A Law degree with a clinical focus
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
- 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.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
You’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems.
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 (5)
COR109 Management Informatics
LAW101 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
LAW102 Supply Chain Management
LAW103 Project Management Principles
LAW104 Project Risk
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Accounting for Managers
LAW202 Economics for Managers
LAW203 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW204 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW205 Managing People
LAW206 Global Business Management
LAW301 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW302 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW303 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
LAW304 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
LAW401 Food Marketing
LAW402 Project Planning
LAW403 Strategic Management
LAW404 Marketing Management
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW306 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW307 International Trade and Finance
LAW308 Management Informatics
LAW309 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
LAW310 Supply Chain Management
LAW311 Project Management Principles
LAW312 Project Risk
LAW313 Corporate Finance
LAW314 Research Project
LAW315 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW316 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW405 Managing People
LAW406 Global Business Management
LAW407 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW408 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW409 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
LAW410 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
LAW411 Food Marketing
LAW412 Project Planning
LAW413 Human Development and Learning
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.
Electives courses (7)
In addition to the requirement for 6 advanced level Law electives, you must select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering) or from the USC Law School. Of these electives, 2 must be advanced level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be Law electives.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
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 elective courses
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses including COR109
- Complete 7 electives; of those a maximum of 4 can be law electives
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 Study Overseas 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.