Students combine studies in law and arts to develop first-class legal knowledge and essential skills in critical thinking and analysis.
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. A broad range of arts majors are available, including, social science, communication and languages.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
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. A broad range of arts majors are available, including, social science, communication and languages.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Arts
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel. Refer to Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts.
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 1 major (8 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- Complete 1 minor (4 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- Complete 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- The total number of introductory level courses cannot exceed 16
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 Therapeutic Communication Skills
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW102 Research Methods in Psychology A
LAW103 Physiological Psychology
LAW104 Introduction to Human Development
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Research Methods in Psychology B
LAW202 Social Psychology
LAW203 Motivation and Emotion
LAW204 Advanced Methods in Psychology
LAW205 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
LAW206 Personality and Assessment
LAW301 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
LAW302 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
LAW303 Human Associative Learning
LAW304 Abnormal Psychology
LAW401 Adult Development and Ageing
LAW402 Exploring Business Research
LAW403 Marketing Essentials
LAW404 Accounting for Business
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Communication and Thought
LAW306 Introduction to Economics
LAW307 Discovering Management
LAW308 Introduction to Informatics
LAW309 Cross-Cultural Management
LAW310 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
LAW311 Business Law and Ethics
LAW312 Introduction to International Business
LAW313 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW314 Business, Governance and Society
LAW315 Managing Global Logistics
LAW316 International Business Strategy
LAW405 International Marketing
LAW406 Materials in Engineering
LAW407 Professional Engineering
LAW408 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW409 Physics
LAW410 Engineering Design
LAW411 Engineering Statics
LAW412 Engineering Computing
LAW413 Introductory Calculus
Major courses (8)
Select a major (8 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
Minor courses (4)
Select a minor (4 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
Elective courses (3)
Select 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
TOTAL UNITS 480