BEc/LLB

Students complete the core junior units and major or extended major for the Bachelor of Economics. For the first three years of the combined degree program, in place of elective units, students substitute compulsory Law units of study. Students should note that the units of study in Law cannot be counted as a major in the Economics award course. At the end of their third year, full-time students should have completed the requirements for the Economics degree. An additional two years of study is required at the Law School in the city (St James campus) where the remaining units for the Bachelor of Laws are completed (see the Faculty of Law Handbook for further details).

To be awarded the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws, students must successfully complete a total of 240 credit points (96 credit points from the Faculty of Economics and Business and 144 credit points from the Faculty of Law), comprising:

From the Faculty of Economics and Business (Bachelor of Economics component):

• Four core units of study (24 junior credit points)
• Either a major or an extended major in Economics OR a major or an extended major in Econometrics and a minimum of 12 senior credit points in Economics
• No more than 48 credit points in junior units from the Faculty of Economics and Business

From the Faculty of Law (Bachelor of Laws component):

• 10 compulsory units of study to be completed in the first three years of the combined program in the annual sequence as specified under Compulsory Law units of study
• Six compulsory and six elective Law units of study to be completed over the remaining two-years of the degree at the Law School. For details please refer to the Law Faculty Handbook or the Faculty of Law website

Students who commenced prior to 2006 may complete their award under the pre-2006 award course resolutions.

Economics core units of study

• ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
• ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
• ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
• ECMT1020 Business and Economic Statistics B

Majors, extended majors and electives in the Bachelor of Economics

In this combined degree, because of the nature of the combined program, prerequisites and other limitations, only the required major/extended major in either Econometrics or Economics are available within this combined degree program. Students can complete additional elective units of study from any of the following subject areas:

• Accounting
• Business Information Systems
• Commercial Law
• Econometrics
• Economics
• Finance
• Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
• International Business
• Management
• Marketing
• Operations Management and Decision Sciences*

* The Operations Management and Decision Sciences major is a new major for 2009 and replaces the Management Decision Sciences major.

Combined Law units of study

Years 1 to 3

Students commencing their combined degree in 2009 must complete the units of study in the yearly sequence indicated in the following information. All LAWS units of study are in the first four year are compulsory. In their fifth year, students choose elective LAWS units of study to complete their degree. Students who commenced their combined degree in 2006 and have only completed LAWS1006, LAWS1010 and LAWS1008 must complete the units of study in the yearly sequence indicated under Year 2 and Year 3 (excluding LAWS1019).

* Students who commenced in 2006 are not required to complete this unit.

All students continuing under old resolutions (Students commencing their third year of study and transfer students going into third year) must complete the following LAWS units of study according to the old resolutions.

Year 3 (For students who commenced their degree prior to 2006)

• Either LAWS2008 Contracts (six credit points) OR LAWS2009 Criminal Law (six credit points) (This unit must be completed by transfer students only)
• LAWS3003 Federal Constitution Law (12 credit points)
• LAWS3004 Law, Lawyers and Justice (12 credit points)

To satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Economics, students must complete the compulsory major or extended major in Economics or Econometrics, including the required core units of study (as specified under the course rules). Instead of choosing additional elective units of study or majors, students then complete a specified sequence of compulsory Law units of study. For further information on the majors available students should refer to the Bachelor of Economics in this handbook. For full details on all Bachelor of Laws units of study, students should refer to the Law Faculty Handbook or the Faculty of Law website. Students should note that the units of study in Law cannot be counted as a major in the Economics degree component of this course.

The sequence in which students would normally enrol in units of study is based upon whether students undertake a major/extended major in Economics (Option 1) or a major/extended major in Econometrics (Option 2) as their compulsory major for the Bachelor of Economics component of their course, as illustrated by the following two option tables. Details of the two options are listed in the following downloadable files. In these files, units of study (including core units of study) for the required major for the Bachelor of Economics are indicated in bold type and compulsory Law units of study in italics.

Option 1. Major or extended major in Economics

Degree progression example

In this table, units of study (including core units of study) for the required major for the Bachelor of Economics are indicated in bold type and compulsory Law units of study in italics.

* For an extended major students would replace two senior electives with senior Economics units (making eight senior units in total).

Please Note. This degree progression example is meant as an guide only. Students may complete units of study in a different order to that set in the table (depending upon unit prerequistes and other requirements of the degree and major).

At the end of the third year, full-time students should have completed the requirements for their Commerce degree. An additional two years of study is required at the Law School where the remaining units of study for the Bachelor of Laws are completed. For details on the final years of this program, please refer to the Faculty of Law.

Option 2. Major or extended major in Econometrics and a minimum of 12 senior credit points in Economics

AND

Degree progression example

In this table, units of study (including core units of study) for the required major for the Bachelor of Economics are indicated in bold type and compulsory Law units of study in italics.

* For an extended major students would replace two senior electives with senior Econometrics units (making eight senior units in total).

Please Note. This degree progression is meant as an example only. Students may complete units of study in a different order to that set in the table (depending upon unit prerequistes and other requirements of the degree and major).

At the end of the third year, full-time students should have completed the requirements for their Commerce degree. An additional two years of study is required at the Law School where the remaining units of study for the Bachelor of Laws are completed. For details on the final years of this program, please refer to the Faculty of Law.

Sample Degree Progressions - majors

Please click on the links below to download some of the major/unit of study combinations available for the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws

Please Note.

(i) The Laws component of these programs of study relate only to students who commenced their combined degree in either 2009. All other students should refer to the degree resolutions of the year they began their degree or refer to the information listed above under "Compulsory Law units of study for the combined degree program".

(ii) The information listed in these program of study examples are meant as a guide only. Students should always check the requirements for individual units of study and majors (see information at the bottom of this webpage. Students are advised to plan their degree based upon their individual needs and to contact the Student Information Office if they need any assistance in planning their progression in their degree. For majors from other Faculties, students are advised to contact the relevant Department, Discipline or School for further information on what is needed to complete these majors.

• Major in Econometrics and a minimum of 12 senior credit points in Economics
• Major in Economics

These programs of study examples are meant for students who commenced their degree from 2009. Students who commenced their degrees prior to 2009 should follow the resolutions in the Faculty Handbook of the year they commenced their study (See Handbooks Archive for relevant edition). For details of the appropriate Law units to complete, students should download the latest details relating to "Sequence of laws units in Combined Law” from the Faculty of Law website.

Both the Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws can be awarded with honours.

For the Bachelor of Economics, students must successfully complete an additional honours year of study. For details of this honours year students should refer to the Honours year information listed under the Bachelor of Economics.

For the award of honours in the Bachelor of Laws, students must obtain a certain weighted average mark (WAM) across all Law units of study, including those taken as part of the combined degree. An additional honours year is not required. For further details, students should refer to the particular combined Law resolution in the Faculty resolutions for undergraduate degrees or the Faculty of Law.

For more information regarding degree requirements and resolutions for this course in 2009, students should refer to the Faculty of Economics and Business Handbook.

Students who commenced their course prior to the current year, should refer to the handbook of the year they commenced their course.