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 2023 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 Professional Internship
LAW101 Independent Study
LAW102 Research in Health Care
LAW103 Qualitative Research: Approaches and Practice
LAW104 Simulation in Practice Education
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Responding in the Emergency Context
LAW202 Global Emergency Issues
LAW203 Assessment in Mental Health
LAW204 Advanced Health Assessment
LAW205 Quantitative Research Methods
LAW206 Research Project A
LAW301 Research Project B
LAW302 Research Project C
LAW303 Research Project F
LAW304 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
LAW401 Coursework 1 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW402 Coursework 2 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW403 Coursework 3 AR401/AR402 School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW404 Business Analytics
PLUS select 6 Law elective courses (72 units) from*:
LAW307 Introduction to Economics
LAW310 Introduction to Management
LAW311 Introduction to Marketing
LAW312 Accounting for Business
LAW318 Introduction to Informatics
LAW407 Communication and Thought
LAW408 Introduction to Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW414 Business Law and Ethics
LAW415 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW416 Tourism, Leisure and Special Interests
LAW417 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
LAW418 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
LAW419 Technology and Innovation in Tourism, Leisure and Events
LAW420 Event Management
The following 2 courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business Events
LAW441 Communication and Thought
*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