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 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.
- ^ 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 Introduction to Economics
LAW101 Applied Microeconomics
LAW102 Applied Macroeconomics
LAW103 Money and Banking
LAW104 Organic Chemistry
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Medical Microbiology
LAW202 Medical Biochemistry
LAW203 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LAW204 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
LAW205 Creative Production
LAW206 Screen Media Production
LAW301 Screen Media and Pop Culture
LAW302 Screen Media: Showcase in Practice
LAW303 Work Integrated Learning Project
LAW304 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW401 Project Management Principles
LAW402 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW403 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW404 Criminal Law and Procedure A
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 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW310 Torts A
LAW311 Torts B
LAW312 Contracts A
LAW313 Contracts B
LAW315 Property A
LAW318 Property B
LAW405 Constitutional Law
LAW406 Equity & Trusts
LAW407 Corporations Law
LAW408 Civil Procedure
LAW409 Administrative Law
LAW410 Professional Conduct
LAW411 Evidence
LAW412 Regulation
LAW414 Commercial Law
LAW415 Children & the Law
LAW416 Law Professional Practice
LAW417 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW418 Advocacy
LAW419 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW420 Elder Law and Succession
LAW421 Intellectual Property
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Public International Law
LAW441 International Human Rights Law
Arts courses
Introductory courses (2) 24 units
SCS130 Legal Internship
SUS101 Sports Law
Developing and Graduate courses (2) 24 units
SCS225 Employment Law
PLUS select one course from:
CMN313 Health Law
SCS300 Family Law
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