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 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.
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 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
LAW102 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW103 Event Management
LAW104 Business Events
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
LAW202 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
LAW203 Learning in Australian Landscapes
LAW204 Coastal Outdoor Environmental Interpretation
LAW205 Communicating Sustainability
LAW206 Communication and Thought
LAW301 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW302 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW303 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW304 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW401 Torts A
LAW402 Torts B
LAW403 Contracts A
LAW404 Contracts B
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Property A
LAW306 Property B
LAW307 Constitutional Law
LAW308 Equity & Trusts
LAW309 Corporate & Partnership Law
LAW310 Civil Procedure
LAW311 Administrative Law
LAW312 Professional Conduct
LAW313 Evidence
LAW314 Regulation
LAW315 Family Law
LAW316 Employment Law
LAW405 Commercial Law
LAW406 Succession
LAW407 Health Law
LAW408 Children & the Law
LAW409 Law Clinic
LAW410 Competition Law
LAW411 Building & Construction Law
LAW412 Mining & Resources Law
LAW413 Indigenous Legal Issues
Electives courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
TOTAL UNITS 384