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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning)

A high-powered double degree for professional qualifications in law and the fast-growing financial planning industry

The Law program covers all academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will be given practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and moot court.

CRICOS code
084974F
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2016
A$10,300
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$103,000
Footnotes
  • 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.
  • * 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018291
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AB312
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by online resources offered in an official teaching period
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior preparation
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2016
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • * 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.

The Law program covers all academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will be given 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.

The Financial Planning program offers foundation skills in business and management with a focus on advanced courses in financial planning, risk, investment, and tax and estate planning.

As with the law program, the Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) delivers opportunities for practical work experience, including cadetships with financial services firms.

Honours is available for high performing students.

Career opportunities

You will have a wide array of work choices with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, corporate legal adviser, as an officer in major government and private corporations, banking, superannuation insurance, and careers with a financial planning or law focus.

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 Developing Midwifery
LAW101 Midwifery Practice 1
LAW102 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing
LAW103 Health Assessment in Nursing and Midwifery Practice
LAW104 Introductory Bioscience

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Nursing Practicum 1
LAW202 Health, Culture and Society
LAW203 Research Foundations
LAW204 Caring for Child, Youth and Family
LAW205 Therapeutics in Midwifery
LAW206 Midwifery Practice 2
LAW301 Advancing Midwifery
LAW302 Human Pathophysiology
LAW303 Challenges to Mental Health
LAW304 Preparing for Midwifery Practice
LAW401 Midwifery Practice 3
LAW402 Midwifery Internship
LAW403 Nursing Practicum 3
LAW404 Nursing Practicum 2

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Health Law and Ethics
LAW306 Drug Therapy
LAW307 Health Alteration
LAW308 Nursing Internship
LAW309 Nursing Practicum 4
LAW310 Acute Health Alteration
LAW311 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
LAW312 Caring for the Older Client
LAW313 Communication and Thought
LAW314 Cell Biology
LAW315 Mathematics Foundations
LAW316 Chemistry
LAW405 Science Research Methods
LAW406 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW407 Human Physiology
LAW408 Human Anatomy
LAW409 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW410 Physics
LAW411 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW412 Advanced Research Methods
LAW413 Advanced Discipline Readings
LAW414 Communication and Thought
LAW415 Innovation Management and Professional Development

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Management Informatics
LAW441 Project Management Principles

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 (5)

ACC106 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
BUS101 Leading and Managing Organisations
BUS102 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
BUS104 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
BUS108 Innovation by Design

Advanced courses (10)

ACC211 Management Informatics
ACC311 Innovation Management and Professional Development
FIN210 Project Management Principles
FIN220 Leading and Managing Organisations
FIN221 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
FIN310 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
FIN320 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
FIN321 Innovation by Design
BUS203 Communication and Thought
BUS320 Foundations of Australian Law A

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 5 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
  • Complete 10 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
  • 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.