Bachelor of Business Administration with the degree of Bachelor of Laws
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| Minimum number of credit points for the degree | 120 |
| Of your 120 credit points, complete a maximum of 42 credit points at 100 level | |
| Minimum number of credit points at 200 level or above | 78 |
| Minimum number of credit points at 300 level or above | 48 |
| Minimum number of credit points designated as Commerce | 42 |
| Minimum number of credit points from units with a LAW, LAWS or EXLW prefix | 72 |
| Completion of a designated PACE unit with a LAWS prefix | |
| Completion of other specific minimum requirements as set out below |
In order to graduate students must ensure that they have satisfied all of the general requirements of the award.
Specific minimum requirements:
Credit points
100 level
200 level
300 level
Additional
Balance of credit points required:
TOTAL CREDIT POINTS REQUIRED FOR THIS PROGRAM
General Coursework Rule 10(7) stipulates that if a student fails a required unit twice in an undergraduate professional program listed in Schedule 2, they may be permanently excluded from further enrolment in that program.
Students completing a double degree will be able to continue with their other degree program provided they meet the academic progression requirements of the Academic Progression Policy.
Students completing the single Law degree are advised to seek academic advice.
| AQF Level | Level 7 Bachelor Degree |
| CRICOS Code | 027346G |
| Overview and Aims of the Program | Study business administration with law and gain a respected legal education with a strong understanding of many areas of business. You'll deepen your understanding of business law and prepare yourself for a managerial or legal career. In this program you'll study important business areas including marketing, management, accounting, statistics, human resource management and finance. Macquarie Law will give you knowledge of legal principles and the critical and analytic skills to really understand them. You'll study established areas such as constitutional law, international law, contract law and family law. You'll also look at areas of contemporary concern such as consumer law, environmental law, health law and information technology law. |
| Graduate Capabilities | The Graduate Capabilities Framework articulates the fundamentals that underpin all of Macquarie’s academic programs. It expresses these as follows: Interpersonal or social capabilities |
| Program Learning Outcomes | By the end of the Bachelor of Business Administration it is anticipated you should be able to: 1. demonstrate knowledge of consumer demographics in businesses (K); 2. develop knowledge of accounting's contribution to business decision making (K); 3. display knowledge of the challenges facing international businesses (K); 4. demonstrate competence in relation to forecasting (K); 5. apply critical thinking to strategy in analysing firm behaviour (T, I); 6. develop sound solutions to business problems (P, J); 7. demonstrate communication skills relevant to an appropriate professional environment (C); 8. understand contemporary challenges to business organisations (E, A); 9. demonstrate an awareness of ethical issues that challenge business organisations (E, A); 10. apply teamwork knowledge and skills for effective collaboration to achieve diverse purposes in a range of contexts (E). By the end of the Bachelor of Laws it is anticipated you should be able to: 11. explain fundamental areas of legal knowledge prescribed for accreditation as a legal practitioner in Australia (K); 12. apply and integrate fundamental areas of legal knowledge and skills to analyse and evaluate socio-legal problems and policy challenges in diverse contexts, including from broader international, comparative and interdisciplinary contexts within which socio-legal issues arise (T); 13. identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues to solve legal problems, and apply reasoning and research skills to generate appropriate responses (P); 14. advocate alternative strategies and approaches to solving problems, resolving disputes and pursuing remedies that are responsive to the interdisciplinary and global realities of professional life (I); 15. communicate in oral and written form in ways that are professional, effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences (C); 16. recognise, reflect upon and apply approaches to ethical decision-making to addressing issues of disadvantage and social justice, and the impact of globalisation on legal and professional practice in Australia (E); 17. collaborate and reflect upon their professional responsibilities in service to the community and in promoting a just and a sustainable global society through participation in advocacy, social innovation and socio-legal reform (A); 18. exercise sound judgement and to respond proactively to challenges they will face in professional and personal life (J); 19. reflect on and assess their capabilities and performance and work independently to support ongoing personal and professional development (L). |
| Learning and Teaching Methods | Refer to the corresponding entry in the BBA and the LLB. |
| Assessment | Refer to the corresponding entry in the BBA and the LLB. |
| Recognition of Prior Learning | Macquarie University may recognise prior formal, informal and non-formal learning for the purpose of granting credit towards, or admission into, a program. The recognition of these forms of learning is enabled by the University’s Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) Policy (see www.mq.edu.au/policy) and its associated Procedures and Guidelines. The RPL pages contain information on how to apply, links to registers, and the approval processes for recognising prior learning for entry or credit. Information can be found at: https://mq.edu.au/rpl |
| Support for Learning | Macquarie University aspires to be an inclusive and supportive community of learners where all students are given the opportunity to meet their academic and personal goals. The University offers a comprehensive range of free and accessible student support services which include academic advice, counselling and psychological services, advocacy services and welfare advice, careers and employment, disability services and academic skills workshops amongst others. There is also a bulk billing medical service located on campus. |
| Program Standards and Quality | The program is subject to an ongoing comprehensive process of quality review in accordance with a pre-determined schedule that complies with the Higher Education Standards Framework. The review is overseen by Macquarie University's peak academic governance body, the Academic Senate and takes into account feedback received from students, staff and external stakeholders. |
| Graduate Destinations and Employability | Career opportunities: • legal practitioner (barrister or solicitor), legal officer in public or private sectors, legal academia. • accounting, banking, financial management, hospitality and tourism, human resource management, international business, marketing, recruitment and staff development and management consulting. Employers: • banks and other financial institutions • boutique law firms • international agencies • multinational corporations • public sector • community legal centres • environmental organisations • health services including hospitals • large national and international legal firms • media organisations • trade unions • the judiciary • universities. |
| Assessment Regulations | This program is subject to Macquarie University regulations, including but not limited to those specified in the Assessment Policy, Academic Honesty Policy, the Final Examination Policy and relevant University Rules. For all approved University policies, procedures, guidelines and schedules visit www.mq.edu.au/policy. |
| Accreditation | This is an Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) accredited qualification. The Law component of this award is accredited by the LPAB (Legal Practice Admission Board) of NSW. The Macquarie Bachelor of Laws is accredited with professional bodies regulating the admission of law graduates to legal practice and provides appropriate qualification for admission to practice as a lawyer throughout Australia. In addition to completing a law program at an accredited institution, the profession requires all law graduates to complete a period of practical legal training including further study,continuing professional development units and supervised experience in a legal practice, before being admitted to practice as a barrister or solicitor. To be qualified as an Australian Legal Practitioner in New South Wales, a solicitor or barrister also requires a Practising Certificate issued by the Councils of the Law Society of New South Wales or the New South Wales Bar Association respectively. |
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Physical: The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Cognition: The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
Communication: The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.
Behavioural: The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.
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