Students combine studies in law with commerce and accounting to develop advanced legal, financial and business knowledge and skills.
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.
- * 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.
- * 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.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, company secretary, accountant, auditor, stockbroker, careers with an accounting or law focus.
Membership
CPA Australia; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia; Institute of Public Accountants.
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 5 required introductory business courses
- Complete 10 required advanced business courses
- 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 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
LAW102 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW103 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW104 Coastal and Marine Ecology
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
LAW202 Coastal Conservation Planning
LAW203 Cell Biology
LAW204 Human Physiology
LAW205 Human Anatomy
LAW206 Foundations in Medical Science
LAW301 Public Health Foundations
LAW302 Chemistry
LAW303 Science Research Methods
LAW304 Medical Genetics
LAW401 Introduction to Pharmacology
LAW402 Immunology
LAW403 Organic Chemistry
LAW404 Systemic Physiology I
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Systemic Physiology II
LAW306 Biochemistry
LAW307 Microbiology
LAW308 Medical Microbiology
LAW309 Pathophysiology
LAW310 Law and Ethics in Medicine
LAW311 Human Skills for Medicine
LAW312 Integrated Medical Science
LAW313 Medical Biochemistry
LAW314 Infectious Disease Epidemiology
LAW315 Functional Anatomy
LAW316
LAW405 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW406 Planning and Environment Law
LAW407 Wills, Estates and Elder Law
LAW408 Intellectual Property
LAW409
LAW410 Public International Law
LAW411
LAW412 International Human Rights Law
LAW413
School of Business
Introductory courses (5)
ACC106 Accounting Principles
ACC108
BUS101 Exploring Business Research
BUS102 Economics for Business
BUS104 Discovering Management
Advanced courses (10)
ACC210 Financial Accounting
ACC211 Business Finance
ACC220 Law of Business Associations
ACC221 Company Accounting
ACC310 Management Accounting
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
ACC320 Contemporary Accounting Issues
ACC321 Auditing and Professional Practice
BUS203 Business Law
BUS320 Business, Governance and Society
TOTAL UNITS 480