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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning)

A high-powered double degree for professional qualifications in law and the fast-growing financial planning industry

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.

CRICOS code
084974F
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2016
A$10,300
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$103,000
Footnotes
  • 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018291
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AB312
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by online resources offered in an official teaching period
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior preparation
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2016
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • * 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.

The Financial Planning program offers foundation skills in business and management with a focus on advanced courses in financial planning, risk, investment, and tax and estate planning.

As with the law program, the Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) delivers opportunities for practical work experience, including cadetships with financial services firms.

Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.

Career opportunities

You will have a wide array of work choices with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, corporate legal adviser, as an officer in major government and private corporations, banking, superannuation insurance, and careers with a financial planning or law focus.

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 Law Honours Thesis
LAW101 Business Analytics
LAW102 Introduction to Economics
LAW103 Introduction to Management
LAW104 Introduction to Marketing

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Accounting for Business
LAW202 Introduction to Informatics
LAW203 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW204 Business Analytics
LAW205 Introduction to Economics
LAW206 Management and Organisational Behaviour
LAW301 Introduction to Marketing
LAW302 Business Law and Ethics
LAW303 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW304 Communication and Thought
LAW401 Accounting Principles
LAW402 Introduction to Informatics
LAW403 Financial Accounting
LAW404 Law of Business Associations

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Company Accounting
LAW306 Management Accounting
LAW307 Business Finance
LAW309 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW310 Introduction to Financial Planning
LAW311 Retirement and Superannuation
LAW312 Insurance and Risk Management
LAW313 Personal Investment Management
LAW315 Tax and Estate Planning
LAW316 Financial Plan Construction
LAW405 Managing Research
LAW406 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW407 Global Business Management
LAW408 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW409 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW410 Food Marketing
LAW411 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW412 Strategic Management
LAW414 The Literature Review
LAW415 Qualitative Research Methods

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
LAW441 International Business Law and Ethics

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 Management Informatics
BUS101 International Trade and Finance
BUS102 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
BUS104 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
BUS108 Food Marketing

Advanced courses (10)

ACC211 Introduction to Research Concepts and Design
ACC311 The Literature Review
FIN210 Qualitative Research Methods
FIN220 Advanced Quantitative Research Methods
FIN221 Business Analytics
FIN310 Introduction to Economics
FIN320 Management and Organisational Behaviour
FIN321 Introduction to Marketing
BUS203 Accounting for Business
BUS320 Communication and Thought

NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

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
  • 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