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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business

Students gain legal knowledge and skills, and a strong grounding in the fundamentals of business.

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. Students can choose to specialise in a business area from human resource management, information systems, international business, management, marketing, or tourism, leisure and event management.

CRICOS code
081023M
Commence
Semester 1
Footnotes
  • 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast ** 018221
Refer to the program footnotes
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AB310
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2014
  • Commonwealth supported places
  • Fee paying places
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • * 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.

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. Students can choose to specialise in a business area from human resource management, information systems, international business, management, marketing, or tourism, leisure and event management.

Majors

Refer to Bachelor of Business

Career opportunities

Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the business major studied.

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 6 required introductory business courses
  • Complete 2 required advanced business courses
  • Complete 7 elective courses from the School of Business
  • 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 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests

Introductory courses (4)

4 required courses:

LAW101 Serious Game Project A
LAW102 Professional Games Project
LAW103 ICT Project Management
LAW104 Playcentric Game Design

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Serious Video Game Design Workshop
LAW202
LAW203 Video Game Analysis
LAW204 Think Health
LAW205 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW206 Health Promotion Principles
LAW301 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
LAW302 Communication and Thought
LAW303 Human Development and Learning
LAW304 Integrating ICT into Learning
LAW401 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
LAW402 Professional Experience: Play and Pedagogy in Early Learning
LAW403 Engagement and Behaviour in Early Learning
LAW404 Professional Experience: Communities and Partnerships

Plus select 6 elective law courses from:

LAW305 Creative Expression and Play through the Arts
LAW306 Sustainability Through Play and Pedagogy
LAW307 Professional Experience: Learning Theories in Early Learning
LAW308 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
LAW309 Teaching Science in the Early Years
LAW310 Teaching English: Curriculum and Pedagogy
LAW311 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
LAW312 Teaching HPE in the Early Years
LAW313 Professional Experience: Evidence Based Decision Making in Early Learning
LAW314 Inclusive Practices and Intervention in Early Learning
LAW315 Assessing Learning
LAW316 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice
LAW405 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
LAW406 Teaching HASS in Primary School
LAW407 Professional Experience: Curriculum Approaches and Pedagogies
LAW408 Teaching Reading and Writing
LAW409 Leadership and Advocacy in Early Learning
LAW410 Teaching English: Language, Literature and Literacy
LAW411 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
LAW412 Professional Experience: Teacher Identity and Professional Practice
LAW413 Internship

School of Business
Introductory courses (6)

BUS101 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
BUS102 Teacher as Researcher
BUS104 Using Data for Learning
BUS105 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
BUS106 Communication and Thought
BUS108 Foundations of Australian Law A

Advanced courses (2)

BUS203 Foundations of Australian Law B
BUS320 Criminal Law and Procedure A

Elective courses (7)

Select 7 elective courses from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor.

TOTAL UNITS 480

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Total units: 480