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Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws (BCLA) - BComLLB

QTAC code (Australian and New Zealand applicants): Springfield campus: 924941; External: 904945; Toowoomba campus: 904941

CRICOS code (International applicants): 070615M

This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted. Students who are interested in this study area should consider the Bachelor of Business and Commerce and Bachelor of Laws which will be offered from semester 1, 2017.

 On-campus*External
Semester intake:No new admissionsNo new admissions
Campus:Springfield, Toowoomba -
Fees:Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Commonwealth supported place
Domestic full fee paying place
International full fee paying place
Standard duration:5 years full-time, up to 10 years part-time  

Notes

Students can commence study in semester 3 at Springfield campus or via distance education only.
Limited law courses are available in semester 3.

Footnotes
*Not all Commerce majors are available on-campus at Springfield.

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Contact us

Current students 

Freecall (within Australia): 1800 007 252
Phone (from outside Australia): +61 7 4631 2285
Email usq.support@usq.edu.au 

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Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the , and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (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. USQ does not offer practical legal training, but advice on practical legal training programs can be obtained through .

Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of and (CAANZ). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA Australia professional exams and eligibility to study the CAANZ professional exams.

Successful completion of the Accounting major can qualify students for exemptions from the Fundamental level (9 papers) of the (ACCA) exams. For further details please refer to the ACCA website.

Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become a member of the .

The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.

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Program aims

The program aims to produce graduates who meet the aims and objectives of both the Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Laws. This double degree offers students the benefit of exposure to multiple disciplines.

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Program objectives

At the completion of the program, students should be able to:

  • demonstrate strong communication skills

  • identify, analyse and solve problems in different decision contexts

  • think constructively and logically

  • make effective and creative use of modern technologies

  • acquire specific knowledge and skills relevant to their major study areas

  • demonstrate an understanding of the principles of accounting, finance, economics and business

  • satisfy educational entrance requirement of relevant professional bodies

  • act within the ethics of their profession

  • demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical framework of subject areas of study

  • apply theoretical knowledge, concepts and principles to areas of practical significance

  • research legal issues proficiently l

  • critically appraise law reform trends and recent developments and assess their impact upon legal practice and public policy.


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Program Information Set

View USQ鈥檚 admission criteria, student profiles and a summary of all offers made under via the QTAC website.

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

  • Year 12 English [4,SA] or equivalent.

  • Admission to the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws is in accordance with for undergraduate programs.


All students are required to satisfy the applicable .

If students do not meet the English language requirements they may apply to study a 精东传媒app-approved . On successful completion of the English language program, students may be admitted to an award program.

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Program fees

Commonwealth supported place

A Commonwealth supported place is where the Australian Government makes a contribution towards the cost of a student's higher education andstudents pay a , which varies depending on the courses undertaken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

Commonwealth Supported students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called .

Domestic full fee paying place

Domestic full fee paying places are funded entirely through the full fees paid by the student. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the

Domestic full fee paying students may be eligible to defer their fees through a Government loan called provided they meet the residency and citizenship requirements.

Australian citizens, Permanent Humanitarian Visa holders, Permanent Resident visa holders and New Zealand citizens who will be resident outside Australia for the duration of their program pay full tuition fees and are not eligible for .

International full fee paying place

International students pay full fees. Full fees vary depending on the courses that are taken and whether they are studied on-campus, via distance education/online. Students are able to calculate the fees for a particular course via the .

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Program structure

The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws double degree comprises 40 units as follows:

Area of study  Number of courses 
Commerce courses  16 courses (7 x core courses; plus 1 x 8鈥揷ourse major, plus 1 elective course*
Law courses  24 courses (19 core courses; plus 5 law elective courses) 

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

The structure is set out in the following table:

  All majors   
Commerce core  7 courses  Refer to the Commerce core course list below. 
Commerce major  8 courses  Choose a Commerce major from the following:
  • Accounting

  • Business Economics

  • Finance

  • General Commerce

  • Information Technology Management

  • Sustainable Business


 
Elective  1 course  Any elective from USQ undergraduate programs subject to pre-requisite requirements. 
Law core  19 courses  Refer to the Law core course list below. 
Law electives  5 courses  Refer to the Law elective course list below. 

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Required time limits

Students have a maximum of 10 years to complete this program.

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Core courses

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
Commerce core courses 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 2 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2  1, 3 
  1, 2, 3  2, 3 
  1, 2, 3 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
  1, 2, 3  1, 2 
Select one of the following two courses: * 
  1, 2, 3 
  1, 2 
Law core courses 
  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
  1, 2  1, 2  1, 2 
 
 
  2, 3 
  2, 3 
 
 
  1, 3 
  1, 3 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1, 3 
 
 

Footnotes
*Students undertaking the Business Economics major should select .

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Electives/Approved courses

Choose five of the following Law electives. Some courses are offered biennially.

