Course code: 0170
The following should be read in conjunction with the statement on the Bachelor of Economics.
The combined degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Economics require a minimum of four years full-time study, or five years for the degree with honours, or the equivalent in part-time study. Entry to this combination is based on the entry requirements for the Bachelor of Economics degree. To qualify for the award of both degrees, candidates must complete compulsory subjects in economics at first and second year level and in statistics at first year, and a three year specialisation in one of the areas of economics, econometrics or economic history together with one major sequence and one minor sequence from subjects offered in the Bachelor of Arts degree. Students must therefore complete subjects to the value of a minimum of 188 credit points over the length of the course, of which 84 points must come from subjects offered by the Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton) and 80 points from the Faculty of Arts, the remaining 24 points can come from another faculty, from Arts or from Business and Economics (Clayton). The course structure is shown in chart 7 of the section `Charts of degree structures'.
Bachelor of Economics/Bachelor of Laws
Course code: 0091
Students enrolled for the combined course will normally qualify for the Bachelor of Economics degree at the end of three years, and the Bachelor of Laws at the end of the fifth year. To do so, students must complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Economics degree, including in it a major sequence in law comprising LAW1100 (Legal process), LAW2100 (Contract), LAW2200 (Torts) and one third-year law subject, usually LAW3400 (Property). Students would then follow for the next two years a program comprising the compulsory subjects LAW3200 (Constitutional law), LAW3300 (Criminal law and procedure), LAW3100 (Administrative law) and LAW5500 (Moot court), and optional law subjects which total 180 value units. Students should refer to the Faculty of Law handbook for details of these subjects. It should be noted that for the purposes of the economics degree, each law subject previously mentioned is equivalent to two subjects from the Faculty of Business and Economics (Clayton), that is, twelve points. The course structure is shown in chart 8 in section `Charts of degree structures'.
Students should note that it is possible to take a small number of subjects from a faculty other than Business and Economics or Law.