Creative legal thinking.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
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.
Take advantage of careers for law graduates with especially strong English skills in areas such as parliamentary counsel, contract drafting, corporate writing and legal publishing.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.
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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (4)
LAW101 Health, Society and Culture
LAW102 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW103 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW104 Gender and Culture
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW202 Human Services Placement 2
LAW203 Working With Families
LAW204 Education Research an Introduction
LAW205 Research Methods in Education
LAW206 Professional Learning
LAW301 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
LAW302 Pedagogies for Engagement
LAW303 Contemporary Issues in Education
LAW304 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
LAW401 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
LAW402 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education
LAW403 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
LAW404 Health Promotion Principles
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
LAW306 Managing Organisations
LAW307 Education Research Project
LAW309 Designing an Education Research Proposal
LAW310 Leadership for Learning Communities
LAW311 Assessment: Principles and Practices
LAW316 Interlanguage Phonology
LAW318 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
LAW405 The Art of Steiner Education
LAW406 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education
LAW407 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW408 Public Health Foundations
LAW410 Managing People
LAW411 Education Research Project
LAW412 Education Research Project
LAW414 Education Research Project
LAW415 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
LAW416 Education Research an Introduction
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
LAW441 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
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 Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)
CMN103 Designing an Education Research Proposal
CMN104 Leadership for Learning Communities
CMN116 Assessment: Principles and Practices
COR109 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
Advanced courses (11)
CMN200 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
CMN213 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
CMN238 Pedagogies for Engagement
CMN246 Professional Education Project
CMN247 Interlanguage Phonology
CMN260 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
CMN266 Professional Education Project
CMN304 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
CMN320 Pedagogies for Engagement
CMN351 Communicating Education Project Outcomes
CMN352 Education Research an Introduction(24 units)
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
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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- 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
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)