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Table of undergraduate units of study: The University of Sydney Business School

The University of Sydney Business School subject areas

Please Note:The Business School website (sydney.edu.au/business/ugunits) contains the most up to date information on unit of study availability and other requirements. Timetabling information for 2014 is also available on this website (sydney.edu.au/business/timetable). Students can also refer to the University of Sydney's unit of study handbook (https://ssa.usyd.edu.au/ssa/handbook/uossearch.jsp) for the latest information regarding unit of study descriptions, assessment or other requirements. Students should note that units of study are run subject to demand.

Commercial Law

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition Session
For the award of a major in Commercial Law, students complete:
(i) a six credit point junior unit of study: CLAW1001;
(ii) a minimum of 36 credit points in elective senior units of study.

Junior units of study

CLAW1001
Foundations of Business Law
6      Semester 1
Semester 2

Senior units of study

Elective units for the major
BUSS2100
Business Placement A (Internship)
6    P For Bachelor of Commerce (and all combined courses administered by the Business School): 48 credit points, including 5 x junior core units; For Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies): 48 credit points, including 2 junior core units.

Note: Department permission required for enrolment
Permission is required to enrol in this unit. Contact the Careers and Employment Relations Office for details: business.placements@sydney.edu.au
Int February
Int July
Semester 1
Semester 2
CLAW2201
Corporations Law
6    P Any 4 full semester junior units of study including CLAW1001
N CLAW2001
Semester 1
Semester 2
CLAW2202
Business Failure and Restructuring
6    P CLAW2201 or CLAW2001
N CLAW2002
Semester 2
CLAW2203
Regulation of Securities Markets
6    P CLAW2201 or CLAW2001
N CLAW2003
Semester 1
CLAW2204
Banking and Finance Law
6    P CLAW1001
N CLAW2004
Semester 1
CLAW2205
Competition and Consumer Law
6    P CLAW1001
N CLAW2005, CLAW3005, MKTG3005
Semester 2
CLAW2207
Business, Ethics and the Law
6    P CLAW1001
N CLAW2007
Semester 1
CLAW2208
Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance
6    P 4 units of study (either junior or senior)
Semester 2
CLAW2209
Intellectual Property for Business
6    P 4 units of study (either junior or senior)
Semester 2
CLAW2211
Commercial Practice in China
6    P four junior or senior units of study
Semester 1
CLAW2212
Franchising
6    P Four junior or senior units of study
Semester 1
CLAW2213
Legal Regulation of Int'l Business
6    P Four junior or senior units of study
Semester 1
CLAW3201
Australian Taxation System
6    P CLAW2201 or CLAW2001
N CLAW3001
Semester 1
Semester 2
CLAW3202
Tax Strategies for Business
6    P CLAW3201 or CLAW3001
N CLAW3002
Semester 2
CLAW3204
Regulation of Capital Raising
6    C CLAW2201
Semester 1
CLAW3206
Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions
6    C CLAW2201
Semester 2
CLAW3207
Employment Regulation for Business
6    P CLAW1001 and three additional Junior or Senior units of study
Semester 1
CLAW3208
Corporate Crime and Business
6    C CLAW2201
Semester 2
Note: Students must have approval from the Discipline of Business Law to count BUSS2100 towards a major.

Honours year units of study

For the award of the Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies) or any other non-Business School degree with Honours in Business Law, students complete an additional honours year of study comprising the five units listed below.
BUSS4000
Honours in Business
  
Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS4001
Business Honours Research Methods
12    P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units).

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS4002
Business Honours Specialisation A
12    P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units).

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS4003
Business Honours Specialisation B
12    P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units).

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2
BUSS4004
Business Honours Thesis
12    P A minimum weighted average mark (WAM) of 65% across all senior units taken within an undergraduate degree and a minimum of 70% in units completed in the subject area of the discipline of intended honours study (including pre-honours units or pass stream units).

Note: Department permission required for enrolment

Semester 1
Semester 2