This course is designed for people who do not have a business degree. It provides a qualification for people working or proposing to work in a field that requires a knowledge of business law and who are interested in furthering their studies into the legal and practice aspects of law.
Applicants must have either a bachelor degree in any field (other than commerce) from a recognised Australian tertiary institution, or an equivalent qualification, or a Graduate Certificate in Business Law.
Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.
The course is one year full-time or equivalent part-time study.
A student who has completed the requirements of an approved intermediate award may apply for graduation in that award subject to approval from the Head of School/Department. Fees apply. Intermediate awards approved for this course are:
Graduate Certificate in Business Law.
Graduates generally find employment in the commercial legal departments of companies, state and federal government departments dealing with legal or quasi-legal issues, or teaching law at TAFE and university colleges.
Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.
Course Structure |
Hrs/Wk |
Credit |
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Year 1 Semester 1 |
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308111 | v.1 | Law (Contract) 513 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5934 | v.4 | # | Legal Environment 560 | 3.0 | 25.0 |
SELECT 2 OPTIONS | 50.0 | ||||
100.0 | |||||
Year 1 Semester 2 |
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300468 | v.3 | Law (Trade Practices) 505 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
SELECT 3 OPTIONS | 75.0 | ||||
100.0 | |||||
Optional units to select from in Year 1 | Hrs/Wk | Credits | |||
308129 | v.1 | Law (Advocacy) 580 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5269 | v.8 | Law (Public Administrative) 576 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5468 | v.8 | Law (Company Secretarial Practice) 561 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5469 | v.8 | Law (Corporation) 564 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5470 | v.7 | Law (Industrial) 572 | 3.5 | 25.0 | |
5746 | v.11 | Law (OHS and Human Resources) 563 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
5752 | v.6 | Law (Advanced Industrial) 573 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
6877 | v.3 | Land Law 550 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
10957 | v.4 | Banking Law 551 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
10961 | v.3 | Law (Torts) 502 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
10962 | v.3 | Law (International Business) 533 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
10969 | v.3 | Law (Criminal) 571 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
12030 | v.3 | Law (Business Organisations) 522 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
12531 | v.2 | Law (Public Relations) 511 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
13316 | v.2 | Law (Marketing) 545 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
300455 | v.3 | Contract Administration 502 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
300466 | v.3 | Law (Intellectual Property) 570 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
302087 | v.2 | Internet Law 561 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
304794 | v.1 | Legal Issues and Public Policy for New Technology 627 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
308108 | v.1 | Travel and Tourism Law 503 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
308110 | v.1 | Law (Health Services ) 527 | 3.0 | 25.0 | |
# | Students who have completed a unit of study pertaining to the Australian legal system at a recognised university may choose an optional unit from the list provided in place of this unit. | ||||
Year | Location | All* | Internal | Partially Online Internal^ | External | Fully Online# | |
2007 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
2007 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y | ||||
2008 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | ||||
2008 | Bentley Campus | Semester 2 | Y |
The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.
*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.
^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.
#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.