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Law (LLB) + Other Bachelor Degree

Course Code: B1014 B1015 B1016 B1017 B1018 B1019 B1186 B1240 B1241 B1259 B1262 B1267

Murdoch offers joint degrees which combine Law and another bachelor degree in an integrated course of study. This allows students seeking a law degree to gain a range of opportunities for the study of disciplines other than law which are greater than those for students within the law degree studied on its own.

Level:	Bachelor
Qualification:	Bachelor of Laws (LLB) + Other Bachelor Degree
Duration:	Minimum 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Availability:	Murdoch campus (internal)
Special Requirements:	The joint degrees with Law (LLB) including Bachelor of Arts (BA), Commerce ( BCom), Economics (BEcon), and Science (BSc) normally take five years (minimum 119 points) OR six years in the case of Asian Studies Specialist (BAsianSt), Environmental Science (BEnvSc - 4 yr) or Psychology (BPsych) (minimum 143 points). The total points required vary due to the number of required units in the other degree. Law combined with Commerce (BCom) requires a minimum of 119 points, however, additional points may be required to satisfy some Commerce professional/major requirements. Students enrolled in joint degrees must be enrolled concurrently in units from both courses in all years. The only exceptions are during the overseas semester(s) of the Bachelor of Asian Studies (Specialist) or with permission of the Program Chair. Both degrees are awarded together upon completion of all the requirements. Students in the joint degrees are required to meet the same Law requirements as specified in the course structure for Law. Students enrolled in Law and Commerce (LLB/BCom) will be exempt from completing BUS165 Principles of Commercial Law. Students completing the Law and Commerce - Professional Accounting major are exempted from BUS328 Company Law, but must complete the core Law unit LAW352 Business Associations Law. Professional Accounting students may complete LAW353 Income Taxation Principles in lieu of BUS313 Taxation Law, however students who are unable to complete LAW353 Income Taxation Principles must complete BUS313 Taxation Law to satisfy the requirements for Professional Accounting. Such students will not be able to use BUS313 Taxation Law as a Law elective and therefore must still complete 28 points of Law Specified Electives. Joint Law/ Commerce students enrolled in the Business Law major , HR Management major or Management major are advised that if they complete LAW363 Employment Relations Law in place of BUS228 Workplace Law they are required to complete a further Part II Business unit to make up the required points.
Professional Recognition:	The Murdoch Bachelor of Laws satisfies the University education requirements for the practice of law of the governing bodies of the legal profession of Western Australia. As is the pattern in the rest of Australia, before a candidate may be admitted to the practice of law in this State, certain additional requirements must be satisfied after completion of this formal university training.

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