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 Urbanism and Urban Design
LAW101 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW102 Physical Geography and Mapping
LAW103 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW104 Historical Geographies
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Animals and Society
LAW202 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
LAW203 Secondary Professional Learning 2: Managing the Diverse Learning
LAW204 Teaching and Learning in English: Curriculum A
LAW205 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
LAW206 Teaching and Learning in English: Curriculum B
LAW301 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum B
LAW302 Regions, Change and Sustainability
LAW303 Landscapes, Place and People
LAW304 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW401 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LAW402 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
LAW403 Coastal Geomorphology
LAW404 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
LAW306 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW307 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW309 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
LAW310 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW311 The Psychology of Learning
LAW312 Using Data for Learning
LAW313 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW315 Communication and Thought
LAW316 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
LAW405 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW406 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
LAW407 Migrants' Lives in the World
LAW408 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
LAW409 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
LAW410 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
LAW411 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
LAW412 History Teaching: Curriculum A
LAW414 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum B
LAW415 History Teaching: Curriculum B
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Talking History: Memory and the Past
LAW441 20th Century and Beyond: A History
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 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
BUS101 Cultural Heritage
BUS102 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
BUS104 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
BUS108 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
Advanced courses (10)
ACC210 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
ACC211 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
ACC220 The Psychology of Learning
ACC221 Using Data for Learning
ACC310 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
ACC311 Communication and Thought
ACC320 Think Health
ACC321 Introductory Bioscience
BUS203 Introduction to Behavioural Health
BUS320 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
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