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.
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:
- CLAW2201 Corporations Law
- CLAW2202 Business Failure and Restructuring (formerly named 'Bankruptcy and Insolvency')
- CLAW2203 Regulation of Capital Markets (formerly named 'Stock Markets and Derivatives Law')
- CLAW2204 Banking and Finance Law
- CLAW2205 Competition and Consumer Law (formerly named 'Trade Practices and Consumer Law')
- CLAW2206 Legal Issues in e-Commerce *
- CLAW2207 Business, Ethics and the Law( formerly named 'Legal Ethics and the Professions')
- CLAW2208 Business Regulation, Risk and Compliance
- CLAW2209 Intellectual Property for Business
- CLAW2210 Chinese Tax *
- CLAW2211 Commercial Practice in China (new unit for 2012)
- CLAW2212 Franchising (new unit for 2012)
- CLAW3201 Australian Taxation System
- CLAW3202 Tax Strategies for Business (formerly named 'Tax Strategies in a Business Environment').
- CLAW3204 Capital Raising and Management (new unit for 2011)
- CLAW3206 Regulation of Mergers and Acquisitions (new unit for 2011)
- CLAW3207 Employment Regulation for Business (formerly named 'Legal Regulation of Employment').
* These units will not be offered in 2012.
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 should 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.
- Requirements for a Commercial Law major and extended major for students who commenced study in their degree in 2009 or 2010
- Requirements for a Commercial Law major and extended major for students who commenced study in their degree in 2006, 2007 or 2008
- Requirements for a Commercial Law major and double major for students who commenced study in their degree before 2006
Availability of this major
The Commercial Law major is an available option in the following degrees offered by the Business School:
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
- Bachelor of Commerce / Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery
- Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Commerce (Liberal Studies)
Pre-2011 continuing students enrolled in these Business School 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 degrees administered by the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technologies also have the option of completing a major in Commercial Law:
- Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Information Technology and Bachelor of Commerce
Continuing students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences also have the option of completing a major in Commercial Law:
Students in the following degree administered by the Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources have the option of completing a major in Commercial Law:
Commercial Law electives can be completed in all the degrees listed above as well as the following degree offered by the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences:
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 course information for further details.