Creative legal thinking.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
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.
Take advantage of careers for law graduates with especially strong English skills in areas such as parliamentary counsel, contract drafting, corporate writing and legal publishing.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.
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 (4)
LAW101 Professional Internship
LAW102 Independent Study
LAW103 Professional Health Communication
LAW104 Introductory Bioscience
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Practice Foundations
LAW202 Health Care and the Professions
LAW203 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW204 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW205 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW206 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW301 Torts A
LAW302 Torts B
LAW303 Contracts A
LAW304 Contracts B
LAW401 Property A
LAW402 Property B
LAW403 Constitutional Law
LAW404 Equity & Trusts
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW307 Corporations Law
LAW310 Civil Procedure
LAW311 Administrative Law
LAW312 Professional Conduct
LAW318 Evidence
LAW407 Regulation
LAW408 Commercial Law
LAW414 Children & the Law
LAW415 Law Professional Practice
LAW416 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW417 Advocacy
LAW418 Elder Law and Succession
LAW419 Family Law
LAW420
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
LAW441 Law Honours Thesis
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.
School of Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)
CMN103 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN104 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
COR109
Advanced courses (11)
CMN200 Writing for Screens
CMN213
CMN238
CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN260 Writing the Short Story
CMN266 Writing Poetry
CMN304 Writing Your Novel
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
CMN351
CMN352(24 units)
Note: Program structures are subject to change. 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:
- Successfully complete 480 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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- 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
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Apply for your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)