Course  Semester of offer
Distance/Online 
Semester of offer
Toowoomba campus 
Semester of offer
Springfield campus 
       
ECO3033 Law and Economics     
   
   
LAW3110 Insolvency and Restructuring Law   
  1, 2, 3 
     
LAW3404 Banking, Finance and Insurance Law     
   
LAW3406 Intellectual Property Law     
   
LAW3422 Succession Law     
     
LAW3441 Natural Resources Law     
     
   
LAW3463 Private International Law     
     
LAW3465 Comparative Law    
   
   
LAW3468 Regional and Rural Legal Practice    
   
   
 
 
     
~^  2, 3     

Footnotes
~ is not available to international students regardless of location or mode of study as it is an elective course. Australian regulations do not allow an elective work-based training course that is not a mandatory program requirement to be offered to international students.
^A student must have completed 16 units before enrolling in .

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IT requirements

For information technology requirements please refer to the .

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Exit points

If students commence the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws and wish to exit with a Bachelor of Commerce , then they may do so if they have completed the Commerce core courses; one Commerce major; at least 4 courses in Law constituting a minor study in Law and 5 electives.

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Credit

Credit may be permitted for a limited number of courses, equivalent in content and level, successfully completed recently with a recognised institution, in accordance with USQ policy.

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Honours

For details regarding the award of Honours in the Bachelor of Laws program, please refer to the Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Recommended enrolment patterns

In this section:

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus and Online (semester 1 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1111
1111
1121Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
1121Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
1222
1222
Commerce major 11232
Commerce major 21232

Select one of the following two courses:

     2131
     
2131
2141Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
2141Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
Commerce major 32232
Commerce major 42232
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Commerce major 53151
Commerce major 63151
3161
3161Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - ( and ) or LAW1201; All other students - ( and ) or (LAW2201 and LAW2202 and LAW2203).
Commerce major 73252
3252Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
Commerce major 83262
3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4171Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4171Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
Elective*4181
Law elective 14181
4272Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
4272Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
4282Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4282Pre-requisite: or LAW1202
Law elective 25191
Law elective 35191
51101Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
51101Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
Law elective 452102
Law elective 552102

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Toowoomba campus and Online (semester 2 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
1212Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
1212Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
1222
1222
1111Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201

Select one of the following two courses:

     1111
     
1121Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
1121
2232Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
2232Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
Commerce major 12242
2242Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Commerce major 22131
2131Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
2141
2141
Commerce major 33252
3252Pre-requisite: or LAW1202
Commerce major 43262
3262Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
3151Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
3151Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - ( and ) or LAW1201; All other students - ( and ) or (LAW2201 and LAW2202 and LAW2203).
Commerce major 53161
3161
4272Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
4272Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
4282Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
Commerce major 64282
4171Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
Commerce major 74171
Commerce major 84181
Elective*4181
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
5292Pre-requisite: or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
Law elective 152102
Law elective 252102
5191Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
Law elective 35191
Law elective 451101
Law elective 551101

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 1 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
11

Select one of the following two courses:

     11
     
11Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
11Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
12
12
Commerce major 112
Commerce major 212
21
21
21Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
21Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
Commerce major 322
Commerce major 422
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Commerce major 531
Commerce major 631
31
31Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - ( and ) or LAW1201; All other students - ( and ) or (LAW2201 and LAW2202 and LAW2203).
Commerce major 732
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
Commerce major 832
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
41Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
41Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
Elective*41
Law elective 141
42Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
42Pre-requisite: or LAW1202
Law elective 251
Law elective 351
51Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
51Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
Law elective 452
Law elective 552

Footnotes
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.

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Recommended enrolment pattern - Springfield campus (semester 2 intake)

Students are able to enrol in any offered mode of a course (on-campus, external or online), regardless of the program mode of study they enrolled in.


CourseYear of program and semester
in which course is normally studied
Enrolment requirements
On-campus
(ONC)
External
(EXT)
Online
(ONL)
YearSemYearSemYearSem
12Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU
12Pre-requisite: Students must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: BBLA or BBBL or BCLW or BCLA or BCBL or LLBP or BALW or BABL or BART or BEDU

Select one of the following two courses:

     12
     ^
12
11Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
11
11Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
11
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
22Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: BEDU (Legal Studies) Students or LAW1201; all other Students ( and ) or LAW1201
22
22Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2203)
Commerce major 121
21Pre-requisite: {( and ) or LAW1201} and and
21
Commerce major 221
Commerce major 332
32Pre-requisite: or LAW1202
Commerce major 432
32Pre-requisite or Co-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
31Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
31Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - ( and ) or LAW1201; All other students - ( and ) or (LAW2201 and LAW2202 and LAW2203).
Commerce major 531
31
42Pre-requisite: or (LAW3201 and LAW3461)
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or LAW1201
42Pre-requisite: ( and ) or (LAW3205 and LAW3203)
Commerce major 642
41Pre-requisite: or LAW3205
Commerce major 741
Commerce major 841
Elective*41
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2201 and LAW2202)
Law elective 152
Law elective 252
52Pre-requisite: or (LAW2205 and LAW3423)
51Pre-requisite: Students enrolled prior to 2016 - or (LAW2205 and LAW3423); All other students - or LAW3205.
Law elective 351
Law elective 451
Law elective 551

Footnotes
^This course is offered at Springfield campus in semester 1 only. If a student wishes to complete this course, they should either enrol in distance/online mode or select another course which is offered at Springfield campus in semester 2.
*Students can choose from undergraduate courses from across the 精东传媒app, subject to meeting any prerequisite requirements.