Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a clinical focus. 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.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Designing Research
LAW102 Education Research Project
LAW103 Communicating Education Research Outcomes
LAW104 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
LAW202 The Art of Steiner Education
LAW203 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education
LAW204 Public Health Research and Evidence
LAW205 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW206 Health Promotion Settings and Advocacy
LAW301 Public Health Foundations
LAW302 Physical Geography and Mapping
LAW303 Introducing Human Geographies
LAW304 Rural and Regional Sustainability
LAW401 Landscapes, place and people
LAW402 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW403 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW404 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Rural and Regional Sustainability
LAW306 Landscapes, place and people
LAW307 Urbanism and Urban Design
LAW308 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW309 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW310 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LAW311 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
LAW312 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW313 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
LAW314 Biogeography
LAW315 Coastal Geomorphology
LAW316 Historical Geographies
LAW405 Animals and Society
LAW406 Advanced Geographical Studies
LAW407 Physical Geography and Mapping
LAW408 Introducing Human Geographies
LAW409 Rural and Regional Sustainability
LAW410 Landscapes, place and people
LAW411 Urbanism and Urban Design
LAW412 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW413 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW414 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LAW415 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Physical Geography and Mapping
LAW441 Introducing Human Geographies
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 18 required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
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.