Laws/Accounting
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course offers an innovative, high-quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and an emphasis on practical experience. It includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria and a wide range of electives.
It also includes compulsory specialised subjects relevant to business, such as Banking and Finance Law and Competition Policy and Law. The accounting component aims to provide skills and knowledge relevant to accounting practice and management of large and small enterprises in government and private sectors. It offers wide-ranging electives encompassing financial management, financial planning, and management.
Course structure
Students complete 17 compulsory subjects and five electives in law, and 18 subjects in accounting and other business electives. Honours is offered to high-achieving students; Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Accounting requires an additional year's full-time study.
Contact hours
3 contact hours per 15 credit point subject and 4 contact hours per 20 credit point subject in law per week. Normally 3 contact hours per week for each accounting subject.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Law, accounting. See individual course entries for more details.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply through VTAC for first-semester entry, or to the University for Mid-Year Entry (visit www.latrobe.edu.au/study/apply/midyear).
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesMiddle Band
Consideration is given to performance in prerequisite studies, Business Studies (any) and Humanities (any), and Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria.
Selection
ATAR n/a (current for 2011)
Non-Year 12 selection may involve: ENTER/ATAR, Pi form, GPA, STAT Multiple Choice.
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form detailing prior educational experience and reasons for interest in the course.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in English (any) .
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Opportunities for law graduates may include roles in the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, and public interest advocacy groups. Accounting graduates can seek employment in the accounting profession in both the public and private sector and can also work in management consultancy and general business advisory areas.
Professional recognition
All La Trobe University Law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Council of Legal Education to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria usually requires the completion of a traineeship (formerly referred to as articles of clerkship) or an approved practical legal training course (for example, the Leo Cussen Institute or the College of Law Victoria).
Successful completion of appropriate subjects qualifies graduates for membership of CA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the National Institute of Public Accountants , and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website