Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of LawsApproved Abbreviation: BAccounting/LLB
Western Sydney University Course Code: 2785.2
AQF Level: 7
CRICOS Code: 089438A
Course Status: CONTINUING
This version of the course is available only to continuing or completing students.
Students should follow the course structure for the course version relevant to the year they commenced. This version applies to students whose commencement year for this course is 2017 or later.
Commencement Year 2016 - 2785.1 - Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Laws
The course couples undergraduate qualifications in law and accounting. Students gain an in-depth knowledge of accounting principles and practice, combined with study of economics, finance, statistics and law. Students develop professional legal skills, including the ability to analyse and interpret legal material, understand fundamental legal principles, the relationship between law and society, and solve non-legal problems. Students can tailor study for career paths in a variety of local and international law fields.
The course meets the undergraduate academic requirements for admission to legal practice through the Legal Profession Admission Board and also satisfies the current pre-admission educational requirements for registration as a practicing accountant. Graduates may pursue further specialised study.
The Bachelor of Accounting is accredited with and satisfies the pre-admission educational requirements for membership of CPA Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Completion of this degree will allow students to claim a number of exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in obtaining the CIMA Professional Qualification.
The University has approval from the Tax Practitioners Board (TPB) to deliver courses in Australian taxation law and commercial law for tax (financial) advisers and tax agents. Successful completion of the Bachelor of Accounting degree (including completion of specific electives) satisfies the tertiary qualifications requirements to register as a Tax (Financial) Adviser or Tax Agent. Details of which units must be completed to meet these requirements can be found via the link below.
TPB Tax (Financial) Adviser Registration Requirements
Study Mode
Five years full-time or ten years part-time.
Course Advice
Location
| Campus | Attendance | Mode | Course Advice | | Campbelltown Campus | Full Time | Internal |
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| Parramatta Campus - Victoria Road | Full Time | Internal |
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Advanced standing
Advanced Standing will be assessed in accordance with University policy.
Accreditation
Graduates of the Bachelor of Accounting/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. Providing that unit 200019 Revenue Law is completed, the Bachelor of Accounting is accredited with and satisfies the pre-admission educational requirements for membership of CPA Australia (CPA), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) and the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA). Completion of this degree will allow students to claim a number of exemptions from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) in obtaining the CIMA Professional Qualification. In addition, by utilising their alternate units to complete the Taxation major, MT2032, students satisfy the tertiary education requirements to register as a Tax (Financial) Adviser and a Tax Agent with the TPB. Details regarding these requirements can be found via the link located above.
Admission
Eligibility for admission to the Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Laws is based on the following requirements:
Recommended studies: HSC English (Advanced)
Assumed Knowledge: HSC 2 unit Mathematics
Applications from Australian and New Zealand citizens and holders of permanent resident visas must be made via the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Use the links below to apply via UAC or Western Sydney University. Applications made directly to Western Sydney do not have an application fee.
Applicants who have undertaken studies overseas may have to provide proof of proficiency in English. Local and International applicants who are applying through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) will find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on the UAC website. Local applicants applying directly to the University should also use the information provided on the UAC website.
http://www.uac.edu.au/
https://westernsydney.uac.edu.au/ws/
International applicants must apply directly to Western Sydney University via the International Office.
International students applying to The University through the International Office can find details of minimum English proficiency requirements and acceptable proof on their website.
International Office
Overseas qualifications must be deemed by the Australian Education International - National Office of Overseas Skills Recognition (AEI-NOOSR) to be equivalent to Australian qualifications in order to be considered by UAC and Western Sydney University.
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Accreditation
This degree is internationally accredited with the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and students who complete this degree will receive exemptions from 11 ACCA papers.
Details available on the ACCA website at
https://www.accaglobal.com/an/en.html
Course Structure
Qualification for the award of Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Laws requires the successful completion of 400 credit points as per the recommended sequence below.
Note: Students wishing to seek professional accreditation as an accountant will need to complete alternate unit 200019 - Revenue Law as one of the eight LLB alternate units.
Students can tailor their study to include units that are recognised for specialist tax and financial planning practice in the accounting profession. Note that additional study may be required to achieve full accreditation in those specialist fields. Students should seek advice from the DAP re alternate units to be taken.
