Combine a leading law degree with the commercial expertise that organisations are seeking by undertaking Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws. Your broad knowledge of both commercial and legal concepts, as well as robust training, practical experience and industry placements, will give you a competitive edge in all areas of commercial law.

Graduate with two sought-after degrees in just five years – two fewer than if you completed each degree separately – and open up a world of exciting career opportunities with your dual expertise in commerce and law. In the law stream, you will be trained in all major areas of law by world-class academics before choosing from a range of real-world learning opportunities. One option is to apply your skills on real cases with real clients at the Deakin Law Clinic. In the commerce stream, you will study a broad range of foundation units before choosing one of eight majors, allowing you to tailor your degree to your career goals.
 

To complete the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws, students must attain a total of 40 credit points consisting of 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce and 24 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws plus the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity Module. Most units (think of units as 'subjects') are equal to 1 credit point. Most students choose to study 4 units per trimester, and usually undertake 2 trimesters each year.

16 Credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce + 24 Credit points from the Bachelor of Laws = 40 Total credit points

• Units Compulsory 0-credit point unit (to be completed in first trimester of study):-

• Academic Integrity Module

• DAI001

  Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit)

The 16 credit points from the Bachelor of Commerce include:-

• 7** credit points of core units (MAA103, MAE101, MAF101, MIS171, MMK101, MMM132 and MWL101)
• an 8 credit point major sequence
• a one credit point open elective unit chosen from across the University
• Level 3 - at least 4 credit points (which must be course grouped to a Faculty of Business and Law undergraduate degree)

The 24 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws include:-

• 18 credit points of core units
• 6 credit points of law elective units*, including 1 credit point of WIL/practical unit

**Please note: Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws course must not undertake MLC101 Law for Commerce (a core unit in the Bachelor of Commerce) as this unit is incompatible with MLP119 (core unit in the Bachelor of Laws).

*See the Bachelor of Laws entry for a list of the Deakin Law School’s Commercial Law elective units

Graduates from this course can look forward to a diverse and challenging range of opportunities that make you a sought-after candidate in a range of roles including:

• conveyancer
• corporate lawyer
• law reform officer
• police officer
• judge
• jury consultant
• law academic
• legal adviser
• mediator
• police development manager
• policy adviser
• private investigator
• liquidator
• legal secretary
• international trade law consultant
• accountant
• auditor
• human resources manager
• stockbroker
• organisational consultant
• small business owner
• immigration agent
• sport law adviser.

Students must have qualification most relevant to your secondary school studies. The Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) is the primary criterion for entry into most undergraduate-entr

IELTS - Overall 7 No band lower than 6.5

TOEFL IBT - 94 Writing 24

TOEFL PBT - 600 Writing 5

C1 PROFICIENCY and C2 PROFICIENCY- 185 No band less than 176

PTE - 65 No less than 58 in each skill

OET - Overall B (equivalent to an IELTS 7 - 7.5 range)

DUELI EAP PROGRAM - EAP 4 (70%)