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Commercial Law Major (Undergraduate)

Description

The Commercial Law major provides an introduction to commercial law as well as in-depth specialisation in some of its key areas: stock markets and derivatives law, finance and banking, taxation, insolvency, trade practices and consumer law. These specialist units are designed to provide the basis of a professional capability in the area far beyond the general introduction. This major is not a qualification for admission to the professional practice of law as a solicitor or barrister.

This is a compulsory major option for the Bachelor of Commerce (including combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees) and a Major I option for the Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies).

Information for Undergraduate students

Requirements for the major

Note. The following information is for students who commenced study in their degree from 2011. Students who commenced prior to 2011 should refer to the information below listed under "Pre-2011 continuing students".

For the award of a Commercial Law major students complete:

(i) one junior prerequisite unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

(ii) a minimum of six elective units of study (36 credit points) selected from the following:

* Not offered for 2013.

# Students must seek approval from the Discipline of Business Law to include this unit as an elective for their major. This unit is only available to students enrolled in a Business School degree.

Note: Senior units of study can only be counted towards one major. Senior units cannot be "double counted" towards two majors. For example, CLAW2201 cannot be counted towards a major in Commercial Law and a major in Accounting.

Information for Pre-2011 continuing students

The following information is for Pre-2011 continuing students only

Requirements for the Commercial Law major for students who commenced study in their degree prior to 2011

Pre-2011 continuing students can choose to follow the requirements for a major as set out above or can follow the requirements for their major as set out in the following downloadable PDFs. Students should also refer to the handbook of the year you commenced for the exact details of their degree and major requirements.

Availability of this major

The Commercial Law major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Business School:

Pre-2011 continuing students enrolled in these former Faculty of Economics and Business degrees can also complete a major or electives in Commercial Law: FH029 Bachelor of Economics, FH035 Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery; and Bachelor of Economics and Bachelor of Laws (electives only).

Students in the following combined Bachelor of Commerce degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major in Commercial Law:

A Commercial Law major or electives in this area may also be available to students enrolled in other degrees in the University. Students should check the other faculty's handbook or course information for further details.

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