Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a practical focus.
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.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Principles of Property Valuation
LAW102 Property Investment Valuation and Market Analysis
LAW103 Property and Asset Management
LAW104 Property Development and Project Management Processes
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Advanced and Transcultural Counselling
LAW202 Advanced Psychological Assessment and Reporting
LAW203 Clinical Psychological Practice 1
LAW204 Clinical Psychological Practice 2
LAW205 Professional Skills 1
LAW206 Professional Skills 2
LAW301 Ethical Professional Practice of Psychology
LAW302 Clinical Health Psychology and Psychopharmacology
LAW303 Introduction to Economics
LAW304 Applied Microeconomics
LAW401 Applied Macroeconomics
LAW402 Environmental and Resource Economics
LAW403 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
LAW404 Property Economics
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW306 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW307 Research Methods in Psychology A
LAW309 Research Methods in Psychology B
LAW310 Physiological Psychology
LAW311 Introduction to Human Development
LAW312 Social Psychology
LAW313 Motivation and Emotion
LAW315 Advanced Methods in Psychology
LAW316 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
LAW318 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
LAW405 Personality and Assessment
LAW406 Human Associative Learning
LAW407 Abnormal Psychology
LAW408 Accounting for Managers
LAW409 Managing Research
LAW410 Innovation Management
LAW411 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW412 Strategic Management
LAW414 Marketing Management
LAW415 Principles of Economics for Accountants
LAW416 Economics for Managers
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Managerial Finance
LAW441 Corporate Finance
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
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