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 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.
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 Law of Business Associations
LAW101 Company Accounting
LAW102 Management Accounting
LAW103 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW104 Contemporary Accounting Issues
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Auditing and Professional Practice
LAW202 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW203 Communication and Thought
LAW204 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW205 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW206 Creative Production
LAW301 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
LAW302 Introduction to the Creative Industries
LAW303 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
LAW304 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
LAW401 Performance 1
LAW402 Screen Media and Pop Culture
LAW403 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice
LAW404 Writing for Screens
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Animation Principles, Process and Production
LAW306 Design Capstone
LAW307 Work Integrated Learning Project
LAW308 Work Integrated Learning Placement
LAW309 Screen Media Production
LAW310 Running Meetings, Incentives, Conventions and Exhibitions (M.I.C.E) industry events
LAW311 Foundations of Engineering
LAW312 Earth's Surface Processes
LAW313 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW314 Physics
LAW315 Engineering Statics
LAW316 Introduction to the Internet of Things
LAW405 Introduction to Engineering Design
LAW406 Introductory Calculus
LAW407 Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW408 Mechanics of Materials
LAW409 Chemistry
LAW410 Structural Analysis and Computer Modelling
LAW411 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
LAW412 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW413 Science Research Methods
LAW414 Structural Analysis and Computer Modelling
LAW415 Plant Diversity and Ecology
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Engineering Materials
LAW441 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
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.