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Accountancy & Business Law BA (Hons) joint degree offers a unique opportunity to initially learn the basics of financial and management accounting from both the standpoints of practical skills and reflection.  In your third year of study you build on these fundamentals with a range of specific accounting and related options.

The Accountancy and Business Law, 4 years MA (Hons) is a joint degree giving equal emphasis to the study of accountancy and the study of law. The degree is suited to applicants who see their career development in legal administration within a corporate environment, within the accountancy profession or the general financial services sector.

Attendance:- Full Time

Duration:- 3 years FT/4 years Sandwich

Language Requirements:- International Students IELTS 6.0 or TOEFL 550

Starts:- September

Fees (UK/EU):- £3,145 per year (2008/2009 academic year)

Fees (international):-£8,800 per year (2008/2009 academic year)

Course Overview

The aim of the Advertising pathway is to prepare you for a career in marketing communications advertising, equipping you with the practical skills required to make an immediate impact and the conceptual framework to make a long-term difference.

Advertising is an attractive and vibrant sector combining an understanding of fundamental marketing techniques with creative execution.  The advertising pathway allows you to apply a broad understanding of advertising theory to a range of practical advertising activities and develop key transferable skills to enhance employability.

The Business Law pathway allows you the opportunity to develop a firm grounding in relevant legal rules, principles, concepts and values within the business law arena, and you will acquire the ability to apply these to a range of organizational decision-making and policy-formulating problems.

An understanding of the legal framework is an important foundation for business strategy and decision-making, and is a key feature of business risk management.  The Business Law pathway provides a stimulating and relevant programme of study which equips you with key legal knowledge relevant to business organization and business transactions, the ability to maintain and update your knowledge of business law and problem-solving skills.

Entry Requirements

A minimum of five GCSE's at grade C or above including Mathematics and English Language or equivalent qualification, plus one of the following:

    * A minimum tariff score of 260 points made up of a minimum of two passes A2 Level, two 6 unit or one 12 unit AVCE.  Remaining points can be made up from AS qualifications
    * Applications are welcomed from those with international qualifications (equivalent to those above) such as International Baccalaureate 24 points, including internationally accredited Foundation courses.  You must also have an English Language qualification such as IELTS (minimum score of 6.0) or TOEFL (minimum score 550).
    * Satisfactory completion of a full-time foundation course of an appropriate
    *  The programme welcomes applications from mature students.

Course Content

 Assessment

You will be exposed to a wide variety of innovative assessment styles, including business reports, academic papers, case studies, individual and group presentations, portfolios and projects, as well as conventional examinations.

Further Study

You may progress to postgraduate study on the University's MSc and MBA programmes or complete professional examinations in accountancy, management or marketing.

Employability

Students taking the Advertising pathway can pursue careers either within a client organization, creative agency or in the media sector.  This pathway seeks to engender a genuine creative orientation, allowing a credible transition onto the exciting environment of the creative sector.

The Business Law pathway will provide valuable preparation for anyone contemplating a career in general management, human resource management, sales and customer relations management, accountancy, banking, finance, insurance, stock-broking, marketing and the civil service.

The BA in Jurisprudence (equivalent to LLB) course develop their students a high level of skill in comprehension, analysis and presentation. Students are expected to read a good deal, mostly from primary sources (such as cases and statutes), rather than to take other people’s word for things.

BA- Law is designed to provide you with the challenge of an intellectual discipline in a subject of universal human interest.

BA/LLB program gives students the maximum freedom to follow their interests in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. The Law courses satisfy the requirements for the award of the professional LLB degree.

Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws is offered by the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Law and is available at Hobart. The first year only is also offered at the Launceston and Cradle Coast campus. This course may be studied part-time.

Bachelor of Business – Bachelor of Laws provides students with the foundation law subjects, along with an exciting and broad-ranging elective program. Law graduates benefit from a practical approach and an understanding of the complexities of modern society.