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.
- 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.
- ^ 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 completed 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 Screen and Media Industry Project
LAW101 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
LAW102 The Illuminated Screen: Introduction to Film and Television Studies
LAW103 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
LAW104 Children, Media and Society
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Microbiology
LAW202 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
LAW203 Food Studies
LAW204 Food Safety Laws and Regulations
LAW205 Researching Education
LAW206 Education Research Theories and Methodologies
LAW301 Microbiology
LAW302 Medical Microbiology
LAW303 Microbial Pathogenesis
LAW304 Immunology
LAW401 Molecular Biology
LAW402 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW403 Introduction to Environmental Management
LAW404 Environmental Impact Assessment
PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:
LAW307 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW310 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW311 Earth's Surface Processes
LAW312 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW313 Environmental and Resource Economics
LAW315 Indigenous Peoples and the Environment
LAW318 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW405 Earth Observation: Remote Sensing and Surveying
LAW406 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
LAW407 Climate Change Adaptation
LAW408 Applied Geospatial Analysis
LAW409 Introduction to Environmental Management
LAW410 Environmental Impact Assessment
LAW411 Environmental and Resource Economics
LAW412 Climate Change Adaptation
LAW414 Climate Change Mitigation
LAW415 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW416 Research Design: Methodology and Literature Review
LAW417 Coursework 1 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW418 Coursework 2 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW419 Coursework 3 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW420 Communication and Thought
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Abnormal Psychology
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:
- Comparative Studies
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- English
- Geography
- History
- Japanese
- Journalism
- Politics and International Relations
- Psychology
- Screen Media
- Sociology
- Sustainability - Society
- Theatre and Performance
Minor courses (4) 48 units
Select 4 courses (48 units) from your chosen minor study area:
- Comparative Studies
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- English
- Geography
- History
- Indigenous Studies
- Japanese
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
- Screen Media
- Sociology
- Sustainability
- Theatre and Performance
Elective courses (3) 36 units
Select 3 elective courses (36 units) from the School of Creative Industries 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
Recommended study sequences
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