Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws

The University of Southern Queensland (UniSQ)

Overview

This double degree provides you with exposure to multiple skill areas and employment opportunities in the dynamic business or law industries.
Within the Bachelor of Laws, you will learn about the traditional approaches in the litigation process, as well as the increasingly important alternative methods of resolving disputes.
Understand more about conflict and communication, negotiating and mediating – from a theoretical as well as practical perspective. Learn from academics and expert industry-professionals to ensure you’re ready for your chosen career.
Interested in law but undecided if you’ll go on to a career in legal practice? This professionally-orientated double degree also builds the special capabilities that a legal and business education can offer. Develop analytical, complex problem-solving and research skills.
Benefit from UniSQ’s close ties with the business industry and have the opportunity to complete professional work experience where you’ll work with an organisation to complete a project. Hone your skills in UniSQ’s Toowoomba and Ipswich Moot Courts and Ipswich Law clinic and gain professional experience in law practices, advocacy and support centres, making you a highly employable graduate.
Study a double degree as it takes less time than doing the programs separately, can save you time and money, and you graduate with two testamurs (official certificates) for each of your degrees.

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board, Queensland, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld). This will partially satisfy the requirements to practise as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland, or as a legal practitioner elsewhere in Australia. Intending solicitors and barristers must also complete an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted to practise law. Advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through Ask UniSQ.

Graduates of the Finance major in Bachelor of Business will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA).

UniSQ is seeking accreditation for the Human Resource Management major by the Australian Human Resources Institute (AHRI). Upon accreditation approval, this major will satisfy the educational requirements for professional membership of AHRI.

Career outcomes

• As a graduate with a double degree, your career opportunities are extensive and vary widely depending on your chosen majors.
• Careers can include private practice solicitor or barrister, corporate legal counsel, forensic investigator, business analyst, financial institutional lawyer, government sector employee at state or federal level or in-house positions with businesses or community organisations requiring specialist in-house legal skills. Additionally, you could become a professional within your selected business major (e.g., HR advisor, IT project manager, or marketing specialist).

Note: Only Law courses can be studied at UniSQ Ipswich. The November intake (Semester 3) is only available on-campus at UniSQ Springfield or online. Limited Law courses are offered in Semester 3.