Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a practical focus.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Cell Biology
LAW102 Science Research Methods
LAW103 Chemistry
LAW104 Introduction to Mathematics
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Mathematics Foundations
LAW202 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW203 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW204 Human Physiology
LAW205 Human Anatomy
LAW206 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW301 Physics
LAW302 Communication and Thought
LAW303 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW304 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW401 Researching Education
LAW402 Designing Research
LAW403 Education Research Project
LAW404 Communicating Education Research Outcomes
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Communication and Thought
LAW306 Introduction to Management
LAW307 Introduction to Marketing
LAW309 Introduction to Informatics
LAW310 Introduction to Economics
LAW311 Business Law and Ethics
LAW312 Business Analytics
LAW313 Accounting for Business
LAW315 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW316 Discovering Management
LAW405 Marketing Essentials
LAW406 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW407 Exploring Business Research
LAW408 Accounting for Business
LAW409 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW410 Economics for Business
LAW411 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW412 Business Law
LAW414 Social Research
LAW415 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business, Governance and Society
LAW441 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 18 required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
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