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BUSINESS LAW (MASTER OF COMMERCE)

Description

The Business Law specialisation is designed to develop a sound understanding of the impact of commercial law on business activity. Graduates will be able to recognise potential legal problems and work in house on their solution, as well as identify when to seek expert advice and maximise interactions with the legal profession. The emphasis throughout the specialisation is on the legal problems likely to be encountered by graduates in their future careers. This specialisation adds value to any business graduate by providing a framework of legal knowledge. Business law has always been an important part of the professional education of accountants (the units are accredited for accounting purposes) and provides a useful second specialisation for students specialising in business or finance-related fields.

Requirements for the specialisation

The following information is for students who commenced study or transferred into the Master of Commerce from 2012  or students who commenced study in 2011 and wish to follow these requirements for a specialisation. All other students should refer to the information set out below under Information for pre-2012 continuing students.

To be awarded a specialisation in Business Law, students complete five units of study (30 credit points), comprising:

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

• CLAW5001 Legal Environment of Business

(ii) one compulsory unit of study (six credit points), as follows:

• CLAW6002 Corporate Structures in Practice

(iii) three elective units of study (18 credit points) selected from the following units of study:

• CLAW6005 Regulation of Capital Markets *
• CLAW6006 Regulatory Response to Business Failure *
• CLAW6007 Issues in Law and International Business
• CLAW6026 Taxation Law in Practice
• CLAW6028 Corporate Governance, Law and Ethics *
• CLAW6029 Concepts of Chinese Taxation *
• CLAW6030 China's Legal Environment for Business
• CLAW6031 International Financial Crime
• CLAW6032 Regulating Innovation and Distribution

* Not offered for 2014.

Note: Non-foundational units of study can be used to count to one specialisation only. For example, CLAW6007 cannot be used to count towards both a Business Law and an International Business specialisation.