Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce

Curtin University

This double degree will prepare you for legal practice and give you vital knowledge of today’s legal and regulatory business environments.

Curtin’s Bachelor of Laws degree provides the first qualification you need to practise as a lawyer in Australia. By combining this with our Bachelor of Commerce degree and majoring in accounting, taxation, economics, finance, marketing or human resource management, you’ll add a business industry focus to your career.

Our law degree offers a rich and professionally relevant foundation in legal knowledge. You’ll learn core skills essential to effective legal practice and build a strong commercial awareness. From early on in your studies, you’ll start to recognise the importance of respecting the rule of law, along with the responsibilities and ethics of legal practice.

What you'll learn

Apply knowledge of the Australian legal system, statutory rules and case law principles in both the fundamental areas of legal knowledge and a range of elective fields to the resolution of legal problems; apply broad discipline knowledge to a range of theoretical and practical business situations through research and practical application

Critically and creatively analyze legal problems to articulate the issues involved and apply legal reasoning to make a considered choice between competing solutions; think creatively and critically to generate innovative solutions to complex business and commercial problems

Identify, access, assess and synthesize relevant information from primary legal sources such as cases and legislation and secondary sources such as journal articles and commentaries (including electronic versions of these sources) and gather relevant oral and documentary evidence; access, evaluate and synthesize relevant information from a range of organizational and external sources.

Communicate the outcomes of legal research and analysis effectively, appropriately and persuasively to colleagues, to clients and to other professionals and the broader community; communicate appropriately and effectively in professional and public contexts

Use appropriate electronic legal databases for research purposes and be able to communicate effectively in electronic forms; apply technologies appropriately for a variety of commercial purposes

Maintain intellectual curiosity as to justice and its practical application in the legal system, be able to identify areas where their legal knowledge and skills require further development, and to critically reflect on their own performance as legal professionals, making use of feedback as appropriate; demonstrate initiative, responsibility and lifelong learning skills by applying critical reflection and active participation

Articulate the similarities and differences between local and other jurisdictions, including interstate and overseas ones, and be aware of the principles of public and private international law; describe global and cultural issues as related to the business area and their impact on local and international communities