Business Law and International Relations Double Major (BCom)

Outline Outline

Understand the processes by which law is created, changed and applied to business and government. You'll be provided with significant knowledge in the basics of business law such as torts, real property, trusts, trade practices and ethical issues in business practice. In International Relations you'll look at current issues facing national security, inter-governmental politics, foreign policy and international strategy.

Through Industry Connection students are given opportunities to experience the real business world. As a Curtin Business School student you will have opportunities to connect with successful business and community leaders, helping you gain a competitive edge, with the potential to enhance your professional prospects.

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia has partnered with Curtin Business School (CBS) to offer internships to students who have completed 200 credits or more of their business degree, these internships are for course credit and provide real-world exposure to our students.

These business internships will not only give students credit towards their degree, they will receive the industry experience and practical skills needed to achieve great things after graduation and give employers the opportunity to support and lend their expertise to the students, encouraging the future workforce, whilst being assisted to meet their business goals.

Industry engagement and internship opportunities

The International Relations major is usually offered as part of a Bachelor of Arts, however when combined with the Business Law major it can be completed as a Bachelor of Commerce instead. If you enrol in the Bachelor of Commerce you will gain broad business knowledge through your first year by completing common core business units. These units provide an introduction to the various aspects of business.

Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.

How this course will make you industry ready

You'll use contemporary case materials of real organisations so you'll be able to hit the ground running when you graduate.

What you'll learn

• identify and explain legal concepts and issues that apply to the business environment
• analyse and identify commercial risks through an understanding of legal requirements. enhance written and analytical skills and hone ability to read, analyse and conceptualise documentation through examination of statute and judge made law
• locate and extract and evaluate pertinent information and critically synthesise this knowledge to make supporting judgements relevant to the business legal environment
• communicate information and knowledge on the business legal environment using written and oral communication
• use electronic resources to effectively extract relevant legal information and convey synthesised legal information though well-presented modes of communication
• develop an intellectual curiosity about legal concepts in the business environment that provides a foundation to allow the graduate to take responsibility for their own learning and development
• recognise that some features of the common law system have application internationally to many other countries using that legal system
• recognise the extent to which cultural practices and differences impact upon law in a business environment
• demonstrate leadership, ethical practice, integrity, ensuring timely outcomes, as well as working independently to achieve identified outcomes