Stand out from the crowd with La Trobe's Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Commerce. Gain a prestigious double degree that prepares you to be a change-maker in business and law, navigating complex legal and regulatory frameworks.

Develop specialised knowledge of financial markets, economics, and accounting. Combine it with an understanding of business practice, legal process, and advanced negotiation. You'll develop financial literacy and discover the power of contemporary digital business tools.

Get ready for an exciting career. You'll be equipped to meet the challenges of a field disrupted by automation, the power of big data, and the rapid evolution of business and consumer technologies.

You'll have opportunities to learn in legal placements across government and corporate sectors.

You'll learn:

• Finance and economics
  • Prepare to manage investment and funding strategies, and construct investment portfolios that meet investors' goals and risk profiles. Discover how business and society connect with economic principles to analyse and solve business problems.
• Dispute resolution
  • Build key skills in negotiations and mediation to support your future practice.
• Corporations law
  • Develop the skills to specialise as a corporate legal expert through studies in incorporation, corporate governance, and methods of financing.
• Management
  • Build fundamental business knowledge, and explore concepts and issues relating to the management of firms and global business environments.

The qualification awarded on graduation is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) as Level 8 – Bachelor Degree Honours.

Sample course structure

Please note, the following course structure is indicative and subject to change depending on your course location, offer year or how you tailor your course with specialisations, majors, minors and electives. Structures for the following year are not normally finalised until October, so the sample provided is based on the most recently approved structure. For more information, please refer to the La Trobe University Handbook.