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 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.
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 Earth's Surface Processes
LAW102 Discovering Science
LAW103 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW104 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Weather and Climate
LAW202 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
LAW203 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LAW204 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW205 Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW206 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW301 Coastal Geomorphology
LAW302 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW303 Special Field Studies Topic
LAW304 Special Research Project
LAW401 Workplace Learning I
LAW402 Restoration Ecology
LAW403 Population Ecology and Genetics
LAW404 Biodiversity and Ecology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Science Research Methods
LAW306 Earth's Surface Processes
LAW307 Introduction to Environmental Management
LAW308 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW309 Measuring Sustainability
LAW310 Environmental Impact Assessment
LAW311 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
LAW312 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW313 Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW314 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW315 Environmental Health Risk Management
LAW316 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
LAW405 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW406 Environmental Economics
LAW407 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW408 Special Field Studies Topic
LAW409 Special Research Project
LAW410 Workplace Learning I
LAW411 Communication and Thought
LAW412 Human Development and Learning
LAW413 Professional Experience: Play and Pedagogy in Early Learning
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.