Open doors to a high-powered career in law and accounting.
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.
- 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.
- * 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.
In the Commerce (Accounting) program you’ll major in accounting and gain skills in financial management, business consulting and financial advising. You’ll study areas such as financial accounting, law of business associations, company accounting, taxation law, and auditing.
Our Commerce (Accounting) program is fully accredited by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and Institute of Public Accountants. Both programs offer opportunities for practical work experience, including internships with well-known accounting and legal firms.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, company secretary, accountant, auditor, stockbroker, careers with an accounting or law focus.
Membership
CPA Australia^; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia^; Institute of Public Accountants^.
^ It is the responsibility of the student to confirm with the three Australian accounting bodies (CPA, ICAA and IPA) whether any credit granted will impact on their eligibility for professional association membership.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Program structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Teaching HASS in Primary School
LAW101 Teaching Arts in Primary School
LAW102 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice
LAW103 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
LAW104 Teaching HPE in Primary School
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Teaching English: Language, Literature and Literacy
LAW202 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
LAW203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW204 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW205 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
LAW206 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW301 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
LAW302 Teacher as Researcher
LAW303 Using Data for Learning
LAW304 Communication and Thought
LAW401 Introductory Bioscience
LAW402 Practice Foundations
LAW403 Health, Culture and Society
LAW404 Anatomy and Physiology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
LAW306 Preparation for Practice 1
LAW307 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
LAW309 Nursing Practice 1
LAW310 Preparation for Practice 2
LAW311 Drug Therapy
LAW316 Health Alteration
LAW318 Nursing Practice 2
LAW405 Research Foundations for Health Practice
LAW406 Health Law and Ethics
LAW407 Preparation for Practice 3
LAW408 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
LAW410 Nursing Practice 3
LAW411 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
LAW412 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
LAW414 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LAW415 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
LAW416 Life Crisis
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 The Child Client
LAW441 Nursing Internship
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 Coordinator.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (5)
ACC106 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
BUS101 Accounting Principles
BUS102 Economics for Business
BUS104 Communication and Thought
BUS108 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (10)
ACC210 Accounting Principles
ACC211 Introduction to Economics
ACC220 Management and Organisational Behaviour
ACC221 Business Analytics
ACC310 Introduction to Informatics
ACC311 Business Finance
ACC320 Business Law and Ethics
ACC321 Financial Accounting
BUS203 Law of Business Associations
BUS320 Company Accounting
Note: Program structures are subject to change. 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:
- Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- 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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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