerequisites
New South Wales	English (Standard) (Band 3) or English as an Additional Language (EAL) (Band 4)
Queensland	English (Units 3 & 4, C)
Victoria	Units 3 and 4 – a study score of at least 30 in English as an Additional Language (EAL) or 25 in any other English.

International students need to meet the English Language Proficiency requirements as defined in the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy.

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, 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);
50 cp from Law Elective Units (Part D);
10 cp from Community Legal Engagement: Pro Bono Unit (Part E).

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.

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. Students are not permitted to enroll in honours thesis units: LAWS450 and LAWS451.

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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.

( ( Part A.1 AND Part A.2 ) OR Part A.3 ) AND Part A.4

Part A.1 : Specified Business Units

Complete exactly 60 credit points from the following:

BUSN104Money Matters10 CP
BUSN112Managing Markets10 CP
BUSN113Managing People and Organisations10 CP
ITEC100Information Technology in Action10 CP
BIPX202Community Engagement: Building Strengths and Capabilities10 CP
BIPX301Professional Experience10 CP

Students undertaking the Accounting major will NOT complete ITEC100 and BIPX202. These two units should be replaced by ACCT305 and LEGL300. Please see table A in Part A.3 and Table B in Part A.4 below.

Part A.2 : Majors

Complete exactly 80 credit points from the following:

ACCTAccounting80 CP
Because of accreditation requirements, students in the Accounting Major will replace the units listed in Table A in Part A.3 with the units shown in Table B in Part A.4
DATAData Analytics80 CP
HRMGHuman Resource Management80 CP
MNGTManagement80 CP
MKTGMarketing80 CP

Part A.3 : Table A - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

Complete 0 to 40 credit points from the following:

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

Part A.4 : Table B - Accounting Major in the Bachelor of Commerce in the BCom/LLB

Complete exactly 40 credit points from the following:

BAFN200Principles of Finance10 CP
ECON200Economics: Policy Frameworks and Markets10 CP
ACCT305Accounting Information Systems10 CP
LEGL300Taxation Law10 CP

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 : Law Elective Units

Complete exactly 50 credit points from the following:

Part E : Pro Bono/Community Legal Engagement Unit

Complete exactly 10 credit points from the following:

LAWS213Community Legal Engagement Pro Bono10 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 (Accredited) - Commencing Semester 1

Year 1Semester 1

Law Specified UnitsLAWS104Foundations of Law and Legal Research10 cp
Law Specified UnitsLAWS105Contract Law10 cp
Bachelor of Commerce Units - Specified Business UnitsBUSN104Money Matters
(Inc: ACCT100, BUSD104)
10 cp
Bachelor of Commerce Units - Specified Business UnitsBUSN112Managing 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 UnitsCore 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