Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (BCom/LLB)
| Course Code | FH028 |
| Course Type | Undergraduate |
| Credit Points Required | 240 |
| CRICOS code | 017835F |
Description
For the first three years of the combined degree program, in place of elective units of study, students substitute compulsory Law units of study as specified below under Course rules. Students should note that the units of study in Law cannot be counted as a major in the Commerce degree.
For further information regarding the core units of study and course majors available, students should refer to the information relating to the Bachelor of Commerce.
Course rules
To be awarded the Bachelor of Commerce 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:
- Seven core units of study (42 credit points)
- Either a major or an extended major in a Commerce subject area
- No more than 48 credit points in junior units of study (1000-level) from the Faculty of Economics and Business
From the Faculty of Law:
- 10 compulsory units of study (48 credit points) to be completed in the first three years of the combined program in the annual sequence
- An additional eight compulsory and eight elective Law units of study (96 credit points) to be completed over the remaining two years of the degree at the Law School. For details please refer to the Law School Handbook or the Law School website.
Please Note: Students cannot complete any units of study from any other faculty other than the Faculty of Economics and Business or the Sydney Law School in this combined degree.
Commerce core units of study
Junior units of study (36 credit points):
- ACCT1001 Accounting 1A
- ACCT1002 Accounting 1B
- ECMT1010 Business and Economic Statistics A
- ECON1001 Introductory Microeconomics
- ECON1002 Introductory Macroeconomics
- INFS1000 Digital Business Innovation Business Information Systems Foundations (formerly titled 'Business Information Systems Foundations' in 2009)
Senior unit of study (six credit points):
Commerce majors and electives
Majors available under the Commerce degree are listed below. Students need to complete at least one major from this list as part of their degree.
Please Note: Because of the nature of the combined program and the prerequisites and other limitations, not all major/extended major combinations maybe available within this combined degree program.
Bachelor of Commerce subject areas for majors, extended majors or electives
Law Units of Study (Compulsory and Elective)
Students must complete the law units of study in the yearly sequence indicated in the following tables. All law units in the first four years of the degree are compulsory. In their fifth year, students choose elective law units to complete their degree requirements.
Compulsory Units of Study (First Three Years)
Students complete their compulsory units as outlined in the following table.
Compulsory Units for Third Year Students Who Commenced or Transferred their Degree Prior to 2007
All students continuing under old resolutions (pre-2007 commencing students in their third year of study and transfer students going into third year) must complete the law units of study according to the old resolutions which can be found on the Sydney Law School website.
Please contact the Sydney Law School for further details regarding these transitional arrangements.
Compulsory and Elective Law Units (Fourth and Fifth Years of Study)
Students usually complete the Commerce component of the combined degree at the end of their third year of full-time study, however the Bachelor of Laws component continues for another two years. From their fourth year of full-time study, students complete compulsory and elective units of study from the Sydney Law School, as set out in the following table, to meet the requirements for their Law degree.
| Year | Sem. | Units of study | Credit points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 1 | 6 | ||
| 2 | LAWS2014 Corporations Law | 6 | |
| 2 | LAWS2015 Equity | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | LAWS2017 Real Property | 6 | |
| 5 | 1 & 2 | Students select elective units of study from Part 1 and Part 2 tables as set out in the Sydney Law School Handbook. | 48 |
For full details of the available compulsory and elective 'LAWS' units of study for years four and five, students should refer to the Sydney Law School's Handbook or the Law School website.
Enrolment guide
To satisfy the requirements of the Bachelor of Commerce, students must complete the seven Commerce core units of study and a Commerce major or extended major. Instead of choosing additional elective units of study or majors they complete a specified sequence of compulsory Law units of study. For further information on the majors available students should refer to the Bachelor of Commerce section on this website. For full details on all Bachelor of Laws units of study, students should refer to the Sydney Law School Handbook or the Law School website. Students should note that the units of study in Law cannot be counted as a major in the Commerce degree component of this course.
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 Law School website.
The following table illustrates a generic degree progression example for a student enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (first three years) on a full-time basis undertaking four units of study per semester. In this table, core units of study for the Bachelor of Commerce are indicated in bold type and compulsory Law units of study are in italics.
| Year / Semester | Unit of study 1 | Unit of study 2 | Unit of study 3 | Unit of study 4 | Unit of study 5 | Total credit points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Year 1 | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core or elective or major) | N/A | 24 | |
Year 1 | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core) | BCom junior (core or elective or major) | 24 | ||
Year 2 | BCom junior (core) or senior (major) | BCom junior (core) or senior (major) | N/A | 24 | ||
Year 2 | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major or elective) | N/A | 24 | |
Year 3 | CBCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major) | BCom senior (major or elective) | N/A | 24 | |
Year 3 | BCom senior (major or elective) | 24 |
Note: All the six junior Commerce core units may be completed in the first year of study is desired and the capstone core unit of study, ECOF3001 Business Strategy, is offered for both Semester 1 and Semester 2 enrolments in 2010.
Degree Progression Examples - Majors and Major Combinations
Please click on the links below to download some example major/unit of study combinations for the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws.
Please Note:
- The Laws component of these programs of study relate only to students who commenced their combined degree in 2010. 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".
- The information listed in these program of study examples are meant as a guide only. This information is intended for students who commenced their degree from 2010. 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.
Please Note: These programs of study examples are meant for students who commenced their degree from 2010. Students who commenced their degrees prior to 2010 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 Law School website.
Honours
Both the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws can be awarded with honours.
For the Bachelor of Commerce 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 Commerce.
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 in the Faculty Handbook or the Law School website.