Business Law

If you choose the Business Law major at UWA, you’re not just learning legal theory — you’re building the practical skills that real business professionals rely on every day. You’ll get comfortable drafting and negotiating contracts, see how dispute resolution actually plays out, and even practice interviewing “clients” through hands-on simulations. These aren’t add-ons; they’re part of your learning, so you graduate confident enough to advise, manage risk, and make solid business decisions from day one.

By taking this major, you become part of UWA’s Law School community — a place with deep traditions but a very modern mindset. Ethical thinking, real business challenges, and practical work-integrated experiences shape the way you learn from the start. It’s where legal knowledge meets real-world business context, giving you both the understanding and the confidence to use it.

Here are some of the practical, experience-based learning opportunities woven into the major:

Simulated contract management exercises
You’ll step into realistic business scenarios where you apply contract law to draft, review, and negotiate agreements — just like a commercial professional would.

Client-interviewing simulations
These sessions let you roleplay working with clients, asking the right questions, and giving clear, practical advice.

Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) training
You’ll learn how negotiation, mediation, and other forms of dispute resolution work in practice, developing a calm, problem-solving mindset that’s valued across industries.

Work-integrated learning (WIL) units
If you choose these, you’ll gain real workplace experience, build industry contacts, and see how business law operates beyond the classroom.

UWA’s Moot Court participation
Here you can sharpen your advocacy, legal reasoning, and public speaking skills in a setting designed to feel like a real courtroom or arbitration room.

Clinical Legal Education opportunities
Through internships with courts, government bodies, community organisations, or UWA’s mediation clinic, you’ll work on real matters and learn from experienced practitioners.

Involvement with student societies like the Blackstone Society
You can join competitions, connect with peers, and get involved in events that enrich your learning and expand your network.

Progression & Future Opportunities

When you finish this major, you walk away with something employers genuinely appreciate: a blend of legal awareness and business confidence. It’s the kind of skillset that helps you step into roles where you’re shaping policy, guiding organisations through rules and regulations, or keeping businesses compliant — and it also keeps the door open if you decide to become a lawyer later on.

Most graduates move into roles like business manager, policy officer, public service specialist, corporate or compliance officer, and human resources officer. These are practical, real-world jobs where your understanding of how law interacts with business becomes a real advantage.

Here’s what that means for you:

Real career support while you study.
UWA’s Careers & Employability team is hands-on and approachable. You can book one-on-one guidance, get your résumé or LinkedIn refreshed, practise interviews, and even drop in for quick advice at Student Central. They also run structured programs that build your employability step by step — perfect if you want support that grows with you.

Programs that turn learning into experience.
With Job Ready, Career Mentor Link and Work-Integrated Learning, you get chances to apply what you learn in class to real situations. Mentoring, industry contact and workplace experience all help you build confidence and stand out to employers.

Connections that open doors.
UWA’s Business School has strong partnerships with major companies across sectors — including organisations like Bankwest, EY, Woodside, KPMG, BHP and Chevron. These links translate into guest speakers, case studies, mentoring opportunities and sometimes even internships. It means you’re not just learning about industry — you’re actually meeting the people in it.

A degree employers respect.
The Business School’s national and international accreditations add long-term value to your qualification. Employers recognise the credibility behind a UWA business degree, which can give you an edge in both local and global job markets.

Clear graduate pathways.
The Business Law major highlights employers across government and NGOs as common destinations — from consumer protection and competition policy to financial regulation, trade policy and legal assistance. If you’re aiming for policy, regulation or corporate environments, this major aligns well with that direction.

Further Academic Progression

If you want to keep studying after this major, UWA gives you several official pathways. You can progress into the Juris Doctor if you decide to pursue legal practice, or explore postgraduate options like the Master of Commerce, Master of International Relations, Master of Public Policy or Master of Business Psychology.

There’s also the Law Assured Pathway — a combined route that lets you complete your first degree while securing a guaranteed place in a postgraduate law course. It’s a smart way to keep the legal career option firmly open without locking yourself in too early.