Bachelor of Laws - Legal Practice Entry/Bachelor of Accounting combined degrees (City)

This combined degree allows students to complete qualifications in Laws (Honours) - Legal Practice Entry and Accounting with a combined study plan to reduce the overall duration of the course. In the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) - Legal Practice Entry, you'll focus on legal skills and critical perspectives on the function of law and is designed to provide an enhanced program of study for applicants of exceptional academic ability. Accounting is a powerful tool to ensure stability and accountability for people and businesses across the globe. Regardless of size, structure or purpose, businesses are now responsible for more - rightfully accountable for everything from operational integrity, ethical spending, workforce wellbeing and their impact on the environment. Accredited by CPA Australia and the Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, this degree provides a strong foundation in accounting principles and processes, management accounting, business law, economics, finance, computer information systems, auditing, and taxation law, international accounting developments and standards, and current issues in financial reporting.

Flinders' city campus at Festival Plaza is a place where potential meets possibility. Offering a broad range of study areas, this unique, modern space in the heart of Adelaide is designed for collaborative learning, interactive teaching and industry engagement. Positioned adjacent to the Adelaide Railway Station on North Terrace and central to trams and buses, Festival Plaza provides students with greater connection, convenience and accessibility when selecting their preferred study location.

Please note only Year 1 topics of this course will be available in 2024. If you have been granted credit transfer or wish to apply for credit transfer for this course on the basis of previous study and you are granted credit, this may mean you will not be able to enrol in Year 2 or higher year topics, nor able to enrol on a full-time basis until 2025.

While the pace of technological and social change within the legal profession is unrelenting, Flinders Law students will graduate well-prepared to take advantage of new opportunities and to make a difference in a challenging, rewarding field. They will develop high-level communication, presentation and collaboration skills in preparation for future roles in a range of settings. If students focus is not admission to practice, the Bachelor of Laws allows for faster completion. Our course is designed to equip students with the knowledge to work in the emerging areas of data protection and cybersecurity, blockchain, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and social justice innovation, with a suite of core topics exploring the relationships between the law and technology. Students will develop an innovation and entrepreneurial mindset to respond to 21st century opportunities, and have international study opportunities available in China and Indonesia.

Extensive opportunities exist for Flinders accounting graduates across business, government and not for profit sectors, both in Australia and internationally. They will develop a strong multidisciplinary focus, giving them a competitive edge in the marketplace. Students will learn about new technologies and be prepared for the ever-changing future of the industry by exploring a degree focused on sustainability, principled practices and Indigenous impact. They can learn how to analyse, interpret and communicate financial information by applying accounting principles, and develop skills in accounting principles, financial accounting processes, financial management and corporations law. Students will develop the expertise and competencies to adapt and thrive in the fast paced financial, consulting and accounting sectors, and learn to think beyond the traditional definition of accounting: focusing on sustainability, principled practices, new technologies, Indigenous impact, and the ever-changing future of the industry.

Graduates of the Law degree must also complete a practical legal training course to make them eligible to apply to the Supreme Court for admission to practise as a barrister and solicitor in South Australia.