Take on a new challenge.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a practical focus.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Playcentric Game Design
LAW102 Serious Digital Game Design
LAW103 Workplace Learning II
LAW104 Game-Based Learning
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Microbiology
LAW202 Video Game Analysis
LAW203 Medical Biochemistry
LAW204 Functional Anatomy
LAW205 Biomechanics I
LAW206 Exercise Physiology I
LAW301 Introduction to Sports Medicine
LAW302 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
LAW303 Business Law and Ethics
LAW304 Managing Human Resources
LAW401 Staffing and Remuneration
LAW402 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW403 Leadership and Team Dynamics
LAW404 Training and Development
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Managing Organisational Change
LAW306 Cross-Cultural Management
LAW307 Managing Human Resources
LAW309 Staffing and Remuneration
LAW310 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW311 Managing Organisational Change
LAW316 Communication and Thought
LAW318 Introduction to Criminology
LAW405 Understanding Crime
LAW406 Punishment and Corrections
LAW407 Anatomy and Physiology
LAW408 Policing
LAW410 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW411 Foundations of Human Behaviour
LAW412 Developing Midwifery
LAW414 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW415 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW416 Health, Culture and Society
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Research Foundations for Health Practice
LAW441 Diversity, Crime and Justice
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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