Students choosing to exit with the Bachelor of Accounting at the end of the third year who wish to seek professional accreditation as an accountant will need to complete all units listed in the first three years of the recommended course sequence and units 200019 - Revenue Law (students can select this as an LLB alternate unit) and 200018 - Law of Associations (an additional unit).
Students may not early exit with a Bachelor of Laws. To be eligible for the award Bachelor of Laws students are required to successfully complete the entire 400 credit point course or transfer to course 2502 and successfully complete its requirements.
Recommended Sequence
Full-time
Year 1
Autumn session
| 200977 | Fundamentals of Australian Law |
Spring session
| 200978 | Legal Analysis and Critique |
| 200111 | Financial Accounting Applications |
| 200116 | Management Accounting Fundamentals |
Year 2
Autumn session
| 200488 | Corporate Financial Management |
| 200973 | Techniques in Financial Accounting |
Choose one of
| 200052 | Introduction to Economic Methods |
Spring session
| 200811 | Alternative Dispute Resolution |
| 200974 | Accounting Standards and Governance |
| 200108 | Contemporary Management Accounting |
Accounting Alternate unit 1
Year 3
Autumn session
| 200020 | Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics |
| 200534 | Accounting Information Systems |
| 200109 | Corporate Accounting Systems |
Accounting Alternate unit 2
Spring session
| 200535 | Auditing and Assurance Services |
| 200118 | The Accountant as a Consultant |
Accounting Alternate unit 3
Year 4
Autumn session
And two LLB Alternate units
Students who will be seeking professional accreditation as an accountant should enrol in unit 200019 - Revenue Law in place of one LLB Alternate unit
Spring session
| 200814 | Commercial Transactions Law |
And two LLB Alternate units
Year 5
Autumn session
| 200015 | Criminal Procedure and Evidence |
And two LLB Alternate units
Spring session
| 200813 | Civil Procedure and Arbitration |
And two LLB Alternate units
Accounting Alternate units
Students must complete 30 credit points from the list of Accounting alternate units below:
| 200272 | Insurance Advising - Theory and Practice |
| 200265 | Personal Asset Management |
| 200899 | Retirement and Succession Planning |
| 200900 | Self-Managed Superannuation and Trusts |
LLB Alternate Units
Students must complete 80 credit points of units from the list of Bachelor of Laws alternate units. The most recent version of course 2501 indicates which units are offered in the course.
(Note that students must choose alternate unit 200019 if seeking professional accreditation as an accountant.)
| 200220 | International Criminal Law |
| 200296 | Law Economics and Business Ethics |
| 200298 | Immigration and Refugee Law |
| 200529 | Comparative Law: Legal Systems of the World |
| 200638 | International Business Transactions Law |
| 200647 | Planning and Environment Law |
| 200650 | Advanced Torts and Civil Wrongs |
| 200652 | Space Law - Commercial Aspects |
| 200653 | Public International Law |
| 200659 | Insolvency Law and Policy |
| 200663 | International Moot Court |
| 200697 | Banking and Securities Law |
| 200699 | Clinical Legal Placement |
| 200700 | Law Honours Dissertation |
| 200701 | Issues in the Criminal Justice System |
| 200755 | Advanced Constitutional Law |
| 200759 | Foundations of Chinese Law |
| 200772 | Family Dispute Resolution |
| 200799 | Work Health and Safety Law |
| 200800 | International Climate Law |
| 200801 | International Environmental Law |
| 200802 | Law and Public Policy (Development and Implementation) |
| 200803 | Law of International Organisations |
| 200905 | Australian Competition Law |
| 200908 | Human Rights and the Asia Pacific |
| 200943 | Practising in the Public Interest |
| 200944 | First Peoples and the Australian Legal System |
| 200955 | Information and Data Governance Law and Regulation |
| 200956 | Islam, International Law and Human Rights |
| 200983 | Foundations of Indian Law |
Please note that the availability of Bachelor of Laws Alternate Units may vary from session to session. New units may become available and some discontinued. The School of Law will publish information on which units are available in a session.
Honours
A Law Honours program is offered - Criteria for admission and for the award of Honours levels can be found in the School of Law Honours Award level Guidelines, published with the Honours in Bachelor Awards Policy at:
Honours in Bachelors Awards Policy
Students in the Law Honours program must satisfactorily complete the 20 credit point unit 200700 Law Honours Dissertation as one of their LLB alternate units.