Two high-powered professional qualifications.
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.
- 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.
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.
In the Commerce (Accounting) program you’ll major in accounting and gain skills in financial management, business consulting and financial advising. You’ll study areas such as financial accounting, law of business associations, company accounting, taxation law, and auditing.
Our Commerce (Accounting) program is fully accredited by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and Institute of Public Accountants. Both programs offer opportunities for practical work experience, including internships with well-known accounting and legal firms.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, company secretary, accountant, auditor, stockbroker, careers with an accounting or law focus.
Membership
CPA Australia^; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia^; Institute of Public Accountants^.
^ It is the responsibility of the student to confirm with the three Australian accounting bodies (CPA, ICAA and IPA) whether any credit granted will impact on their eligibility for professional association membership.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Program structure
Program Structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Planning and Environment Law
LAW101 Elder Law and Succession
LAW102 Intellectual Property
LAW103 Public International Law
LAW104 Private International Law
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 International Human Rights Law
LAW202 Legal Internship
LAW203 Sports Law
LAW204 Transnational & Comparative Law
LAW205 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
LAW206 Law Honours Thesis
LAW301 Business Analytics
LAW302 Introduction to Economics
LAW303 Introduction to Management
LAW304 Introduction to Marketing
LAW401 Accounting for Business
LAW402 Introduction to Informatics
LAW403 Business Law and Ethics
LAW404 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Communication and Thought
LAW306 Anatomy and Physiology
LAW307 Introductory Bioscience
LAW309 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
LAW310 Practice Foundations
LAW311 Preparation for Practice 1
LAW312 Nursing Practice 1
LAW313 Health, Culture and Society
LAW315 Research Foundations for Health Practice
LAW316 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
LAW405 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
LAW406 Health Law and Ethics
LAW407 Preparation for Practice 2
LAW408 Nursing Practice 2
LAW409 Drug Therapy
LAW410 Health Alteration
LAW411 Preparation for Practice 3
LAW412 Nursing Practice 3
LAW414 Nursing Internship
LAW415 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
LAW441 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
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 (5)
ACC106 Leadership in Clinical Practice
BUS101 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
BUS102 Life Crisis
BUS104 The Child Client
BUS108 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (10)
ACC210 Human Physiology
ACC211 Human Anatomy
ACC220 Introduction to Behavioural Health
ACC221 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
ACC310 Introduction to Coaching Science
ACC311 Sports Field Studies 1
ACC320 Exercise Prescription and Programming I
ACC321 Principles of Nutrition
BUS203 Functional Anatomy
BUS320 Biomechanics I
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 elective courses
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
- Complete 10 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- 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