Open doors to a career in legal practice, particularly the important field of commercial law.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
- 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.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
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.
Expand your business knowledge and choose from a broad range of business majors or minors in human resource management, international business, management and marketing.
Honours is available for high performing students.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Business
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the business major studied.
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 Environmental Economics
LAW101 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW102 Special Field Studies Topic
LAW103 Special Research Project
LAW104 Workplace Learning I
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Engineering Design
LAW202 Engineering Statics
LAW203 Engineering Computing
LAW204 Introductory Calculus
LAW205 Materials in Engineering
LAW206 Professional Engineering
LAW301 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW302 Physics
LAW303 Structural Analysis
LAW304 Construction Technology
LAW401 Sustainable Engineering (Design)
LAW402 Numerical Analysis
LAW403 Geotechnical Engineering
LAW404 Hydraulics and Hydrology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Mechanics of Materials
LAW306 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW307 Concrete Design and Technology
LAW308 Water and Wastewater
LAW309 Engineering Management
LAW310 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
LAW311 Structural Design
LAW312 Road and Traffic Engineering
LAW313 Structural Modelling
LAW314 Engineering System Design
LAW315 Environmental Engineering
LAW316 Engineering Project 1
LAW405 Computational Analysis
LAW406 Sustainable Transport Systems
LAW407 Advanced Structural Analysis and Design
LAW408 Engineering Project 2
LAW409 Communication and Thought
LAW410 Cell Biology
LAW411 Foundations in Medical Science
LAW412 Chemistry
LAW413 Introduction to Pharmacology
LAW414 Human Physiology
LAW415 Human Anatomy
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Science Research Methods
LAW441 Organic Chemistry
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.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (6)
BUS101 Immunology
BUS102 Systemic Physiology I
BUS104 Accounting Principles
BUS105 Exploring Business Research
BUS106 Marketing Essentials
BUS108 Creative Production
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Discovering Management
BUS320 Introduction to the Creative Industries
Elective courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor. Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
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 electives
- Complete 6 required introductory level (100 coded) business courses
- Complete 2 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- Complete 7 elective courses from the School of Business
- 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.