Open doors to a career in legal practice, particularly the important field of commercial law.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
- ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain 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, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue. You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
Expand your business knowledge and choose from a broad range of business majors or minors in human resource management, international business, management and marketing.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Business
Career opportunities
Graduates’ understanding of business and law together with well-developed communication and analytical skills will be valued by employers in the legal profession or the commercial and corporate world with opportunities to work as in-house counsel, a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, or others depending on the business 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 Structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Science Research Methods
LAW101 Engineering Statics
LAW102 Introduction to the Internet of Things
LAW103 Introduction to Engineering Design
LAW104 Introductory Calculus
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Dynamics 1
LAW202 Mechanics of Materials
LAW203 Engineering Materials
LAW204 Calculus II and Linear Algebra
LAW205 Thermofluids 1
LAW206 Manufacturing Technology
LAW301 Mechanical Design 1
LAW302 Numerical Analysis
LAW303 Engineering Project Management
LAW304 Mechanical Design 2
LAW401 Materials Technology
LAW402 Thermofluids 2
LAW403 Engineering Research Methodology
LAW404 Computational Mechanics
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Engineering System Design
LAW306 Engineering Project 1
LAW307 Production Engineering
LAW309 Thermofluids 3
LAW310 Engineering Project 2
LAW311 Advanced Dynamics and Control
LAW312 Economics for Business
LAW313 Discovering Management
LAW315 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW316 Current Directions in Psychology
LAW405 Accounting for Business
LAW406 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW407 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW408 Marketing Essentials
LAW409 Research Methods in Psychology A
LAW410 Physiological Psychology
LAW411 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW412 Research Methods in Psychology B
LAW414 Social Psychology
LAW415 Motivation and Emotion
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business Law
LAW441 Introduction to Human Development
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 Business courses
Introductory courses (6)
BUS101 Advanced Methods in Psychology
BUS102 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
BUS104 Business, Governance and Society
BUS105 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
BUS106 Personality and Assessment
BUS108 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Human Associative Learning
BUS320 Abnormal Psychology
Elective courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor. Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
Note: 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:
- 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 6 required introductory level (100 coded) business courses
- Complete 2 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- Complete 7 elective courses from the School of Business
- 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 Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- 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 Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students