A law degree with a practical focus
Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus.
- 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 2025 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.
Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
Whether your interest is the global, international or national legal system, you will choose from a range of courses to prepare you for a career in the law.
You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, You will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an Advice Clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
You will research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue.
You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in the elective Law Professional Practice, or undertake a legal internship in a law workplace such as a law firm, court or legal aid service.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
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 (5)
COR109 Discovering Management
LAW101 Marketing Essentials
LAW102 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW103 Understanding Crime
LAW104 Punishment and Corrections
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Policing
LAW202 Science Research Methods
LAW203 Business Law and Ethics
LAW204 Foundations of Human Behaviour
LAW205 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW206 Business, Governance and Society
LAW301 Applied Crime Prevention
LAW302 Criminal Law
LAW303 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
LAW304 Social Research
LAW401 Diversity, Crime and Justice
LAW402 Communication and Thought
LAW403 Property Economics
LAW404 Spatial Governance and Planning
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW306 Changing Planet Earth
LAW307 Planning Principles and Practice
LAW309 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
LAW310 Regions, Change and Sustainability
LAW311 Landscapes, Place and People
LAW312 Cultural Heritage
LAW313 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW315 Urbanism and Urban Design
LAW316 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW318 Planning Design Studio
LAW405 Participation and Conflict Resolution
LAW406 Social Research
LAW407 Planning Theory
LAW408 Regional Infrastructure Planning
LAW409 Environmental and Resource Economics
LAW410 Planning Practicum
LAW411 Planning Project
LAW412 Professional Planning Practice
LAW414 Community Planning Studio
LAW415 Planning Project
LAW416 Communication and Thought
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business Analytics
LAW441 Accounting for Business
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 Coordinator.
Electives courses (7)
In addition to the requirement for 6 advanced level Law electives, you must select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 2 must be advanced level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be Law electives.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses, 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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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 Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students