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 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
Courses from Bachelor of Laws program
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Historical Geographies
LAW102 The uses and abuses of history
LAW103 Explorations in Environmental History
LAW104 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Making History in the Digital Age
LAW202 About Japan: Current Perspectives
LAW203 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW204 Introduction to Environmental Justice, Peace and Conflict: Contemporary Issues
LAW205 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW206 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW301 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
LAW302 Landscapes, Place and People
LAW303 Introducing Human Geographies
LAW304 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
LAW401 Historical Geographies
LAW402 The uses and abuses of history
LAW403 Explorations in Environmental History
LAW404 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Making History in the Digital Age
LAW306 About Japan: Current Perspectives
LAW307 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW308 Introduction to Environmental Justice, Peace and Conflict: Contemporary Issues
LAW309 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW310 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW311 Advanced and Transcultural Counselling
LAW312 Advanced Psychological Assessment and Reporting
LAW313 Clinical Psychological Practice 1
LAW314 Practicum Placement 1
LAW315 Advanced Research Design and Methods
LAW316 Clinical Psychological Practice 2
LAW405 Practicum Placement 2
LAW406 Research Project 1
LAW407 Ethical Professional Practice of Psychology
LAW408 Clinical Psychological Practice 3
LAW409 Practicum Placement 3
LAW410 Research Project 2
LAW411 Clinical Health Psychology and Psychopharmacology
LAW412 Research Project 3
LAW413 Research Project 4
Courses from Bachelor of Social Science program
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Practicum Placement 4
SCS130 Creativity and Innovation in Decisions
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Marketing for Managers
SCS230 Research for Decision Making
SCS235 Innovation and Entrepreneurship
SCS290 Financial Report Analysis
SCS295 Managerial Informatics
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