Students examine social change and conflict and gain qualifications in law, developing legal knowledge and skills in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
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 social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
- * 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. Students can choose to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Social Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the 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
- 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 courses
- Complete 10 required advanced 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 Elements of Design
Courses from Bachelor of Laws program
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Introduction to Game Production
LAW102 Animation Principles, Process and Production
LAW103 Experimental Game Design
LAW104 Video Game Analysis and Design
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Game Art: Virtual Environments
LAW202 Game Studio: Polish and Publish
LAW203 Game Art: Characters & Vehicles
LAW204 Professional Games Programming
LAW205 Introduction to Game Design
LAW206 Introduction to Game Production
LAW301 Game Art: Virtual Environments
LAW302 Game Studio: Polish and Publish
LAW303 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW304 Introductory Calculus
LAW401 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW402 Discrete Mathematics
LAW403 Dynamics 1
LAW404 Manufacturing Technology
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Mechanical Design 1
LAW306 Mechanical Design 2
LAW307 Introduction to Criminology
LAW308 Understanding Crime
LAW309 Punishment and Corrections
LAW310 Policing
LAW311 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW312 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
LAW313 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science
LAW314 Applied Crime Prevention
LAW315 Criminal Law
LAW316 International Justice and Human Rights
LAW405 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
LAW406 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
LAW407 Diversity, Crime and Justice
LAW408 Working with Victims and Offenders
LAW409 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW410 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW411 Management Informatics
LAW412 Innovation by Design
LAW413 Leading and Managing Organisations
Courses from Bachelor of Social Science program
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Project Management Principles
SCS130 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Social Research
SCS230 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
SCS235 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
SCS290 Understanding Cultural Diversity
SCS295
Major or minor courses (8)
Select 8 courses to complete a major or 2 minors from:
Majors
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Relations
- Sustainability — Society
Minors
- Community Development
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
TOTAL UNITS 480