Bachelor of Business / Bachelor of Laws, Specialist Major in Service Management University of Canberra - Bruce Campus, Australia

Focusing on corporate and commercial law and practical legal problem solving, and offering specialised electives in subjects like IT, accounting, HR and marketing, UC’s Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Business will provide the foundation for your legal and business education.

If you’re an aspiring manager, you’ll gain broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge in a range of core business areas and the necessary skills to be effective in today’s changing workplaces.

Our expert teachers will encourage you to develop your advocacy abilities and legal skills, while understanding their connections to the theory and history of law.

Supporting your development as a socially responsible and ethical legal and management professional will be our small class sizes and state-of-the-art facilities, and ties with the National Centre for Corporate Law and National Institute of Governance. You’ll also benefit from the relationships we’ve forged with law firms, the public sector (a huge employer in Canberra) and non-government organisations (NGOs).

What’s more, you’ll also get to apply your talents in the real world with opportunities to complete a law internship and study overseas and be able to fast-track your studies during our winter term.

Combine a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws at UC and you will:

• Gain a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of the discipline of law, suitable for entering the legal profession, becoming an advocate, or undertaking related careers
• Fine-tune your ability to present ideas and opinions effectively and communicate within and across professional and cultural boundaries
• Specialise, through electives, in selected areas of law with an emphasis on commercial law
• Specialise in a range of management areas, including human resource management, finance, IT and accounting, marketing and business analytics
• Acquire a broad understanding of the theory and practice of management and the ability to problem solve, analyse and evaluate information in a systematic, creative and insightful way

Specialist Major: Service Management

The Service Management Major prepares students for a world where businesses and organisations must adopt a service perspective to successfully create value for their customers and stakeholders. Students will develop the knowledge and skills to manage for-profit and not-for-profit service organisations and adapt to changing business models. Students will be prepared for a world of transformation, to recognise and improve well-being for individuals, organisations, and communities. Students will tackle complex service problems by utilising and synthesising concepts and ideas from multiple business disciplines. Graduates of the service management major will have an impressive knowledge base and durable skillset to enable them to lead and thrive in the emerging service society.