Business Law
Please check the current students website (Find a unit of study) for up-to-date information on units of study including availability.
The units of study listed in the following table are those available for the current year. Students may also include any units of study, which are additional to those currently listed, which appear under these subject areas in the Business School handbook/website in subsequent years (subject to any prerequisite or prohibition rules).
Unit outlines will be available through Find a unit outline two weeks before the first day of teaching for 1000-level and 5000-level units, or one week before the first day of teaching for all other units.
Table A - The University of Sydney Business School
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Business Law |
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Business Law major |
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| Achievement of a major in Business Law requires 48 credit points from this table comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level core units | |||
| (iv) 12 credit points of 3000-level selective units. | |||
Business Law minor |
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| Achievement of a minor in Business Law requires 36 credit points from this table comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of 1000-level core units | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of 2000-level selective units | |||
| (iii) 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units | |||
Units of study |
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| The relevant units of study are listed below. | |||
1000-level units of study |
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Core * |
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| CLAW1001 Foundations of Business Law |
6 | N CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW1003 Company Law |
6 | P CLAW1001 N CLAW2214 or CLAW2201 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| * Students who wish to combine a Business Law major or minor with the Professional Accounting program must complete CLAW1001 and CLAW1003, which will satisfy the requirements of the Professional Accounting Program unit CLAW2214. | |||
2000-level units of study |
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Selective |
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| CLAW2202 Business Failure and Restructuring |
6 | P CLAW2201 or CLAW1003 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW2205 Competition and Consumer Law |
6 | P CLAW1001 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW2207 Business, Ethics and the Law |
6 | P CLAW1001 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW2208 Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW2209 Intellectual Property for Business |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW2212 Franchising |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study |
Semester 2 |
3000-level units of study |
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Core (major only) |
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| CLAW3600 Business Law in Practice |
6 | A All other requirements for the major or program associated with this capstone must be completed prior to or concurrently with (if enrolment rules permit) this unit of study. Capstones must be completed at the University of Sydney Business School only. P completion of at least 120 credit points including 3 x CLAW 2000 level units and 1 x CLAW 3000 level unit |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Selective (for major) |
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| CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System |
6 | P CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW3202 Business Tax Strategy in Digital Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CLAW3206 Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | P CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW3207 Legal Regulation of Employment |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study including CLAW1001 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW3209 The Environment, Law and Business |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CLAW3210 Banking and Financial Law |
6 | P completion of at least 48 credit points N CLAW2204 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW3400 Industry and Community Project |
6 | A CLAW1001 and CLAW1003 and 6 credit points in CLAW 2000-level units of study P 72 credit points N BUSS3110 or ACCT3400 or BANK3400 or FINC3400 or IBUS3400 or INFS3400 or MKTG3400 or QBUS3400 or WORK3400 or WORK3401 |
Intensive February Intensive July Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW3888 Law and Regulation of Fintech |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points |
Semester 1 |
Selective (for minor) |
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| CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System |
6 | P CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| CLAW3202 Business Tax Strategy in Digital Economy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| CLAW3206 Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions |
6 | P CLAW1003 or CLAW2201 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 2 |
| CLAW3207 Legal Regulation of Employment |
6 | P Completion of at least 24 credit points of study including CLAW1001 or CLAW2214 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW3209 The Environment, Law and Business |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| CLAW3210 Banking and Financial Law |
6 | P completion of at least 48 credit points N CLAW2204 |
Semester 1 |
| CLAW3888 Law and Regulation of Fintech |
6 | P Completion of at least 48 credit points |
Semester 1 |