Students examine social change and conflict and gain qualifications in law, developing legal knowledge and skills in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law. Students can choose to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law. Students can choose to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Social Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the major studied.
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
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law electives
- Complete 2 introductory level (100 coded) required social science courses
- Complete 5 advanced level (200/300 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards a major or 2 minors from the School of Social Science
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses).
- 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 participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.
- 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 Leaders.
Program structure
School of Law courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 In-Country Indonesian Studies C
LAW101 In-Country Indonesian Studies D
LAW102 Indonesia: Society, Culture and Politics
LAW103 Languages and Linguistics
LAW104 Business Analytics
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Introduction to Economics
LAW202 Management and Organisational Behaviour
LAW203 Introduction to Marketing
LAW204 Accounting for Business
LAW205 Introduction to Informatics
LAW206 Communication and Thought
LAW301 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW302 Business Law and Ethics
LAW303 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW304 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
LAW401 Tourism and Leisure Policy and Planning
LAW402 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
LAW403 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW404 Event Management
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Business Events
LAW306 Applied Systems Modelling
LAW307 Engineering Hydrology
LAW308 Design of Water Supply Systems
LAW309 Design of Open Channels
LAW310 Communication Theory and Practice
LAW311 Introduction to the Creative Industries
LAW312 Communication and Thought
LAW313 New Venture Development
LAW314 Accounting for Managers
LAW315 Economics for Managers
LAW316 Managing Research
LAW405 Management Informatics
LAW406 Managing Organisations
LAW407 Managing People
LAW408 Strategic Management
LAW409 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW410 Research Project
LAW411 Marketing Management
LAW412 Project Management Principles
LAW413 Corporate Finance
Please note: 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 Leaders.
School of Social Science courses
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Innovation and Management Decision Making
SCS130 International Business Law and Ethics
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Managing Across Global Cultures
SCS230 International Trade and Finance
SCS235 Marketing in an International Environment
SCS290 Comparative and International Employment Relations
SCS295 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
Major or minor courses (8)
Select 8 courses to complete 1 major or 2 minors from:
Majors
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Relations
- Sustainability — Society
Minors
- Community Development
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
TOTAL UNITS 480