Help people with legal challenges
Lawyers help people who need legal advice, supporting and working with individuals, businesses, firms, corporations, or not-for-profit organisations to solve complex legal problems. This program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus, covering 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.
- 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 2024 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.
Lawyers help people who need legal advice, supporting and working with individuals, businesses, firms, corporations, or not-for-profit organisations to solve complex legal problems. This program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus, covering 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.
In this program you will:
- Engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you’ll observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an Advice Clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
- Research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our Moot Court venue.
- Have the opportunity to 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) 60 units
COR109 Urban Economics and System Analytics
LAW101 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
LAW102 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW103 Public Space Planning and Design - Studio II
LAW104 Geographic Information Science and Technology
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
LAW202 Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation
LAW203 Landscapes, Place and People
LAW204 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
LAW205 Neighbourhood Planning and Design - Studio III
LAW206 Environmental Economics
LAW301 Strategic Infrastructure Planning
LAW302 Participation and Conflict Resolution
LAW303 Social Research
LAW304 Advanced Planning Policy and Practice
LAW401 Community Planning and Design - Studio IV
LAW402 Planning Project A
LAW403 Planning Practicum
LAW404 Planning Project B
PLUS select 6 Law elective courses (72 units) from*:
Not all electives are offered every year. For a list of current Law elective courses click HERE.
LAW307 Planning Project A
LAW310 Planning Project B
LAW311 Planning Project A
LAW312 Planning Project B
LAW313 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW315 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LAW318 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW405 Cell Biology
LAW406 Molecular Biology
LAW407 Microbiology
LAW408 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW409 Medical Genetics
LAW410 Genetics
LAW411 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW412 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LAW414 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW415 Cell Biology
LAW416 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW417 Genetics
LAW418 Communication and Thought
LAW419 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW420 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW421 Foundations of Human Behaviour
The following 2 courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW441 Introduction to Psychology B
Electives courses (7) 84 units
In addition to the requirement for 6 developing or graduate level Law electives (72 units), you must select 7 elective courses (84 units) from the undergraduate elective course options. Of these electives, 2 (24 units) must be developing or graduate level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses (48 units) 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
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- 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 Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- 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