Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in 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 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a clinical focus. You’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court. From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Animal Ecology Field Course
LAW102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
LAW103 Cell Biology
LAW104 Discovering Science
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Animal Form, Function and Evolution
LAW202 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
LAW203 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW204 Science Research Methods
LAW205 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW206 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LAW301 Animal Ecophysiology
LAW302 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
LAW303 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW304 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
LAW401 Coastal Conservation Planning
LAW402 Animal Behaviour
LAW403 Global-Change Ecology
LAW404 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Special Field Studies Topic
LAW306 Special Research Project
LAW307 Workplace Learning I
LAW308 Communication and Thought
LAW309 Cell Biology
LAW310 Chemistry
LAW311 Science Research Methods
LAW312 Human Physiology
LAW313 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW314 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW315 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW316 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW405 Biochemistry
LAW406 Introduction to Mathematics
LAW407 Mathematics Foundations
LAW408 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW409 Molecular Biology
LAW410 Genetics
LAW411 Foundations of Engineering
LAW412 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW413 Physics
Please note: Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand. For more information on elective availability please contact your Program Leaders.
* Subject to final approval
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 18 required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
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 Study Overseas 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.
- Semester offerings for Law elective courses are subject to change and are dependent on student demand. For more information on elective availability please contact your Program Leaders.