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 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)
COR109
LAW101 Accounting Principles
LAW102 Economics for Business
LAW103 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW104 Foundations of Australian Law B
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Discovering Management
LAW202 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW203 Torts A
LAW204 Contracts A
LAW205 Financial Accounting
LAW206 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW301 Torts B
LAW302 Contracts B
LAW303 Introduction to Interactive Media
LAW304 Exploring Business Research
LAW401 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW402 Property A
LAW403 Constitutional Law
LAW404 Positive Psychology for Counselling
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Property B
LAW306 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
LAW307 Counselling Placement 2
LAW309 Context Responsive Social Work Practice
LAW310 Economics for Business
LAW311 Discovering Management
LAW312 Introduction to the Creative Industries
LAW313 Communication for the Creative Professional
LAW315 Exploring Business Research
LAW316 Accounting for Business
LAW318 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW405 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
LAW406 Introduction to Marketing
LAW407 Business Law and Ethics
LAW408 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW409 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
LAW410 Restoration Ecology
LAW411 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
LAW412 Advanced Genetics
LAW414 Population Ecology and Genetics
LAW415 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW416
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW441 Applied Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
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)
BUS101
BUS102 Aquaculture
BUS104 Hydrology and Geomorphology
BUS105 Biogeography
BUS106 Coastal Geomorphology
BUS108 Challenges to Mental Health
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Systemic Physiology I
BUS320 Systemic Physiology II
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.
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 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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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