Interested in criminal law and justice? Make a difference within the criminal justice system.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
- 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.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying 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.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying on a Student visa.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
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 Criminology component will hone your focus to the causes and impacts of crime, and what works in reducing crime and improving justice from an applied social science perspective. You'll be prepared for real world challenges through guest lectures and opportunities for practical learning.
Completion of this program ensures you meet the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. With a depth of knowledge and understanding in both law, and criminology and justice, graduates have extended career prospects.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
This double degree will be valuable for those graduates who intend to practise in criminal law. A broad range of career opportunities exist for graduates, in areas such as legal research, law reform research and policy development, advocacy, political advising; corruption and white collar crime investigations, prosecutions and crime prevention.
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 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW101 Torts A
LAW102
LAW103 Equity & Trusts
LAW104 Civil Procedure
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Administrative Law
LAW202 Professional Conduct
LAW203 Evidence
LAW204 Regulation
LAW205 Family Law
LAW206 Employment Law
LAW301 Commercial Law
LAW302 Succession
LAW303 Health Law
LAW304 Children & the Law
LAW401 Law Clinic
LAW402 Competition Law
LAW403 Building & Construction Law
LAW404 Mining & Resources Law
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305
LAW306
LAW307
LAW309
LAW310
LAW311
LAW312 Private International Law
LAW313 Human Rights Law
LAW315 International Social Justice Clinic
LAW316 Accounting Principles
LAW405 Business Analytics
LAW406
LAW407 Financial Accounting
LAW408 Business Finance
LAW409 Law of Business Associations
LAW410 Company Accounting
LAW411 Management Accounting
LAW412 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW414 Contemporary Accounting Issues
LAW415 Auditing and Professional Practice
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business Law and Ethics
LAW441 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
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.
Criminology courses
Introductory courses (6)
CRM101 Academic Skills for Success
CRM102 Digital Futures
CRM103 Chemistry
CRM105 Mathematics
PSY100 Statistics
SCS110 An Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Societies
Advanced courses (5)
CRM202 Critical Thinking: Australian Society and Identity
CRM204 An Introduction to Working within the Community
CRM301 Biology
CRM304 Business Study Skills
SCS225 Mathematical Methods for Science and Engineering
Elective courses (4)
Select 4 elective courses from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering or USC Law School .
Suggested electives for Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice include:
CRM201 Academic Skills for Success
JST202 Digital Futures
LGL202 Chemistry
CRM203 Mathematics
CRM302 Statistics
CRM303 An Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Societies
CRM305 Critical Thinking: Australian Society and Identity
CRM306 An Introduction to Working within the Community
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) criminology courses
- Complete 5 required advanced level (200/300 coded) criminology courses
- Complete 4 elective 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