Open doors to a career in legal practice, particularly the important field of commercial law.
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.
- 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 2024 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.
- * 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’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems. Expand your business knowledge and choose from a broad range of business majors or minors in human resource management, international business, management and marketing.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Business
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel 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)
COR109 Teacher as Global Practitioner
LAW101 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts 1
LAW102 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LAW103 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
LAW104 Teaching Senior Secondary History
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Teaching Senior Secondary Languages
LAW202 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
LAW203 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
LAW204 Teaching Senior Secondary Technology
LAW205 Economics for Managers
LAW206 Strategic Management
LAW301 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW302 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW303 Management Informatics
LAW304 Managing People
LAW401 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
LAW402 Project Management Principles
LAW403 Project Risk
LAW404 Accounting for Managers
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Managing Research
LAW306 Managing Organisations
LAW307 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW308 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW309 Global Business Management
LAW310 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW311 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW312 Food Marketing
LAW313 Project Planning
LAW314 Communication and Thought
LAW315 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW316 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW405 Chemistry
LAW406 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW407 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW408 Mathematics Foundations
LAW409 Science Research Methods
LAW410 Torts A
LAW411 Cell Biology
LAW412 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW413 Torts B
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 Leaders.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (6)
BUS101 Calculus and Algebra
BUS102 Discrete Mathematics
BUS104 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
BUS105 Special Research Project
BUS106 Applied Systems Modelling
BUS108 Contracts A
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Engineering Computer Programming
BUS320 Software Development 1
Elective courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor. Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law electives
- Complete 6 required introductory level (100 coded) business courses
- Complete 2 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- Complete 7 elective courses from the School of Business
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses 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).
- 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. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.
- 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 Leaders.