A Law degree with a clinical focus
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
- 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 2023 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.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates 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 moot court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems — an opportunity not available anywhere else in Queensland. Elective courses Legal Internship and Law Clinic are offered to students in the later years of their studies.
Honours is available for high performing students.
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 (5)
COR109 Evidenced Based Decision Making
LAW101 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LAW102 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW103 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW104 Marketing in a Global Environment
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LAW202 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW203 Marketing in a Global Environment
LAW204 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW205 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW206 Evidenced Based Decision Making
LAW301 Project Management Principles
LAW302 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW303 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW304 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW401 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW402 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW403 Management Informatics
LAW404 Innovation by Design
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Academic Skills for Success
LAW306 Digital Futures
LAW307 Chemistry
LAW308 Mathematics
LAW309 Statistics
LAW310 An Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Societies
LAW311 Australian Society and Identity
LAW312 An Introduction to Working within the Community
LAW313 Biology
LAW314 Business Study Skills
LAW315 Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering
LAW316 Academic Skills for Success
LAW405 Digital Futures
LAW406 Chemistry
LAW407 Mathematics
LAW408 Statistics
LAW409 An Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Societies
LAW410 Australian Society and Identity
LAW411 An Introduction to Working within the Community
LAW412 Biology
LAW413 Business Study Skills
LAW414 Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering
LAW415 Introduction to Informatics
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Analysis and Project Management
LAW441 Database Design
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.
Electives courses (7)
In addition to the requirement for 6 advanced level Law electives, you must select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering) or from the USC Law School. Of these electives, 2 must be advanced level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be Law electives.
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses including COR109
- Complete 7 electives; of those a maximum of 4 can be law electives
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 Leader.
- Honours in Law available for high performing students.