Course

Bachelor of Business (Applied Finance)/Bachelor of Laws

Approved Abbreviation: BBus(AppFin)/LLB

Western Sydney University Course Code: 2559.1

CRICOS Code: 041116D

The law double degree programs permit students to undertake multi-skilling, and offer diverse career paths providing high marketability in multiple areas of expertise. The LLB provides students with professional legal skills including the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; the skills to analyse and solve non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system.

For information about Honours please see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry), course code 2501.1 or any later version of course 2501.

Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry)

Study Mode
Five years full-time. Law units are available at Campbelltown and Parramatta campuses. Applied finance units are available at Campbelltown and Blacktown campuses with some available at Parramatta campus.

Accreditation
Graduates from the Bachelor of Laws are eligible to apply to the Legal Profession Admission Board for admission to legal practice in NSW after undertaking prescribed practical legal training.

Admission

UAI or mature-age entry through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC).

International applicants should contact International Office for details on admission. Contact information for the International Office is available via their website.

International Office

Course Structure

Qualification for a double degree in law requires the successful completion of 400 credit points including the units listed in the recommended sequences for the relevant double degree programs.

Students are eligible to graduate in the associated degree at the end of three years of full-time study, only when they have completed all non-law units plus the eight law units specified in the study sequence as being in the first three years of the relevant double degree.

Alternate Units

LLB alternate units are to be chosen from the list of LLB alternate units found in Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry), course code 2501.

Recommended Sequence

Full-time

Year 1

Autumn session

200006

Introduction to Law

200046

Microeconomics

200048

Financial Institutions and Markets

Parramatta students

200008

Torts Law

Campbelltown students

200007

Law Foundation

Spring session

200083

Marketing Principles

200103

Accounting Reports and Decisions

Parramatta students

200007

Law Foundation

200010

Criminal Law

Campbelltown students

200008

Torts Law

200009

Constitutional Law

Year 2

Autumn session

200011

Contracts

200031

Mathematics for Business

200488

Corporate Financial Management

CO205A

Financial Statement Analysis

Spring session

200012

Property Law

200049

Macroeconomics

Plus one of the following units:

200057

Investment Management

CO201A

Investments (V1)

And one applied finance alternate unit

Year 3

Autumn session

Three applied finance alternate units

And

Parramatta students

200009

Constitutional Law

Campbelltown students

200010

Criminal Law

Spring session

200013

Administrative Law

Plus one of the following units:

CO302A

Financial Planning (V1)

200077

The Superannuation Industry

And two applied finance alternate units

Year 4

Autumn session

200016

Equity Trusts and Remedies 1

200014

Commercial Law

And two LLB alternate units

Spring session

200200

Equity Trusts and Remedies 2

200018

Law of Associations

And two LLB alternate units

Year 5

Autumn session

200019

Revenue Law

And two LLB alternate units

Campbelltown Students

200015

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Parramatta Students

200017

Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure

Spring session

200020

Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics

And two LLB alternate units

Campbelltown Students

200017

Dispute Resolution and Civil Procedure

Parramatta Students

200015

Criminal Procedure and Evidence

Applied Finance Alternate Units

Students wishing to obtain a major in the Bachelor of Business (Applied Finance), course code 2505 component of this degree are able to do so, but must seek academic advice beforehand from the program head for Bachelor of Business (Applied Finance). Students should also refer to the Bachelor of Business (Applied Finance), course code 2505.2 for details.

Please note that Introduction to Business Law, unit code 200184 is not required to be studied by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Business (Applied Finance)/Bachelor of Laws, course code 2559.

61525

Financial Transactions Law

200051

Macroeconomic Analysis

200055

International Finance

200056

Microeconomic Analysis

200061

Financial Institutions Management

200062

Financial Institutions Lending