Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis
with a major in Business Analysis – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
Selected major: Business Analysis
Get a deep understanding of how business can transform through the power of data.
In this major, you’ll learn how to speak and interpret both business and tech languages. Hone your strategic thinking to identify potential business operational and environmental challenges – and how data can predict opportunities and create solutions.
Navigate the new normal of legal practice and the laws that govern those who innovate and create in this technologically-charged double degree.
Swinburne’s Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis will arm you with the tech-skills and legal knowledge to tackle ever-changing legal and business challenges. Up your game and the pursuit of justice. Learn how to visualise data. Gain even more business intelligence to outsmart any competitor.
Super-intelligent problem solving
This mind-blowingly innovative double degree will arm you with the tech, people and Agile skills to become an agent of change.
You’ll learn about the Australian legal system, trade marks, patents, designs and copyright, competition law and more. Plus, extend yourself beyond our borders and delve into the law and legal systems of Australia’s major trading partners so you’re ready to launch an international business plan or career.
Pair your legal knowledge with the principles of business technology, analysis and analytics. Emerge charged up for a career in business analysis, business analytics, solution architecture, project management and more. And of course, when you have fulfilled all the requirements, you can also practise as a lawyer in the Victorian and Australian Federal legal systems as set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board.
Supercharge your résumé with real industry experience while you study.
For local students who pass the competitive selection process, our Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis offers a 6- or 12-month Professional Placement. Learn more about Work Integrated Learning.
Start dates
Hawthorn campus
- Semester 1 - 26 February 2024
- Semester 2 - 29 July 2024
VTAC codes
- 3400210511 (CSP)
- 3400210513 (IFP)
Course details
- Course structure, career opportunities and professional recognition.
Course structure
Successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws/ Bachelor of Business Analytics and Analysis requires students to complete units of study to the value of 500 credit points. All units of study are valued at 12.5 credit points unless otherwise stated.
View course rules and special requirements
| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Australian Law & Statutory Interpretation | LAW10010 | 12.5 |
| Contract Law - # Priestley unit | LAW10011 | 12.5 |
| Commercial Law | LAW10013 | 12.5 |
| Torts 1 - # Priestley unit | LAW10014 | 12.5 |
| Criminal Law & Procedure - # Priestley unit | LAW10015 | 12.5 |
| Torts 2 - # Priestley unit | LAW10025 | 12.5 |
| Legal Writing | LAW10026 | 12.5 |
| Evidence - # Priestley unit | LAW20009 | 12.5 |
| Administrative Law - # Priestley unit | LAW20010 | 12.5 |
| Trade Marks & Related Rights * | LAW20011 | 12.5 |
| Federal & State Constitutional Law - # Priestley unit | LAW20012 | 12.5 |
| Property Law - # Priestley unit | LAW20013 | 12.5 |
| Land Law - # Priestley unit | LAW20014 | 12.5 |
| Legal Technology and Innovation | LAW20040 | 12.5 |
| Copyright * | LAW20043 | 12.5 |
| Patents & Designs * | LAW30011 | 12.5 |
| Equity & Trusts * - # Priestley unit | LAW30012 | 12.5 |
| Company Law * - # Priestley unit | LAW30013 | 12.5 |
| Legal Practice & Professional Conduct * - # Priestley unit | LAW30015 | 12.5 |
| Civil Procedure and Alternative Dispute Resolution - # Priestley unit | LAW30029 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
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| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Innovative Business Practice | BUS10012 | 12.5 |
| Agile Software Design and Prototyping | INF10023 | 12.5 |
| Introduction to Business Digitalisation | INF10024 | 12.5 |
| Foundations of Data Management and Analytics | INF10025 | 12.5 |
| First Year Industry Project | INF10026 | 12.5 |
| Contemporary Management Principles | MGT10009 | 12.5 |
| Digital Business Analysis and Design | INF20029 | 12.5 |
| Business Information Systems Industry Project * | INF30027 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
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Selected major: Business Analysis
Get a deep understanding of how business can transform through the power of data.
In this major, you’ll learn how to speak and interpret both business and tech languages. Hone your strategic thinking to identify potential business operational and environmental challenges – and how data can predict opportunities and create solutions.
| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Capabilities for a Digital World | INF20028 | 12.5 |
| Cloud Approaches for Enterprise Systems | INF20030 | 12.5 |
| Cybersecurity for Business | INF20031 | 12.5 |
| Governing Digital Technologies * | INF30032 | 12.5 |
| IT Program and Project Management * | INF30033 | 12.5 |
| Agile Methods for Business Analysis * | INF30034 | 12.5 |
| Business Process Analysis * | INF30035 | 12.5 |
| Business Analytics and Artificial Intelligence * | INF30036 | 12.5 |
*Outcome unit – completion demonstrates the attainment of course learning outcomes
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Placement
3 units (0 credit points)
| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Professional Experience in Law 1 | LAW10016 | 0 |
| Professional Experience in Law 2 | LAW20018 | 0 |
| Professional Experience in Law 3 | LAW30016 | 0 |
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Other studies
4 units (50 credit points)
Choose from a combination of the following course components to complete 50 credit points of other study. Students may also select elective units (12.5 credit points each).
