Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce

Course Details

Prepare to solve complex corporate legal challenges Modern business needs to be more innovative than ever. Learn to solve complex business, sustainability and ethical issues in evolving global markets with a progressive dual lens of legal and commercial innovation. Gain a prestigious double degree that prepares you to be a change-maker in business and law with La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce. Develop a sophisticated understanding of legal process, advanced negotiation, and complex legal and regulatory frameworks that will give you an edge in commercial settings and corporate legal practice. You'll hone your skills in financial literacy and master digital business tools, with opportunities to learn in legal placements across government and corporate sectors. By completing La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce, you will: specialise as a corporate legal expert through studies in incorporation, corporate governance and methods of financing build key skills in dispute resolution, negotiation and mediation develop cultural intelligence, leadership skills, stakeholder negotiation and communication skills that help you to thrive in any work environment choose from a wide range of commerce majors, including accounting, business analytics, economics, finance, management and marketing be ready to meet the legal and commercial challenges of automation, AI-driven technologies and big data depending on your choice of majors, graduate ready to apply for membership of a range of business professional associations.

Qualification: Bachelor Degree (Honours)

Course structure: Complete a total of at least five years of full-time study or its part-time equivalent. To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce Students must complete a total 600 credit points consisting of: 360 credit points of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) coded subjects, of which: 240 core credit-points 30 or 45 core-choice credit points 75 or 90 elective credit points Complete in sequence the compulsory Law subjects 240 credit points of Bachelor of Commerce coded subjects, of which: 90 core credit points 15 prescribed elective credit points 15 elective credit points 120 from the chosen major Complete in sequence the compulsory Commerce subjects