Develop first-class legal knowledge and critical communication skills
This combined program arms you with the tools to communicate effectively and think critically, supported by your knowledge of legal practice and your choice from a broad range of Arts majors including social science, communication and languages.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
This combined program arms you with the tools to communicate effectively and think critically, supported by your knowledge of legal practice and your choice from a broad range of Arts majors including social science, communication and languages.
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.
Majors
A broad range of arts majors are available, refer to the Bachelor of Arts for further details.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel. Refer to Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts.
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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Preparation for Practice 2
LAW101 Drug Therapy
LAW102 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration
LAW103 Nursing Practice 2
LAW104 Health Law and Ethics
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Preparation for Practice 3
LAW202 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
LAW203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
LAW204 Nursing Practice 3
LAW205 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
LAW206 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LAW301 Nursing Internship
LAW302 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW303 Introductory Calculus
LAW304 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW401 Numerical Analysis
LAW402 Discrete Mathematics
LAW403 Reading in Advanced Mathematics
LAW404 Applied Mathematics
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Applied Systems Modelling
LAW306 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW307 Discrete Mathematics
LAW308 Numerical Analysis
LAW309 Applied Mathematics
LAW310 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW311 Design in Application
LAW312 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
LAW313 Animation and Visualisation Design
LAW314 3D Animation and Visualisation Design
LAW315 Communication and Thought
LAW316 Exploring Business Research
LAW405 Economics for Business
LAW406 Discovering Management
LAW407 Marketing Essentials
LAW408 Accounting for Business
LAW409 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW410 Business Law
LAW411 Business Research and Statistics
LAW412 Systems Analysis
LAW413 Managing Data
LAW414 Data Visualisation
LAW415 Network Technology and Management
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Cloud Database Systems
LAW441 Data and System Integration
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.
Arts majors and minors
Major courses (8)
Select 8 courses from your chosen major study area:
- Australian Studies
- Creative Writing
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Journalism
- Politics and International Relations
- Psychology
- Screen and Media Studies
- Sociology
- Sustainability - Society
Minor courses (4)
Select 4 courses from your chosen minor study area:
- Australian Studies
- Creative Writing
- Drama
- English
- Geography
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Indonesian
- Italian
- Japanese
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
- Screen and Media Studies
- Sociology
- Sustainability
Elective courses (3)
Select 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
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 1 major (8 courses) from the Arts majors listed below
- Complete 1 minor (4 courses) from the Arts minors listed below
- Complete 3 required elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
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.
- Honours in Law available for high performing students.