Provide sound legal advice.
Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus.
- 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.
Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
Whether your interest is the global, international or national legal system, you will choose from a range of courses to prepare you for a career in the law.
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 the elective Law Professional Practice, or undertake a legal internship in a law workplace such as a law firm, court or legal aid service.
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
Introductory courses (5) 60 units
COR109 Occupational Therapy Thesis
LAW101 Public Health Foundations
LAW102 Endangered Animals and their Conservation
LAW103 Introduction to Environmental Management
LAW104 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Learning in Australian Landscapes
LAW202 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
LAW203 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication
LAW204 Think Health
LAW205 Introductory Bioscience
LAW206 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW301 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LAW302 Environment and Health
LAW303 Public Health Foundations
LAW304 Science Research Methods
LAW401 Health Research and Evidence
LAW402 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
LAW403 Health Promotion Principles
LAW404 Podcasting and Radio News
PLUS select 6 Law elective courses (72 units) from*:
LAW307 Communication Campaign Planning
LAW310 Health Promotion Settings and Advocacy
LAW311 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW312 Social Media Communication
LAW318 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
LAW407 Concepts of Epidemiology
LAW408 Public Health Practicum
LAW414 Communication and Thought
LAW415 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
LAW416 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW417 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
LAW418 The English Language
LAW419 Reading Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writing
LAW420 Teaching Senior Secondary English
The following 2 courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Teaching Senior Secondary History
LAW441 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
*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.
Electives courses (7) 84 units
In addition to the requirement for 6 developing and graduate level Law electives (72 units), you must select 7 elective courses (84 units) from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 2 (24 units) must be developing and graduate level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses (48 units) can be Law electives.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses (120 units), including the core course
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- 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 Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- 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