Explore your intellectual curiosity
Explore your intellectual interests with a flexible double degree that combines in-depth legal knowledge with advanced communication, critical thinking and writing skills. You’ll study all the required academic courses for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, while you also follow your passion and build your own degree, through your choice of a wide range of Arts specialisations.
- 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.
Explore your intellectual interests with a flexible double degree that combines in-depth legal knowledge with advanced communication, critical thinking and writing skills. You’ll study all the required academic courses for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia, while you also follow your passion and build your own degree, through your choice of a wide range of Arts specialisations.
In this program you will:
- Study the foundations of the Australian legal system, including criminal and commercial law, torts, contracts, property law and constitutional law
- Develop specialist knowledge in the Arts areas that interest you, including English, history, geography, politics and international relations, sociology and more
- Build practical legal experience by preparing advice, present legal arguments and observing court proceedings
- Build advanced critical thinking, research and writing skills
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.
Please note that not all study components and/or combinations of study components included in this program may be able to be completed in the minimum duration. Please contact the Program Coordinator if you require written confirmation prior to accepting a place in this program.
Career opportunities
- Human resource manager
- Recruitment consultant
- Employment and industrial relations consultant
- Learning and development advisor
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 Physics
LAW101 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW102 Health Promotion Settings
LAW103 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW104 Software Development 1
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics
LAW202 Numerical Analysis
LAW203 Professional Learning: Inclusivity and Diversity
LAW204 Professional Learning: Professional Engagement
LAW205 Health Promotion Principles
LAW206 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
LAW301 Chemistry
LAW302 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
LAW303 Applied Systems Modelling
LAW304 E-Learning Leader
LAW401 Learning for Sustainability in Schools
LAW402 Internship
LAW403 Human Development and Early Learning
LAW404 Learning Choices
PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:
Not all electives are offered every year. For a list of current Law elective courses click HERE.
LAW307 Teaching Reading and Writing
LAW310 Teaching Mathematics
LAW311 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies
LAW312 Contexts of Disability and Differences
LAW313 Communication and Thought
LAW315 Secondary Professional Learning 1: Transitioning into the Profession
LAW318 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW405 Life and Death in the City: From Settlement to Federation
LAW406 Migrants' Lives in the World
LAW407 Upfront: History of Film in Australia
LAW408 Dimensions of Learner Engagement
LAW409 Secondary Professional Learning 2: Managing the Diverse Learning
LAW410 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum A
LAW411 History Teaching: Curriculum A
LAW412 The World of Geography Education: Curriculum B
LAW414 History Teaching: Curriculum B
LAW415 Talking History: Memory and the Past
LAW416 20th Century and Beyond: A History
LAW417 Riots and Rebellions: Conflict in Australian History
LAW418 Cultural Heritage
LAW419 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
LAW420 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW421 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
LAW441 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
Arts courses
Introductory courses (2) 24 units
SCS130 The Psychology of Learning
SUS101 Using Data for Learning
Developing and Graduate courses (2) 24 units
SCS225 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
PLUS select one course from:
CMN313 Understanding Crime
SCS300 Punishment and Corrections
Major OR Minor courses (8) 96 units
Complete 8 courses (96 units) from your chosen major study area:
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- Criminology and Justice
- English
- Geography
- History
- International Studies
- Japanese Studies
- Journalism
- Psychology
- Sociology
- Sustainability - Society
- Theatre and Performance
OR
2 Minors (96 units)
Complete 4 courses (48 units) from each of your 2 chosen minor study area:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- Behavioural Science
- Creative Writing and Publishing
- Criminology and Justice
- Development Studies
- English
- Environmental Geography
- Geospatial Analysis
- Global Environmental Politics
- History
- Human Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- International and Human Rights
- International Studies
- Japanese
- Music
- Town Planning Studies
- Screen Media
- Social Theory
- Sociology
- Sustainability
- Theatre and Performance
Elective courses (3) 36 units
Select 3 elective courses (36 units) from the undergraduate elective course options.
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.
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