Laws/Business
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne, Bendigo
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, including Banking and Finance Law, Income Taxation Law and International Business Law.
Students can complete a business major in business economics, financial management, financial planning, human resource management, macroeconomics, management information systems, international management, management or marketing.
Course structure
Students complete 15 compulsory subjects and seven electives in law, and 18 business subjects, with either a seven-subject major or two four-subject minors. Honours is offered to high-achieving students; Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Business requires an additional year's full-time study.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Business, business economics, financial management, financial and estate planning, human resource management, law, macroeconomics, management, management information systems, marketing. 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
Re-ranking is based on results in prerequisite studies, Business (any), and Humanities (any). Consideration is also given to Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria. In addition, a regional bonus may apply.
Selection
(Note: All ATARs current for 2011)
Melbourne: ATAR n/a
Bendigo: ATAR 86.60
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 any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Additional information
Students commencing at Bendigo must transfer to Melbourne after second year. Bendigo students who want to major in accounting can apply to transfer into the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Accounting at Melbourne.
Career opportunities
Law graduates are likely to find opportunities in the legal profession, politics, business and commerce, government service, public administration, education, community legal services and public interest advocacy groups.
The Bachelor of Business may lead to careers in business, business economics, financial management, human resource management, management, marketing, or international business. See individual course entries for more details.
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).
Graduates with a human resource management major are eligible for admission to the Australian Human Resource Institute (subject to relevant work experience).
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website