Combine critical thinking and an eye for detail with this focused double degree.
Graduate after five years with two degrees and gain practical legal and scientific skills. You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of science majors such as animal ecology, biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Graduate after five years with two degrees and gain practical legal and scientific skills. You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of science majors such as animal ecology, biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
The Law program covers all academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. 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.
This diverse double degree is designed to nurture your problem-solving and analytical skills and rewards attention to detail. If you have a passion for science and aspire to a career outside the laboratory, open up opportunities to work as a legal practitioner, patent attorney, scientist or government legal officer.
Honours is available for high performing students.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, patent attorney, government legal officer, scientist or others depending on the science 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 Group Research Project in Psychology B
LAW101 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW102 Environmental Impact Assessment
LAW103 Environmental Economics
LAW104 Environmental Health Risk Management
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Communication and Thought
LAW202 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
LAW203 Group Processes and Practice
LAW204 Introductory Counselling Skills
LAW205 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW206 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW301 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW302 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
LAW303 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
LAW304 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
LAW401 Positive Psychology for Counselling
LAW402 Counselling Development and Supervision 1
LAW403 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
LAW404 Counselling Placement 1
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Counselling Placement 2
LAW306 Developmental and Family Counselling
LAW307 Introduction to Human Development
LAW308 Social Research
LAW309 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW310 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
LAW311 Communication and Thought
LAW312 Cell Biology
LAW313 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW314 Chemistry
LAW315 Science Research Methods
LAW316 Discovering Science
LAW405 Introduction to Mathematics
LAW406 Mathematics Foundations
LAW407 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW408 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW409 Molecular Biology
LAW410 Microbiology
LAW411 Biochemistry
LAW412 Molecular Biology
LAW413 Microbiology
LAW414 Biotechnology: Research to Product
LAW415 Organic Chemistry
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Inorganic Chemistry
LAW441 Physical 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.
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering courses
Introductory courses (7)
LFS100 Biochemistry
SCI105 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
SCI110 Plant Diversity and Ecology
PLUS select 1 course from:
MTH100 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
MTH102 Coastal and Marine Ecology
PLUS select 1 course from:
SET111 Microbiology
OR select 1 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
PLUS select 2 courses from:
LFS112 Food Safety: Laws, Regulations and Quality Assurance
LFS122 Genetics
SCI102 Biosecurity
SCI107 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
SUS101 Calculus and Algebra
OR select 2 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
Major courses (8)
Select an 8 course major from;
- Animal Ecology
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Health Promotion
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Public Health
- Sustainability
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 7 introductory level (100 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards your science major
- 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.