Bachelor of Business (Commercial Law) - University of South Australia

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Aim

This degree provides a professional level of education for potential and current managers and administrators who work in the commercial field. Students build and extend their knowledge by studying a range of business and consumer law courses including at least two elective courses with an international focus.

Entry requirements

Applicants are required to have:

• Qualified for the SACE; and
• Recorded achievement in five SACE subjects taken at Stage 2 level; and
• Included at least four Stage 2 subjects which are approved Higher Education Selection Subjects (HESS);
• Obtained a competitive TER.

 Alternatively, the minimum educational requirements may be met by those who have:

• Completed the equivalent secondary education qualifications as required for university entry under SACE;
• Completed or partly completed a recognised higher education program at a recognised higher education institution;
• Completed at least four Open Universities Australia (OUA) courses at the appropriate level;
• Completed a recognised diploma or advanced diploma from TAFE;
• Completed the International Baccalaureate Diploma;
• Completed the University Foundation Studies program with a competitive GPA;
• Qualified for Special Entry.

English language entry requirements

For international applicants for whom English is a second language, the minimum English language requirements are:

International English Language Testing System (IELTS Academic): Minimum score of 6.0 in Reading and Writing sub scores and minimum overall score of 6.0 obtained within the last two years or corresponding results from an equivalent test such as TOEFL or the appropriate Academic English language level delivered at CELUSA;

OR

Successful completion of a secondary qualification in Australia within the last two years;

OR

Successful completion of at least one year of tertiary study in Australia within the last two years;

OR

Successful completion of one year of secondary or tertiary study conducted and completed in English within the last two years in a country in which:

• English is an official language; or
• English is commonly used, as determined by the University.

Content/structure

Students undertake the division core courses and then a major in Commercial Law. The program requires completion of courses totalling 108 units.

Professional recognition

Paralegals SA is open to all persons employed as a paralegal (either full time or part time) and to students studying to become a paralegal. It is recognised by the Law Society of South Australia and is a committee of the Law Society.

Among its aims are to standardise industry practice, raise the profile of the paralegal profession within South Australia, and provide paralegals with networking and support.

Fee information

Fees for International students: $AU 18,880 per 1.0 EFTSL for students commencing in 2010.
Fees are calculated on a per Unit basis with 1.0 EFTSL = 36 Units.
Fees for International students are determined one year in advance and are subject to variation.

Program requirements

Rules

The program comprises:

• a Division core of eight courses
  
• a major sequence of seven courses specific to the program, in addition to the division core course;
  
• eight elective courses from within the division;
  
• one Broadening Education course from a contrasting discipline.
  

Notes

1. All Division core courses will be offered in both first and second half of the year.
   The Division core comprises:
   LAWS 1002 Introduction to Law
   INFS 1011 Business Information Systems
   BUSS 1054 Introduction to Management
   COMP 1054 Managing Communication in Business
   ACCT 1005 Accounting, Decisions and Accountability
   MARK 1010 Marketing Principles: Trading and Exchange
   ECON 1006 Microeconomics
   MATH 1053 Quantitative Methods for Business
   
   
2. Students may use these courses to complete an eight course major in another business or management discipline. Alternatively, the electives may be used to complete any combination of a four course minor and a group of four other courses, or a group of eight courses which do not comprise a major or a minor with the approval of the Program Director.
   Minors available:
   Property Management;
   Real Estate;
   Human Resource Management;
   Marketing
   
   
3. Commercial Law courses available as electives:
   LAWS 1001 Companies and Securities Law
   LAWS 2001 Comparative Law of International Corporations
   LAWS 1005 International Business Law
   LAWS 2002 Australian Family Law
   LAWS 2006 Leisure and Sport Law
   (Not all courses are offered each year.)
   
   
4. The program of study set out above conforms to the University's Broadening Undergraduate Education Policy.
   
   

5. For international students, applicants accepted with an IELTS score less than 7 will be required to enrol in a 2 hour tutorial for COMM 1054 Managing Communication in Business.

6. Students who have studied either course in the following list, will be deemed to have completed the core course requirement only for the purposes of: transition, program transfer, double degrees and transnational programs where a limited range of courses may be available; and granting of credit for related diploma programs such as SAIBT and Eynesbury.

• Macroeconomics/ Microeconomics/ Economic Principles
• Introduction to Law/ Marketing and Trade Practices Law
• Knowledge Management in Organisations / Business Information Systems
• Statistical Analysis in Business/ Quantitative Methods for Business/ Statistics for Business