Business Law Major

All businesses need to comply with relevant laws and policies, such as when entering contracts, acquiring assets, leasing premises and hiring staff. Experts in business law are therefore vital to organisations to ensure legal compliance and to mitigate legal risk.

In this course you'll gain comprehensive knowledge of the laws that impact businesses and commercial operations. You'll learn how laws are created, changed and applied to organisations, and how to meet legal requirements and manage legal risk.

You'll acquire skills in a range of legal areas, from contracts, corporate law and torts to employment law and intellectual property. You'll also explore ethical issues in business, which is an increasingly important area of local and global business operations.

You'll also have the opportunity to strengthen your skills through real-world, practical experiences such as internships and international study tours.

Upon graduation, you'll be well-equipped to navigate the complex legal issues within the business world, across a diverse range of areas. You could find work as a legal advisor for a corporation, advise on regulatory frameworks in a government department, or consult on international business matters such as trade negotiations and cross-border transactions.

This course does not lead to a professional legal qualification; however, it can act as a stepping stone for entry to our Bachelor of Laws.

You can study this major under the following degrees:

• Bachelor of Commerce (as a single or double major)
• Bachelor of Commerce (Advanced) (as a single or double major)
• Bachelor of Innovation (as a single major).

Your choice of study combination can influence the type of career you might have.

Our Commerce degrees include additional opportunities to tailor your course by offering specialisations as well as majors.

• Acquire discipline knowledge to become a competent business law professional in many areas of government, industry and community, GC1
• Develop understanding, appreciation and respect for indigenous peoples and knowledges and the implications or impact these have on many areas of law, GC5
• Demonstrate innovation and resourcefulness in applying legal knowledge to resolve diverse business issues in creative and impactful ways, GC2
• Explore the origin and development of legal concepts from different jurisdictions and use global perspectives to understand the legal implications of doing business globally, GC4
• Develop a range of communication skills and explore the use of contemporary and emerging communication technologies to acquire and impart legal information in a fast-changing business landscape, GC3
• Develop skills and capabilities that industries and employers seek and be able to engage in meaningful work and to make an impact on the world around them, GC6