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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 Concepts of Epidemiology
LAW101 Exercise Physiology I
LAW102 Foundations in Medical Science
LAW103 Chemistry
LAW104 Think Health

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Cell Biology
LAW202 Introductory Bioscience
LAW203 Science Research Methods
LAW204 Human Physiology
LAW205 Human Anatomy
LAW206 Integrated Physiology
LAW301 Biochemistry
LAW302 Microbiology
LAW303 Medical Genetics
LAW304 Introduction to Pharmacology
LAW401 Molecular Biology
LAW402 Immunology
LAW403 Pathophysiology
LAW404 Clinical placement I

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Special Research Project
LAW306 Workplace Learning I
LAW307 Advanced Professional Skills in Biomedical Science*
LAW309 Clinical Embryology
LAW310 Communication and Thought
LAW311 Cell Biology
LAW312 Chemistry
LAW313 Science Research Methods
LAW315 Public Health Foundations
LAW316 Environment and Health
LAW405 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW406 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW407 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW408 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
LAW409 Health Promotion Principles
LAW410 Introduction to Mathematics
LAW411 Mathematics Foundations
LAW412 Health Promotion Settings
LAW414 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW415 Earth's Surface Processes

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Introductory Chemistry
LAW441 Discovering Science

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 Biodiversity and Ecology
BUS101 Science Research Methods
BUS102 Plant Diversity and Ecology
BUS104 Geographic Information Science and Technology
BUS108 Hydrology and Geomorphology

Advanced courses (10)

ACC211 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
ACC311 Soil Properties, Processes and Rehabilitation
FIN210 Weather and Climate
FIN220 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
FIN221 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
FIN310 Restoration Ecology
FIN320 Population Ecology and Genetics
FIN321 Coastal Geomorphology
BUS203 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
BUS320 Special Field Studies Topic

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