Open doors to a high-powered career in law or financial planning.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an advice clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
- Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
- * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
- Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an advice clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
You will research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue. You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
The Financial Planning program offers foundation skills in business and management with a focus on advanced courses in financial planning, risk, investment, and tax and estate planning.
As with the law program, the Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) delivers opportunities for practical work experience, including cadetships with financial services firms.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
You will have a wide array of work choices with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, corporate legal adviser, as an officer in major government and private corporations, banking, superannuation insurance, and careers with a financial planning or law focus.
Registration
The degree is an approved academic qualification for admission to the legal profession. Graduates must undertake a further period of practical legal training before being admitted as a legal practitioner.
Program structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Research Methods in Psychology A
LAW101 Research Methods in Psychology B
LAW102 Physiological Psychology
LAW103 Introduction to Human Development
LAW104 Social Psychology
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Motivation and Emotion
LAW202 Advanced Methods in Psychology
LAW203 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
LAW204 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
LAW205 Personality and Assessment
LAW206 Human Associative Learning
LAW301 Abnormal Psychology
LAW302 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
LAW303 Adult Development and Ageing
LAW304 Communication and Thought
LAW401 Cell Biology
LAW402 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW403 Chemistry
LAW404 Science Research Methods
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Discovering Science
LAW306 Introduction to Mathematics
LAW307 Mathematics Foundations
LAW309 Communication and Thought
LAW310 Cell Biology
LAW311 Human Physiology
LAW316 Food in Society
LAW318 Introduction to Dietetics
LAW405 Public Health Foundations
LAW406 Chemistry
LAW407 Science Research Methods
LAW408 Systemic Physiology I
LAW410 Systemic Physiology II
LAW411 Biochemistry
LAW412 Pathophysiology
LAW414 Food Studies
LAW415 Nutrition Assessment
LAW416 Public Health Nutrition
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Principles of Nutrition
LAW441 Nutritional Biochemistry
Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand. For more information on elective availability please contact your Program Coordinator.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (5)
ACC106 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
BUS101 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
BUS102 Food Service Systems
BUS104 Nutrition and Dietetic Skills
BUS108 Medical Nutrition Therapy 1
Advanced courses (10)
ACC211 Contemporary Issues in Nutrition
ACC311 Counselling and Communication Skills for Dietetics
FIN210 Nutrition and Dietetics Research and Evaluation
FIN220 Individual Case Management
FIN221 Food Service Placement
FIN310 Community and Public Health Nutrition
FIN320 Nutrition and Dietetic Practice Management
FIN321 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
BUS203 Nutrition and Dietetics Research Proposal
BUS320 Individual Case Management
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
- Complete 10 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses)
- Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods including essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations. Not all courses will necessarily include all methods
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand. For more information on elective availability please contact your Program Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression