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Duration
12 weeks
Study method
100% Online
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Assessments
Subjects may require attendance
Prior study
Not required
Start dates
- 31 Jul 2023
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QS Ranking 2023
20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2023
16
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Subject details
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- Australian law.
- The law of contracts.
- Consumer protection law.
- Negligence.
- Business organisation.
- Revision.
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed LST2BSL (Introduction to Business Law and Ethics) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject explores the core principles of contract law, consumer protection and the law of negligence, and examines business structures including the law relating to the incorporation of companies. This subject also introduces students to ethical standards that apply to business activities, such as contractual relationships and special legal protections against unethical business practices, and examines the practical operation of the law in the business environment. This subject adopts a skills-based learning approach through teaching the basic techniques of problem solving and promoting an understanding of the dynamic nature of the law in business and corporations. These skills prepare students for more advanced law subjects as well as their professional careers.
- Online quizzes (800 word equivalent) (20%)
- Case Study (1200 word equivalent) (30%)
- Exam scheduled in the central exam period (2000 word equivalent) (50%)
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