Combine critical thinking and an eye for detail with this focused double degree.
Graduate after five years with two degrees and gain practical legal and scientific skills. You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of science majors such as animal ecology, biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Graduate after five years with two degrees and gain practical legal and scientific skills. You’ll have the flexibility to choose from a range of science majors such as animal ecology, biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
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.
This diverse double degree is designed to nurture your problem-solving and analytical skills and rewards attention to detail. If you have a passion for science and aspire to a career outside the laboratory, open up opportunities to work as a legal practitioner, patent attorney, scientist or government legal officer.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Majors
A broad range of arts majors are available, refer to Bachelor of Science for further details.
Career opportunities
This double degree program develops skills applicable to many areas of employment including as a solicitor, barrister, patent attorney, government legal officer, scientist or others depending on the science major studied.
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 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW101 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
LAW102 The Psychology of Learning
LAW103 Using Data for Learning
LAW104 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW202 Arts Education: Curriculum A
LAW203 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
LAW204 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
LAW205 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LAW206 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
LAW301 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
LAW302 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
LAW303 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
LAW304 History Teaching: Curriculum A
LAW401 Teaching Senior Secondary History
LAW402 Teaching and Learning in Mathematics: Curriculum A
LAW403 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
LAW404 Cell Biology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Human Physiology
LAW306 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW307 Cell Biology
LAW309 Chemistry
LAW310 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW311 Physical Theatre
LAW312 Theatre Production
LAW313 Trends in Twentieth Century Theatre
LAW315 Introduction to Creative Writing
LAW316 The English Language
LAW405 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
LAW406 Changing Planet Earth
LAW407 Regions, Change and Sustainability
LAW408 Landscapes, Place and People
LAW409 Urbanism and Urban Design
LAW410 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW411 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LAW412 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
LAW414 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW415 Coastal Geomorphology
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into Honours in Law:
LAW440 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
LAW441 Historical Geographies
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.
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering courses
Introductory courses (7)
LFS100 Animals and Society
SCI105 Heritage: Australian and Global Contexts
SCI110 Talking History: Memory and the Past
PLUS select 1 course from:
MTH100 Nationalism and Identity in the 20th Century: Themes and Tensions
MTH102 Applied Systems Modelling
PLUS select 1 course from:
SET111 Science Research Methods
OR select 1 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
PLUS select 2 courses from:
LFS112 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LFS122 Think Health
SCI102 Human Physiology
SCI107 Human Anatomy
SUS101 Foundations in Medical Science
OR select 2 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
Major courses (8)
- Animal Ecology
- Biology
- Biomedical Science
- Biotechnology
- Chemistry
- Environmental Science
- Health Promotion
- Geography
- Mathematics
- Public Health
- Sustainability
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
- Animal Ecology Major Study Plan
- Biology Major Study Plan
- Biomedical Science Major Study Plan
- Biotechnology Major Study Plan
- Chemistry Major Study Plan
- Clinical Measurements Major Study Plan
- Environmental Science Major Study Plan
- Geography Major Study Plan
- Mathematics Major Study Plan
- Public Health Major Study Plan
- Sustainability Major Study Plan
- (Sippy Downs) Study Plan - Semester 1 commencement (February)
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 7 introductory level (100 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards your science major
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
- Register your selected major and/or minor
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