Enhance your first class legal skills and knowledge with a deep understanding of public policy and social and political theory.
You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of social science specialisations including criminology, development studies, geography, politics and international relations, sociology and sustainability-society.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of social science specialisations including criminology, development studies, geography, politics and international relations, sociology and sustainability-society.
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 program is designed to produce graduates with highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for careers in law or areas such as government, advocacy, research and community development.
Honours is available for high performing students.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Social Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the 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 Biochemical Pharmacology
LAW101 Work Place Learning I
LAW102 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
LAW103 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LAW104 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Animal Ecology Field Course
LAW202 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
LAW203 How Animals Work: Form and Function
LAW204 Marine Vertebrates: Sharks, Seabirds, Fish, Turtles and Whales
LAW205 Cell Biology
LAW206 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW301 Science Research Methods
LAW302 Animal Ecophysiology
LAW303 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
LAW304 Animal Behaviour
LAW401 Global-Change Ecology
LAW402 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW403 Animal Habitats
LAW404 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LAW306 Numerical Techniques in Ecology
LAW307 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
LAW308 Coastal Conservation and Management Project
LAW309 Special Research Project
LAW310 Workplace Learning I
LAW311 Business Law and Ethics
LAW312 Managing Human Resources
LAW313 Staffing and Remuneration
LAW314 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW315 Employment and Industrial Law
LAW316 Leadership and Team Dynamics
LAW405 Training and Development
LAW406 Managing Organisational Change
LAW407 Managing Human Resources
LAW408 Business Law and Ethics
LAW409 Staffing and Remuneration
LAW410 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW411 Employment and Industrial Law
LAW412 Leadership and Team Dynamics
LAW413 Training and Development
LAW414 Managing Organisational Change
LAW415 Communication and Thought
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW441 Introduction to Psychology B
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 Social Sciences courses
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Current Directions in Psychology
SCS130 Research Methods in Psychology A
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Research Methods in Psychology B
SCS230 Physiological Psychology
SCS235 Introduction to Human Development
SCS290 Social Psychology
SCS295 Motivation and Emotion
Major or minor courses (8)
Select 8 courses to complete 1 major or 2 minors from:
Majors
- Criminology
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Relations
- Sustainability — Society
Minors
- Community Development
- Criminology
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
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 Advanced Methods in Psychology
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law electives
- Complete 2 introductory level (100 coded) required social science courses
- Complete 5 advanced level (200/300 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards a major or 2 minors from the School of Social Science
- 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.