Bachelor of Business-Bachelor of Laws

at James Cook University

Course Structure

CORE SUBJECTS

Level 1
 

• Accounting for Decision Making
• Principles of Economics
• Introduction to Management Concepts and Application
• Principles of Data Analysis for Business
• Legal Institutions and Processes
• Legal Research, Writing and Analysis
• Contract Law 1
• Contract Law 2
• Contemporary Practice: The New Lawyer
• Human Rights Law or  Public International Law

Level 2
 

• Marketing Matters
• Personal Property and Land
• Land Law 2
• Principles of Criminal Law
• Principles of Criminal Law
• Torts A – Specific Torts
• Torts B – Negligence

Level 3
 

• Professional Internship or Multidisciplinary Project or Independent Project

Level 4
 

• Civil Procedure
• Legal Ethics and Trust Accounting

Course pre-requisites
English (Units 3/4,C)

Estimated annual tuition fee: $AUD32,960.00

Courses are charged per year of full-time study. International course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.

JCU Business – Law graduates are highly valued for their broad skillset, finding employment across various industries. Graduates with a JCU Business – Law degree will have an approved qualification for admission to practise law in Queensland, or may choose to use their qualifications to excel in other fields.

As a graduate, you may want to pursue a career in areas including government agencies, general legal practice, or in business and commercial law.

With a JCU Business – Law degree, you may find employment as a solicitor or barrister, a consultant, a manager, or alternatively, in various commercial-based roles across private, government, or not-for-profit industries.