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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Arts

Combine your legal knowledge and communication skills.

This combined program arms you with the tools to communicate effectively and think critically, supported by your knowledge of legal practice and your choice from a broad range of Arts majors including social science, communication and languages.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
081022A
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Annual tuition fee 2018
A$22,800
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 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.
  • ^ It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018231
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR392
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time ^
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2018
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • ^ It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.

This combined program arms you with the tools to communicate effectively and think critically, supported by your knowledge of legal practice and your choice from a broad range of Arts majors including social science, communication and languages.

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.

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

Majors

A broad range of arts majors are available, refer to the Bachelor of Arts for further details.

Career opportunities

Graduates may utilise their specialist skills and broad knowledge from their double qualification for employment in a wide variety of roles across a wide variety of fields depending on majors and minors complete including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel.

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) 60 units

COR109 Personality and Assessment
LAW101 Human Associative Learning
LAW102 Abnormal Psychology
LAW103 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
LAW104 Adult Development and Ageing

Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units

14 required courses (168 units):

LAW201 Introduction to Criminology
LAW202 Understanding Crime
LAW203 Punishment and Corrections
LAW204 Policing
LAW205 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW206 Australian Society: How does(n't) it work? - An Introduction to Sociology
LAW301 Diversity, Crime and Justice
LAW302 Applied Crime Prevention
LAW303 Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice
LAW304 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
LAW401 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LAW402 Criminal Profiling & Intelligence
LAW403 International Justice and Human Rights
LAW404 Homicide, Investigations & Forensic Science

PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:

LAW307 Youth Justice & Restorative Justice
LAW310 Restorative Justice and Mediation
LAW311 Professional Placement
LAW312 Crime Research Methods
LAW318 Social Research
LAW407 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW408 Gender and Culture
LAW414 Communication and Thought
LAW415 Business Analytics
LAW416 Introduction to Economics
LAW417 Introduction to Management
LAW418 Introduction to Marketing
LAW419 Accounting for Business
LAW420 Introduction to Informatics

The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Business Law and Ethics
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.

Arts majors and minors
Major courses (8) 96 units

Select 8 courses (96 units) from your chosen major study area:

Minor courses (4) 48 units

Select 4 courses (48 units) from your chosen minor study area:

Elective courses (3) 36 units

Select 3 elective courses (36 units) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.

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 no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses (180 units) 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) 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