Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Commerce

The Bachelor of Laws degree provides a gateway to a rewarding career in Law and can provide a strong foundation for other career opportunities. This degree will prepare you to work as a lawyer in a private practice, in government, as corporate counsel or in a not-for-profit organisation.

While it can be challenging, the legal profession is also an immensely rewarding one. At Notre Dame, we have worked with leading judges, senior barristers and solicitors to design a quality degree that is rigorous, ethical, practical and relevant to the current Australian legal landscape. This degree combines a comprehensive coverage of legal and ethical principles, as well as the skills to apply these principles in legal practice.

The Bachelor of Commerce will prepare the students to become business professionals in various careers. Students will learn a set of business fundamentals followed by one or two Majors to develop a specialisation in their chosen field.

With a variety of subject options and experiential learning opportunities, students will develop a strong commercial grounding in business and an adaptive skill set to accelerate a career in a wide range of fields, both locally and globally.

Areas of study

For Laws: Administration law, advocacy, alternative dispute resolution, civil procedure, commercial practice and ethics, contract law, constitutional law, corporations and partnerships, criminal law, equity, evidence, international law, legal history, legal philosophy, legal process and statutory interpretation, legal research and writing, property law, remedies, torts, trusts.

For Commerce: Accounting, advertising, data analytics, economics, finance, human resource management, management, marketing, public relations.

Career opportunities

Solicitor, Barrister, in-house legal counsel in banking and finance, government sector, media and corporations; judge’s associate and research assistant; academic; journalist; politician; a variety of roles in financial institutions, stockbroking firms, merchant banks, private sector multinational corporations, public sector government departments and agencies, public utilities, specialist and industry organisations, management consultancies, market research and advertising organisations.

Professional recognition

Accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board of NSW. Completion of Practical Legal Training is required to apply for admission as an Australian legal practitioner.

The Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Accounting) is accredited by the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, CPA Australia and the Institute of Public Accountants. The Bachelor of Commerce (Major: Human Resource Management) is accredited with the Australian Human Resource Institute.

Practical experience

Compulsory internship with a minimum 150 hours of practical experience, job application workshops, interviewing technique classes and coaching sessions.

Honours

For Laws: Available as an embedded program to academically successful students.

Not available for the Commerce component.

Fees and charges

Refer to Notre Dame current fee information.

Course updates
Courses are added and cancelled throughout the admissions year and course details are subject to change. Check the UAC course search regularly.