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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Business

Law with a commercial focus.

This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
081023M
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 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.
  • 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018221
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AB310
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths A, B or C
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.
  • 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.

This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.

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.

Expand your business knowledge and choose from a broad range of business majors or minors in human resource management, international business, management and marketing.

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

Majors

Refer to Bachelor of Business

Career opportunities

Graduates’ understanding of business and law together with well-developed communication and analytical skills will be valued by employers in the legal profession or the commercial and corporate world with opportunities to work as in-house counsel, a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, or others depending on the business major studied.

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 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW101 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW102 Measuring Sustainability
LAW103 Communicating Sustainability
LAW104 Sustainability Problem Solving

Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units

14 required courses (168):

LAW201 Communication and Thought
LAW202 Foundations of Human Behaviour
LAW203 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
LAW204 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW205 Social Work and Human Services Practice
LAW206 Communication and Thought
LAW301 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW302 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW303 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW304 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW401 Torts A
LAW402 Torts B
LAW403 Contracts A
LAW404 Contracts B

PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:

LAW307 Property A
LAW310 Property B
LAW311 Constitutional Law
LAW312 Equity & Trusts
LAW318 Corporations Law
LAW407 Civil Procedure
LAW408 Administrative Law
LAW414 Professional Conduct
LAW415 Evidence
LAW416 Regulation
LAW417 Commercial Law
LAW418 Children & the Law
LAW419 Law Professional Practice
LAW420 Competition and Consumer Law

The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Advocacy
LAW441 Elder Law and Succession

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 (6) 72 units

BUS101 Intellectual Property
BUS102 Legal Internship
BUS104 Sports Law
BUS105
BUS106 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
BUS108

Developing and Graduate courses (1) 12 units

BUS320

Elective courses (8) 96 units

Select 8 elective courses (96 units) from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor. Of these electives, 4 (48 units) must be developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) courses.

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