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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

Open doors to a high-powered career in law and accounting.

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.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
081024K
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Annual tuition fee 2019
A$23,200
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$116,000
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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018261
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 82
UniSC program code
AB311
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time ^
Study mode
Blended Learning
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2019
  • Commonwealth supported places
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.

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.

In the Commerce (Accounting) program you’ll major in accounting and gain skills in financial management, business consulting and financial advising. You’ll study areas such as financial accounting, law of business associations, company accounting, taxation law, and auditing.

Our Commerce (Accounting) program is fully accredited by CPA Australia, the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and Institute of Public Accountants. Both programs offer opportunities for practical work experience, including internships with well-known accounting and legal firms.

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

Career opportunities

Solicitor, barrister, company secretary, accountant, auditor, stockbroker, careers with an accounting or law focus.

Membership

CPA Australia^; Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia^; Institute of Public Accountants^.

^ It is the responsibility of the student to confirm with the three Australian accounting bodies (CPA, ICAA and IPA) whether any credit granted will impact on their eligibility for professional association membership.

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.

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

Program structure

USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5) 60 units

COR109 Using Data for Learning
LAW101 Civil Procedure
LAW102 Administrative Law
LAW103 Professional Conduct
LAW104 Evidence

Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units

14 required courses (168 units):

LAW201 Regulation
LAW202 Family Law
LAW203 Employment Law
LAW204 Commercial Law
LAW205 Succession
LAW206 Health Law
LAW301 Children & the Law
LAW302 Law Professional Practice
LAW303 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW304 Building & Construction Law #
LAW401 Mining & Resources Law
LAW402 Indigenous Legal Issues #
LAW403 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW404 Legal Dispute Resolution

PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:

LAW307 Planning and Environment Law
LAW310 Elder Law and Succession
LAW311 Intellectual Property
LAW312 Taxation #
LAW313 Public International Law
LAW315 Private International Law
LAW318 International Human Rights Law
LAW405 International Social Justice Clinic
LAW406 Professional Internship
LAW407 Independent Study
LAW408 Research in Health Care
LAW409 Global Emergency Issues
LAW410 Assessment in Mental Health
LAW411 Quantitative Research Methods
LAW412 Research Project A
LAW414 Research Project B
LAW415 Research Project C
LAW416 Research Project F
LAW417 Education Research an Introduction
LAW418 Research Methods in Education
LAW419 Professional Learning I
LAW420 Curriculum Development and Evaluation

The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Pedagogies for Engagement
LAW441 Contemporary Issues in Education

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 (5) 60 units

ACC106 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
BUS101 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
BUS102 Designing an Education Research Proposal
BUS104 Education Research Project
BUS108 Professional Learning I

Developing and Graduate courses (10) 120 units

ACC210 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
ACC211 Leadership for Learning Communities
ACC221 Assessment: Principles and Practices
ACC310 Interlanguage Phonology
ACC311 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
ACC320 Education Research Project
ACC321 Education Research Project
BUS320 Education Research Project

PLUS select 2 Developing or Graduate level (200/300 coded) elective courses (24 units) from the USC Business School.

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 10 required developing and graduate level (200/300 coded) business courses (120 units)
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