The School of Business Law and Taxation at UNSW is one of the largest and most innovative Business Law Schools in Australia. Established as a teaching unit in 1973, this School educates and researches in a wide range of areas. Beyond the traditional courses associated with business law, the School also offers other specialist areas which have an important business law focus - such as business ethics, franchising, corporate fraud and international investment law. Our programs service the professional requirements of the accounting specialisation in the areas of business law, company law and taxation law, as well as providing a wider range of legal disciplines intrinsic to the study of commerce.

The courses offered by the School fall into three broad categories: 'foundation' courses which expose students from all disciplines in the faculty to a broad general education in the legal environment and regulation of commerce; 'professional' courses which are recognised by the CPA Australia and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia for admission to those bodies; and 'specialist' business law and taxation courses relevant to disciplinary streams within the faculty.

The School's mission is different to that of a Law School - it is driven by an audience which is trained for commercial rather than legal practice. The School's focus is on teaching and research which is contemporary, relevant and innovative, and which adds value to the disparate disciplines which comprise 'commerce'.

For further information on the programs of study offered by the School, please refer to the relevant discipline entries in this online Handbook and to the School's website as below. We look forward to welcoming you to UNSW.

www.blt.unsw.edu.au

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