Work Integrated Learning
Swinburne's Work Integrated Learning program provides additional opportunities for you to gain valuable skills and real industry experience in the form of placements, internships or study tours - all while earning credit towards your degree.
Choose a Work Integrated Learning option:
You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 12 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.
The Professional Placement co-major has four 25 credit point units.
Professional Placement in Business
| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Work Experience in Industry A | WEI20001 | 25 |
| Integrated Professional Placement A | BUS20010 | 25 |
| Work Experience in Industry B | WEI20002 | 25 |
| Integrated Professional Placement B | BUS20011 | 25 |
You'll get paid to work in an area related to your field of study for 6 months, where you'll combine hands-on learning with academic submissions, workplace reflection and feedback from your host organisation. Most students undertake their placements in the third year of their degree, so you’ll want to map out your electives as soon as you can and register for a placement at least 6 months before your preferred start date.
The Professional Placement minor has two 25 credit point units.
Professional Placement in Business
| Units | Unit codes | Credit points |
|---|---|---|
| Work Experience in Industry A | WEI20001 | 25 |
| Integrated Professional Placement A - Business | BUS20010 | 25 |
A Professional Internship is all about gaining valuable real-world skills in your area of study all while earning credit points towards your degree. Plus, it looks great on your CV as it shows you’ve had real industry experience before you’ve even graduated!
You might choose to complete your internship part-time over a semester or in a more intensive block during Summer or Winter terms.
Travel overseas, discover other cultures, enrich your professional experience and enhance your CV all while gaining credit towards your course.
- Full-time study: 100 credit points/eight standard units of study per year
- Part-time study: 50 credit points/four standard units of study per year
- One credit point is equivalent to one hour of study per week per semester (including contact hours and private study)
- See the course planner for an example degree structure
Course learning outcomes
On successful completion of this Course students will be able to:
- Bachelor of Laws - Describe and demonstrate the application of the fundamental areas of Australian law and the Australian legal system and of the principles and doctrines that underpin them
- Bachelor of Laws - Describe and demonstrate the application of ethical and professional responsibility in the practice of the law and a commitment to the pursuit of justice
- Bachelor of Laws - Analyse and evaluate the interdisciplinary contexts in which legal issues arise and the disciplines and policy considerations that influence the content and operation of the law
- Bachelor of Laws - Describe and compare the international legal order and the law and legal systems of Australia’s major trading partners
- Bachelor of Laws - Critically evaluate events or factual situations, identify the legal issues to which they give rise and develop and articulate appropriate and creative responses
- Bachelor of Laws - Undertake and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources to make judgements to solve complex legal problems with intellectual independence
- Bachelor of Laws - Demonstrate effective and persuasive communication capabilities with legal and non-legal audiences
- Bachelor of Laws - Communicate proficiently in professional practice to a variety of audiences, function as an effective member or leader of a team and critically reflect on individual performance and professional development
- Bachelor of BAA - Define and integrate theoretical principles applicable to Business, Technology, Analysis and Analytics and apply those principles to inform and improve practice in a range of industry contexts
- Bachelor of BAA - Systematically review and critically evaluate research from a variety of sources in order to make informed judgements on options for innovatively solving a range of Business, Technology, Analysis and Analytics problems that arise in business contexts
- Bachelor of BAA - Apply critical thinking, reflection and judgment in the selection and application of the appropriate IS/IT related theories, frameworks and/or methods as part of the process to identify and propose solutions to organisational problems
- Bachelor of BAA - Demonstrate an appreciation and understanding of the professional and ethical issues, dilemmas, and cultural sensitivities pertaining Business, Technology, Analysis and Analytics professional in a range of environments
- Bachelor of BAA - Communicate and articulate clear, coherent and independent exposition of knowledge and innovative ideas appropriate for the problem context, the stakeholders, and the organisational environment
- Bachelor of BAA - Build on and continuously develop the intellectual independence to be critical and reflective learners, cognisant of new technologies and practices and their implications to business and social environments
- Bachelor of BAA - Work in a self-reliant, independent and responsible manner, show leadership and take initiative where appropriate, particularly in a collaborative and team environment
Career opportunities
The growing demand for IS professionals who can provide business analytics and business analysis expertise while showing an aptitude towards the organisational environment and the ability to communicate with the business users, means that graduates of this degree can enjoy career opportunities in the professional fields of business analysis, business analytics, solution architecture, project management, or other fields where business analytics and business analysis-requisite skills and knowledge are highly valued. Graduates will also have the ability to start a legal practice career.
Professional recognition
The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as a lawyer in the Victorian and Australian Federal legal systems as set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board. Please be advised that non-academic requirements must also be satisfied for admission to practice and that no law degree allows graduates to practise straight away.
The Bachelor of Business Information Systems has been accredited by the Australian Computer Society (ACS) at Professional Level (the highest level).
Fees
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Scholarships
At Swinburne scholarships are about providing opportunity, promoting equity and recognising excellence and achievement. Scholarships are available for both commencing and current students.
How to enter this course
- Entry requirements, credit transfer and recognition of prior learning.
How to apply
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