Explore your intellectual curiosity
Explore your intellectual interests with a flexible double degree that combines in-depth legal knowledge with advanced communication, critical thinking and writing skills. You’ll study all the required academic courses for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, while you also follow your passion and build your own degree, through your choice of a wide range of Arts specialisations.
- 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.
Explore your intellectual interests with a flexible double degree that combines in-depth legal knowledge with advanced communication, critical thinking and writing skills. You’ll study all the required academic courses for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, while you also follow your passion and build your own degree, through your choice of a wide range of Arts specialisations.
In this program you will:
- Study the foundations of the Australian legal system, including criminal and commercial law, torts, contracts, property law and constitutional law
- Develop specialist knowledge in the Arts areas that interest you, including English, history, geography, politics and international relations, sociology and more
- Build practical legal experience by preparing advice, present legal arguments and observing court proceedings
- Build advanced critical thinking, research and writing skills
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Majors
A broad range of Arts majors are available. Refer to the Bachelor of Arts for further details.
Please note that not all study components and/or combinations of study components included in this program may be able to be completed in the minimum duration. Please contact the Program Coordinator if you require written confirmation prior to accepting a place in this program.
Career opportunities
- Human resource manager
- Recruitment consultant
- Employment and industrial relations consultant
- Learning and development advisor
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 (5) 60 units
COR109 Exercise Physiology II
LAW101 Midwifery in a Social Context
LAW102 Independent Study
LAW103 Research in Health Care
LAW104 Learning and Teaching in the Practice Environment
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Professional Internship
LAW202 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LAW203 Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Care
LAW204 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
LAW205 Quantitative Research Methods
LAW206 Infant Care
LAW301 Research Project A
LAW302 Research Project B
LAW303 Research Project C
LAW304 Research Project F
LAW401 Introduction to the Creative Industries
LAW402 New Venture Development
LAW403 Managing the Social Enterprise
LAW404 Social Enterprise Establishment
PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:
Not all electives are offered every year. For a list of current Law elective courses click HERE.
LAW307 Strategic Foresight Leadership
LAW310 Media and Business Futures
LAW311 Applied Futures Studies: Methods, Values and Strategy
LAW312 Futures Research Methods and Techniques
LAW313 Therapeutic Communication Skills
LAW315 Foundations of Human Behaviour
LAW318 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW405 Introduction to Social Work and Human Services
LAW406 Group Processes and Practice
LAW407 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW408 Introduction to Social Work Practice Theories
LAW409 Human Services Placement 1
LAW410 Working With Children, Youth and Families
LAW411 Ethics, Law and the Helping Professions
LAW412 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW414 Mental and Physical Health and Wellbeing
LAW415 Community Development and Social Action
LAW416 Social Work Practice in Various Organisational Settings
LAW417 Working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
LAW418 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW419 Human Services Placement 2
LAW420 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
LAW421 Introduction to Data Science
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Programming Fundamentals
LAW441 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
Arts courses
Introductory courses (2) 24 units
SCS130 Foundations of Computer Security
SUS101 Computer Science Project and Ethics
Developing and Graduate courses (2) 24 units
SCS225 Introduction to the Internet of Things
PLUS select one course from:
CMN313 Computer Networks
SCS300 Discrete Mathematics
Major OR Minor courses (8) 96 units
Select either:
1 Major (96 units)
Complete 8 courses (96 units) from your chosen major study area:
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- Criminology and Justice
- English
- Geography
- History
- International Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Journalism
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sustainability - Society
- Theatre and Performance
OR
2 Minors (96 units)
Complete 4 courses (48 units) from each of your chosen minor study areas:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Behavioural Science
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- Criminology and Justice
- Development Studies
- English
- Environmental Geography
- Geospatial Analysis
- Global Environmental Politics
- History
- Human Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- International and Human Rights
- International Studies
- Japanese
- Music
- Town Planning Studies
- Screen Media
- Social Theory
- Sociology
- Sustainability
- Theatre and Performance
Elective courses (3) 36 units
Select 3 elective courses (36 units) from the undergraduate elective course options.
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
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses (180 units) in total.
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points 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