Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws
Start your career with double the skills
The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws double degree is designed to help you achieve skills and an extensive understanding of both degrees in less time than it would take to complete the two degrees separately. This double degree combines theoretical knowledge with practical experience to help you become successful in whichever career pathway you choose.
You can choose from a number of different Commerce majors including Accounting, Business Law, Finance, General Commerce, Information Technology Management, Sustainable Business and Sustainable Economics and Policy. The different areas of Law you will explore throughout the degree include Criminal Law, Legal Conflict and Resolution and Legal Professional Practice and Ethics.
When graduating with a double degree, you will receive a separate testamur (official certificate) for each degree.
Career opportunities
As a graduate with a double degree, your career opportunities are extensive and vary widely depending on your chosen majors. Careers can include private practice solicitor or barrister, corporate legal counsel, tax manager, forensic investigator, chartered accountant, financial institutional lawyer, government sector employee at state or federal level or in-house positions with businesses or community organisations requiring specialist in-house legal skills.
Professional accreditation
The Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws has been accredited by the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board, Queensland, and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland as an approved academic qualification under the Supreme Court (Legal Practitioner Admission) Rules 2004 (Qld). This will partially satisfy the requirements to practise as a solicitor or barrister in Queensland, or as a legal practitioner elsewhere in Australia. Intending solicitors and barristers must also complete an approved practical legal training course in order to become admitted to practice. USQ law graduates have the option of completing their practical legal training through a one-year traineeship in a law practice, or through an institution that offers a practical legal training qualification.
Accounting major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements of CPA Australia and The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA). This provides Associate membership of CPA Australia, eligibility to study the CPA professional exams and eligibility to study the ICAA professional exams.
Finance major graduates will meet the educational entrance requirements to become an Associate member of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).
The Information Technology Management major is accredited at professional level by the Australian Computer Society and, through the Seoul Accord, is recognised in other countries.
