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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Property Economics and Development

Negotiate the intricacies of law and property.

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.

There will be no intake for this program from Semester 2, 2017 until further notice.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
084914G
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$114,000
Footnotes
  • 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast ** 018301
Refer to the program footnotes
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AB313
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by on-line resources offered in an official teaching period
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths A, B or C
Other requirements
* 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.
Fee type 2017
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Total courses
40
Total units
480

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.

You also gain a foundation in property-related business through courses in management, accounting, economics, and research methods.

Cover specialist units to develop knowledge in property development, valuation and analysis, town planning, property economics, portfolio management, property law, asset and facilities management, and building studies. As with the Law program, the Property Economics and Development program is practically-focussed. You’ll undertake case studies, fieldwork and projects to enhance your professional skills.

Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.

Career opportunities

You have a terrific array of work options with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, in-house counsel, in government, as a valuer, property investment analyst, in property development, and as a property and asset manager.

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 Dissertation A Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW101 Dissertation B Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW102 Dissertation C Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW103 Dissertation Final 12 units Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW104 Dissertation Final 24 units Hons Sch of Comm & Creative Industries

Advanced courses (20)

16 required courses:

LAW201 Dissertation Final 36 units Hons Sch of Comm & Creative Industries
LAW202 Dissertation Final 48 units Hons Sch of Comm & Creative Industries
LAW203 Communication and Thought
LAW204 Introduction to Journalism
LAW205 Visual Journalism
LAW206 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
LAW301 The Writer and the Law
LAW302 Feature Writing
LAW303 Online Journalism
LAW304 News Writing and Reporting
LAW307 Radio Journalism
LAW401 Newsroom
LAW402 Editing for the Communications Professional
LAW403 Advanced News Reporting
LAW404 Investigative and Data Journalism
LAW406 News Rounds

PLUS select 4 elective courses from:

LAW305 Professional Journalism Practice
LAW306 Accounting for Managers
LAW309 Economics for Managers
LAW310 Managing Research
LAW311 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW316 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW318 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW405 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW407 Food Marketing
LAW408 Communication and Thought
LAW410 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
LAW411 Communication and Thought
LAW412 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
LAW414 Introduction to Design
LAW415 Typography
LAW416 Creativity and Communication

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
LAW441 Editing for the Communications Professional

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 (7)

BUS101 Digital Photographic Practice
BUS102 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
BUS104 Communication and Thought
BUS106 Introduction to Economics
PED110 Management and Organisational Behaviour
PED120 Introduction to Marketing
PED121 Business Analytics

Advanced courses (8)

PED210 Accounting for Business
PED220 Introduction to Informatics
PED310
PED311 Infant Care
PED312 Leadership in Clinical Practice
PED320 Theory for Midwifery Practice
PED321 Midwifery in a Social Context
PED322 Research in Health Care

Note: Program Structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

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 16 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
  • Complete 4 law elective courses
  • Complete 7 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
  • Complete 8 advanced level (200/300 coded) required 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