Help make a difference in the 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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Mechanical Design 1
LAW101 Numerical Analysis
LAW102 Engineering Computer Programming
LAW103 Thermodynamics
LAW104 Mechanics of Materials
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Engineering Materials
LAW202 Manufacturing Technology
LAW203 Computational Mechanics
LAW204 Engineering Research Methodology
LAW205 Dynamics 2
LAW206 Mechanical Design 2
LAW301 Fluid Mechanics
LAW302 Materials Technology
LAW303 Engineering Project Management
LAW304 Engineering System Design
LAW401 Engineering Project 1
LAW402 Production Engineering
LAW403 Heat Transfer
LAW404 Engineering Project 2
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Communication and Thought
LAW306 Business Analytics
LAW307 Introduction to Marketing
LAW309 Introduction to Informatics
LAW310 Accounting Principles
LAW311 Introduction to Economics
LAW316 Introduction to Management
LAW318 Financial Accounting
LAW405 Business Finance
LAW406 Company Accounting
LAW407 Business Law and Ethics
LAW408 Introduction to Financial Planning
LAW410 Law of Business Associations
LAW411 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW412 Insurance and Risk Management
LAW414 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW415 Retirement and Superannuation
LAW416 Tax and Estate Planning
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Financial Plan Construction
LAW441 Management Accounting
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.
Criminology courses
Introductory courses (6)
CRM101 Personal Investment Management
CRM102 Research Foundations for Health Practice
CRM103 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
CRM105 Health Law and Ethics
SCS101 Preparation for Practice 2
SCS110 Drug Therapy
Advanced courses (5)
CRM202 Health Alteration
CRM204 Nursing Practice 2
CRM301 Palliative, Rehabilitation and Continuing Care
CRM304 Life Crisis
SCS225 The Child Client
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 Preparation for Practice 3
JST202 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
CRM203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
CRM302 Nursing Practice 3
CRM303 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
CRM305 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
CRM307 Leadership in Clinical Practice
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 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
- 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