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 2023 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.
- 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 (4) 48 units
LAW101 Work Place Learning I
LAW102 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW103 Empowering Individuals for Sustainability
LAW104 Reorienting Society Towards Sustainability
Developing and Graduate courses (21) 252 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Sustainable Futures
LAW202 Reservoir and Stormwater Engineering
LAW203 Design of Wastewater Treatment Systems
LAW204 Design of Water Supply Systems
LAW205 Climatic and Hydrological Systems
LAW206 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW301 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
LAW302 Environmental Modelling
LAW303 Chemistry
LAW304 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
LAW401 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
LAW402 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW403 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
LAW404 Talking History: Memory and the Past
PLUS select 7 Law elective courses (84 units) from*:
Not all electives are offered every year. For a list of current Law elective courses click HERE.
LAW307 Migrants' Lives in the World
LAW310 20th Century and Beyond: A History
LAW311 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
LAW312 Cultural Heritage
LAW313 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
LAW315 Research Project in History and Australian Studies
LAW318 Historical Geographies
LAW405 History of Australian popular culture: The Twentieth Century and Beyond
LAW406 Global Citizens: A History of Humanity
LAW407 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW408 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
LAW409 Talking History: Memory and the Past
LAW410 Migrants' Lives in the World
LAW411 20th Century and Beyond: A History
LAW412 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
LAW414 Cultural Heritage
LAW415 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
LAW416 Communication and Thought
LAW417 Anatomy and Physiology
LAW418 Introductory Bioscience
LAW419 Nursing Practicum 1
LAW420 Practice Foundations
LAW421 Health, Culture and Society
LAW422 Research Foundations
The following 2 courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Holistic Health Assessment
LAW441 Human Pathophysiology
Electives courses (7) 84 units
In addition to the requirement for 7 developing or graduate level Law electives (84 units), you must select 7 elective courses (84 units) from the undergraduate elective course options. Of these electives, 1 (12 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