UNSW Handbook Plan - Business Law

Business Law - LEGTAS8404

Plan Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Business
	School: School of Business Law and Tax
	Contact: http://www.fce.unsw.edu.au
	Program: 8404 - Commerce and Economics
	Award(s):
	Master of Commerce (Specialisation)

Plan Outline

The Business Law specialisation is aimed at students interested in legal issues relevant to commerce; it enables a student to obtain general knowledge in a number of areas or to specialise within a particular area of business law.

This specialisation addresses the legal implications of business strategies across a range of key areas of contemporary commerce, including regulatory compliance, taxation, finance, franchising, trade practices, and intellectual property.

Plan Structure

In order to qualify for the Business Law specialisation, students must complete the following:

4 core courses:

COMM5001 Bus Comm, Ethics & Practice (6 UOC)
COMM5002 Managing for Value Creation 1 (6 UOC)
COMM5003 Managing for Value Creation 2 (6 UOC)
COMM5004 Business Capstone Project (6 UOC)

2 core disciplinary courses consisting of:

LEGT5511 Legal Foundations of Business (6 UOC)

and one of

LEGT5541 Corporations and Bus Assoc Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5551 Taxation Law (6 UOC)

4 disciplinary courses selected from the following list:

LEGT5411 Legal Strategies for Knowledge (6 UOC)
LEGT5421 E-Business and the Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5522 Special Topic in Business Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5531 Competition and Consumer Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5541 Corporations and Bus Assoc Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5542 Law of Corporate Governance (6 UOC)
LEGT5551 Taxation Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5561 Legal Aspects of Finance (6 UOC)
LEGT5562 Business Law in a Global Econ. (6 UOC)
LEGT5563 Technology, Information & Law (6 UOC)
LEGT5571 Franchising (6 UOC)
LEGT5575 Corporate Fraud and Crime ( UOC)
LEGT5581 Tax Policy, Principles & Plan. (6 UOC)
LEGT5582 Taxation of Business Entities (6 UOC)
LEGT5583 International Business Tax (6 UOC)
LEGT5586 Corporate Law, Tax & Strategy (6 UOC)
LEGT5589 Capital Gains Tax (6 UOC)

and 2 elective courses selected from MCom offerings.

Note:

LEGT5541 and LEGT5551 - One of these must be taken within the disciplinary core requirement. The remaining course may be taken within the four other disciplinary courses to complete the specialisation.
COMM5001, COMM5002 and COMM5003 must be taken at the beginning of studies, and COMM5004 must be taken at the end of the program.

Professional Accreditation

Chartered Secretaries Australia Ltd (CSA).
The CSA is the professional association for 10,000 company secretaries and corporate managers in Australia. It also operates as the Australian Division of the International, 70,000 member strong, Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators to which most CSA members also belong. CSA also sets the standards for entry into the profession through the Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance.

The CSA accredits subjects which, if completed, count towards the academic requirements of both professional associations. During the course of their studies, students are encouraged to become CSA Student Members.

For details of accredited subjects and student membership contact

Dr John Nelson,
National Education Manager,
CSA,
70 Castlereagh Street,
Sydney
tel:+61 2 9223 5744
email: info@CSAust.com
website: www.csaust.com

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