Major type

Postgraduate

Description

The legal system is part of the environmental framework for all business activity. This means that business must identify new legal standards as the law changes and determine suitable policies and practices for meeting those legal requirements. The development of a knowledge economy has also increased the need within organisations for expertise in both traditional areas like contract law and new fields like intellectual property and eBusiness transactions. The Business Law major is designed to develop a sound understanding of the impact of commercial law on business activity. Graduates will also be able to recognise potential legal problems and work in house on their solution, and to recognise when to seek expert advice and maximise interactions with the legal profession. The emphasis throughout the major is on the legal problems likely to be encountered by graduates in their future careers, whether these be in the public or private sectors. This major adds value to any business graduate by providing a framework of legal knowledge and capabilities in problem framing and solution, assessment of risk and compliance. Commercial law has always been an important part of the professional education of accountants (the units are accredited for accounting purposes) and provides a useful second major for students specialising in business or finance related fields.

Please note. This version of the Business Law major is only available to students enrolled in the combined Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting degree.

Requirements for the major

• CLAW6006 Insolvency Law
• CLAW6007 Issues in Law and International Business
• CLAW6008 Legal Entities for Small Business*
• CLAW6010 Issues in Law and e-Commerce *
• CLAW6013 Financial Services Regulation *
• CLAW6014 Special Topic in Business Law A *
• CLAW6015 Special Topic in Business Law B *
• CLAW6026 Concepts of Australian Taxation
• CLAW6027 Research and Writing in Law and Business *
• CLAW6028 Corporate Governance, Law and Ethics (New unit for 2009)

Please note:

1. The units of study marked with "*" will NOT be available for 2009 enrolments.
2. The foundation level unit of study CLAW5001 is the prerequisite unit for most of the CLAW units of study in this major.

Availability of this major

This version of this major is available under the Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting only.

The following is a list of the elective units of study from the Faculty of Economics and Business which are available for enrolment this year.

For details of the current availability of non-Faculty of Economics and Business units of study (LAWS units), please refer to the University's Online Unit of Study Handbook

• CLAW6007 Issues in Law and International Business
• CLAW6026 Concepts of Australian Taxation

• Master of Commerce and Master of Professional Accounting (FC061)