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Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Commerce (double degree)

ProviderCurtin University
Course code: TISCCULBCUniversityStudy area: Society and CultureData JSON
AttendanceOn campus
Intakes & start datesAugust 2026 · Bentley · WA

Course overview

The Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Commerce double degree is designed to provide you with professional qualifications in both law and commerce. The Bachelor of Laws degree allows you to practise as a lawyer. The Bachelor of Commerce degree provides an excellent background in commerce and you can major in accounting, taxation, economics, finance, marketing or human resource management.

This second degree will develop your business knowledge and practical commerce skills, and will provide a business industry focus to your career.

These courses can only be completed internally.

Course record

Other Information
Practical Experience / Workbased Learning:
Curtin’s Bachelor of Laws offers a rich and professionally relevant coverage of foundational areas of legal knowledge as well as developing the core skills essential to effective legal practice. It will give you a professional legal qualification allowing you admission to practise as a lawyer, including the giving of legal advice and appearing in court. It will also give you a strong commercial awareness and the opportunity to focus on industry.

Students will gain practical legal experience at our state-of-the-art city campus at 57 Murray Street, complete with digital moot court and John Curtin Law Clinic, near the District Court and in the heart of Perth’s legal precinct. The course can only be completed internally.

Professional Recognition:
This course has been accredited by the Legal Practice Board of WA, and fully satisfies the academic requirements for the practice of law.

Internships: Please see information for Internships.
Career Opportunities
Lawyer, barrister, criminal lawyer, family lawyer, human rights lawyer, in-house counsel, mining lawyer, solicitor, accountant, marketing officer, business systems analyst, industrial relations officer, management consultant, valuer, economist, advertising account executive, financial dealer and broker
Majors
Accounting
Taxation
Marketing
Human Resource Development
Finance
Economics

Additional majors may be added in the future.

Entry requirements

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IB Diploma

29.2-31.8

Admission is assessed against the qualification, prerequisite and English requirements for the course.

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English requirement
IELTS 6.5, no band below 6TOEFL iBT 79, no band below 20PTE Academic 58-64, no band below 50Cambridge C1 Advanced / C2 Proficiency 176-184, no band below 169

If the student's current English result is below the direct-entry requirement, consider the university's recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package. When the student successfully completes the approved pathway at the required level, the university may accept that pathway for English entry without requiring a new IELTS, TOEFL or PTE result. Always confirm exclusions for professional registration courses and the offer conditions.

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Student profile

Total students87
#2025
Higher education entry14 · 16.09%
16.09%
School leavers (ATAR)52 · 59.77%
59.77%
Secondary education15 · 17.24%
17.24%
Vocational pathwayN/P · N/P%
N/P%
Other entry pathways5 · 5.75%
5.75%
International students<5 · <5%
<5%

Campuses & intake dates

Upcoming intakes

  • BentleyWAAugust 2026
  • BentleyWAFebruary 2026
  • BentleyWA