Students gain legal knowledge and skills leading to a career in law and law-related fields.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate 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 2024 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.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law.
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
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 1 core course.
- Complete 4 introductory (100 level) required law courses.
- Complete 14 advanced (200/300/400 level) required law courses.
- Complete 6 law electives.
- Complete no more than 10 introductory (100 level) courses, including the core course.
- Complete 7 electives; of those a maximum of 4 can be law electives.
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 participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.
Program structure
Core course (1)
1 required course:
COR109 Honours Research - Methods and Planning
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Honours Research-Developing Practice
LAW102 Honours Research - Advanced Practice
LAW103 Honours Research – Project Examination
LAW104 Advanced Discipline Readings
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Advanced Research Methods
LAW202 Mechanics of Materials
LAW203 Structural Design
LAW204 Road and Traffic Engineering
LAW205 Engineering Sustainable Design
LAW206 Public Health Research and Evidence
LAW301 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW302 Health Promotion Principles
LAW303 Health Promotion Community Assessment and Planning
LAW304 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW401 Health Promotion Settings and Advocacy
LAW402 Public Health Foundations
LAW403 Quantitative Research Methods
LAW404 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
LAW306 Health Research Project A
LAW307 Health Promotion Project
LAW308 Health Research Project B
LAW309 Economics for Managers
LAW310 Global Business Management
LAW311 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW312 Marketing in a Global Environment
LAW313 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW314 International Trade and Finance
LAW315 Italian A
LAW316 Italian B
LAW405 In-Country Italian Studies A
LAW406 In-Country Italian Studies B
LAW407 Italian C
LAW408 Italian D
LAW409 Italian E
LAW410 Italian F
LAW411 Languages and Linguistics
LAW412 Italian A
LAW413 Italian B
Electives courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
TOTAL UNITS 384