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260 weeks
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Full time / Part time · Approximately 12 hours of teacher-guided (on-campus) hours per week, in addition to an expected 18 hours of independent study time per week (30 hours total per week)
February | July
Course Overview
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="overview"> Overview Become a well-rounded accounting and legal professional with this immersive and challenging double degree. #9 in Australia and top #100 universities globally for Accounting & Finance*.
Where You Can Study
Melbourne
124 La Trobe St, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Eligibility
Career & Study Pathways
class="m-0 section-title__container anchorname" id="career"> Career Career development is scaffolded throughout the Bachelor of Accounting/Bachelor of Laws, ensuring you will be equipped with in-demand skills and knowledge. With the highly transferable business skills you acquire in this double degree, in addition to your extensive and specialised practical and theoretical accounting and legal knowledge, you will be well-positioned for any number of roles in these ever-essential fields. Upon gradutating from the accounting and law degree, you may be interested in pursuing a traditional legal career, or you may pursue roles in commercial law, including within legal firms, corporate counsel roles and government. You may otherwise be interested in roles such as: Account Executive or Manager Corporate or Taxation Accountant Auditor Tax Agent Barrister Lawyer Legal Consultant Legal Practitioner. Expand all sections Professional recognition and accreditation This program is accredited by the statutory and professional bodies listed in the table below. Specified credit/exemptions towards professional qualifications offered as part of the accreditation is subject to the applicant meeting set criteria defined by each professional body. Any application for credit/exemption should be made directly to the professional body and is your responsibility. The professional bodies may offer membership for you as a career enabler which could include opportunities for networking and access to discipline specific resources. Application for membership is your responsibility. Professional Body Accreditation Description Membership and Opportunities Certified Practising Accountant (CPA) Australia Program satisfies the academic requirements for direct entry into the CPA Australia program. Students and graduate eligible to enrol in the CPA Australia Network Graduates eligible to enrol in CPA Australia program Graduates eligible for membership category: Associate Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand [CAANZ] Program satisfies the academic requirements for entry into the CA program. Students eligible for membership category: Student Affiliate Graduates eligible for membership category: Student Affiliate Graduates eligible to enrol in CA program V ictorian Legal Admissions Board [VLAB] Program satisfies the academic requirements for graduate admission to the Australian Legal Profession. Not applicable <div
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
TEQSA
Professional Body
CPA Australia / Chartered Accountants ANZ (CA ANZ)
Accreditation Status
AccreditedSkills Assessor
CPA / CA ANZ / IPA
Common Questions
The program is accredited by three professional bodies: CPA Australia (the program satisfies the academic requirements for direct entry into the CPA Australia program, with graduates eligible for Associate membership and to enrol in the CPA Australia program), Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) (the program satisfies the academic requirements for entry into the CA program, with graduates eligible for Student Affiliate membership and to enrol in the CA program), and the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB) (the program satisfies the academic requirements for graduate admission to the Australian Legal Profession).
In Year 1, you build a foundational understanding in accounting, business and law, covering the role of business in society, economics and analysis, and introduction to torts and contract law. In Year 2, you explore criminal law and procedure, data analytics and visualisation, and the intersection of law, business, and human rights. In Year 3, you advance into equity and property law, ethics surrounding technology, and critical accounting perspectives. In Year 4, you study dispute resolution, auditing, taxation, work with industry on a real-world justice innovation, and choose up to two elective subjects from the Approved Law Options list. In Year 5, you finalise studies in trusts, constitutional law, develop a business portfolio, and choose up to three electives from the Approved Law Options list to specialise in your chosen area of law.
As part of your learning in the Bachelor of Accounting / Bachelor of Laws double degree you may participate in discussions, tutorials, class presentations, role plays, case studies, responses to briefs, independent and group research, and problem solving. In your legal studies, you will also undertake moots (mock courts), in which you may play the role of a solicitor, barrister, expert witness, or negotiator, helping develop capabilities in legal writing and drafting, research, reasoning, judgment and strategy, and advocacy and negotiation communications. Assessment may take the form of research or problem-based assignments and projects, oral or written exams, presentations, and in-class assessments.
In 2026, the annual student contribution amount (tuition fee) for domestic students in a standard year of full-time study is between AU$4,738 to AU$17,399 (Commonwealth Supported Places). There is also a Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) of up to AU$373 maximum for 2026, plus other items related to your program including field trips, textbooks and equipment. These amounts are based on a standard year of full-time study (96 credit points) and are adjusted on an annual basis.
Yes, RMIT offers a range of opportunities for students to study abroad through overseas work, exchange and study experiences with over 165 partner universities worldwide. Additionally, some subjects are designed as work integrated learning (WIL) subjects involving discipline-related industry projects, and students may work in partnership with industry to develop an innovative justice solution to a current social problem, providing exposure to real-world and potentially international contexts.
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