Bachelor of Accounting/Diploma of Laws

Compulsory Core units totalling 190 credit points as detailed below.

Law Core Unit
 

• Legal Process

Accounting Core Units
 

• Introduction to Accounting
• Business Communications
• Economics and the Modern Business Enterprise
• Introduction to Business Law
• Introduction to Management
• Business Research Methods
• Cultural Capabilities
• Management Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Business Finance
• Commercial and Corporate Law for Owners, Managers and Professionals
• Accounting Theory and Contemporary Issues
• Strategic Management Accounting
• Principles of Auditing
• Accounting Information Systems
• Corporate Accounting
• Taxation
• Ethical and Professional Applications of Accounting

Law Specialist Elective units totalling 50 credit points from the list of available units detailed below.

Students may enrol in other law as a specialist elective with the prior approval of the Course Coordinator. See the Bachelor of Laws course structure for a full list of units.
 

• Legal History (offered each year)
• Indigenous Peoples and the Legal System
• Environmental and Planning Law
• Customary Law 
• Comparative Legal Systems
• Law in Context
• Contemporary Issues
• Family Law
• Resources and Energy Law
• Criminology 
• Human Rights Law 
• Criminal Law
• Torts
• Constitutional Law
• Equity
• Trusts
• Property Law

Admission criteria

Admission requirements are met by one of the following:
 

• Successful completion of the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training (or equivalent) and the awarding of an Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) of at least 60*.
• Successful completion of a national qualification at Certificate III level or higher.
• Successful completion of at least 0.5 year of full-time study (or equivalent) of a higher education degree/diploma.
• Overseas secondary or tertiary qualifications considered equivalent to the above Australian qualifications.

English language requirements

To gain entry into Charles Darwin University, all Higher Education applicants must satisfy the University's English Language Proficiency Requirements for their chosen course of study. International applicants will be required to supply evidence of this at the time of application.

IELTS Academic Module    
A minimum overall score of 6.0 with no band less than 6.0.

TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT)    
A minimum overall score of 60 and a minimum writing score of 21.

International tuition fees
 

• The annual tuition fee for full time study is AUD $26,872.00. This equates to $3,359.00 per 10 credit point unit (0.125 EFTSL).
• These fees are subject to increases annually, effective at the start of each calendar year.