Take on a new challenge.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline, this graduate entry degree gives you the 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, this graduate entry degree gives you the opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Designed to produce qualified lawyers with a practical focus, this degree covers all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, and provides active learning experiences and 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 and present legal arguments, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in USC's Moot Court. 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) 48 units
LAW101 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
LAW102 Introduction to Marketing
LAW103 Cell Biology
LAW104 Business Analytics
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Accounting for Business
LAW202 Introduction to Informatics
LAW203 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW204 Introduction to Economics
LAW205 Introduction to Management
LAW206 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW301 Animal Ecophysiology
LAW302 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
LAW303 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
LAW304 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
LAW401 Business Law and Ethics
LAW402 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW403 Coastal and Marine Ecology
LAW404 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
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 Animal Behaviour
LAW310 Global-Change Ecology
LAW311 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW312 Event Management
LAW313 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
LAW315 Coastal Conservation Planning
LAW318 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW405 Business Events
LAW406 Communication and Thought
LAW407 Introduction to the Internet of Things
LAW408 Introduction to Engineering Design
LAW409 Introductory Calculus
LAW410 Foundations of Engineering
LAW411 Earth's Surface Processes
LAW412 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW414 Physics
LAW415 Engineering Statics
LAW416 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
LAW417 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW418 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW419 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW420 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW421 Chemistry
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Science Research Methods
LAW441 Soil Mechanics
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) 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