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 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.
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 practical focus.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. 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 law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
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 (4)
LAW101 Introduction to the Internet of Things
LAW102 Computer Science Project and Ethics
LAW103 Discrete Mathematics
LAW104 Wireless Communications
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Object-Oriented Programming
LAW202 Introduction to Interaction & UX Design
LAW203 Computer Organisation and Operating Systems
LAW204 Data Structures and Algorithms
LAW205 Mobile App Project
LAW206 Responsive Website Design
LAW301 Practical Machine Learning
LAW302 Full Stack Web Development
LAW303 Project Management
LAW304 Modelling and Testing
LAW401 Cloud and DevOps
LAW402 Workplace Learning I
LAW403 Database Programming
LAW404 Accounting Principles
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Economics for Business
LAW306 Discovering Management
LAW307 Communication and Thought
LAW309 Exploring Business Research
LAW310 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW311 Marketing Essentials
LAW312 Business Law
LAW313 Financial Accounting
LAW315 Law of Business Associations
LAW316 Business Finance
LAW318 Company Accounting
LAW405 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW406 Business, Governance and Society
LAW407 Management Accounting
LAW408 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW409 Contemporary Accounting Issues
LAW410 Auditing and Professional Practice
LAW411 Engineering Professional Practice
LAW412 Earth's Surface Processes, Materials and Soils
LAW414 Cell Biology
LAW415 Human Physiology
LAW416 Human Anatomy
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Haematology
LAW441 Histology
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. 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:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
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