Business Law

Study in Business Law introduces students to business law and enables them to undertake an in-depth specialisation in some of its key areas – including corporate law, securities market regulation, banking and finance, taxation, insolvency, franchising, intellectual property, corporate crime, trade practices and consumer law. Specialist units are designed to provide the basis of a professional capability in the area far beyond the general introduction.

Options for studying Business Law

Business Law is available as Table A major and minor options in the Bachelor of Commerce, the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced Studies, Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws, the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce and the Bachelor of Advanced Computing and Bachelor of Commerce.

Please note. Students cannot complete both a major and a minor in Business Law for their degree.

Pathways through the major and minor

The requirements for a major/minor in Business Law are spread out over three years of the degree (four years if students are completing a combined Bachelor of Advanced Studies degree).

(i) Business Law major

• To achieve a major in Business Law, students must complete 48 credit points comprising:

• 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study;
• 18 credit points of 2000-level selective units of study;
• 6 credit points of 3000-level core units of study; and
• 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study.

A sample pathway for the Business Law major (over three years of a degree) is listed below.

* Students who wish to complete the Professional Accounting program in combination with the Business Law major substitute CLAW2214 (required for Professional Accounting program) for CLAW1001 and CLAW1003 to meet the requirements of this major.

** Capstone unit for major – completed in final semester of study

Please Note. This sample progression is meant as an example only. Depending on unit prerequisites, students may be able to complete these units in a different sequence to that displayed in the table above.

For details of the core and selective units of study required for the major or minor please refer to the Business Law section of the Table A unit of study table in this handbook.

(ii) Business Law minor

To achieve a minor in Business Law, students must complete 36 credit points comprising:

• 12 credit points of 1000-level core units of study;
• 18 credit points of 2000-level selective units of study; and
• 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units of study.

A sample pathway for the Business Law minor (over three years of a degree) is listed below.

* Students who wish to complete the Professional Accounting program in combination with the Business Law major substitute CLAW2214 (required for Professional Accounting program) for CLAW1001 and CLAW1003 to meet the requirements of this major.

Please Note. This sample progression is meant as an example only. Depending on unit prerequisites, students may be able to complete these units in a different sequence to that displayed in the table above.

For details of the core and selective units of study required for the major or minor please refer to the Business Law section of the Table A unit of study table in this handbook.

Honours

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Advanced studies who complete a major in Business Law (within the first three years of their degree) may be eligible to complete honours in Business Law as their fourth year of study in this program.

For details the requirements for admission to honours and the structure of the honours program, please refer to Business School Honours.

Further information

For further information regarding study in business law at the University of Sydney, please refer to the Discipline of Business Law.