Students gain legal knowledge and skills leading to a career in law and law-related fields.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate 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.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law.
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
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 elective courses
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses including COR109
- Complete 7 electives; of those a maximum of 4 can be law electives
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 participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program 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.
Program structure
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
LAW101 Research Dissertation A
LAW102 Research Dissertation B
LAW103 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW104 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW202 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW203 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW204 Management Informatics
LAW205 Innovation by Design
LAW206 Project Management Principles
LAW301 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW302 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW303 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW304 Management Informatics
LAW401 Innovation by Design
LAW402 Project Management Principles
LAW403 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW404 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW306 Management Informatics
LAW307 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW308 Project Management Principles
LAW309 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW310 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW311 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW312 Innovation by Design
LAW313 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW314 Entrepreneurship and Business Model Innovation
LAW315 Management Informatics
LAW316 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW405 Project Management Principles
LAW406 Understanding and Managing Organisational Behaviour
LAW407 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW408 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW409 Innovation by Design
LAW410 Health Promotion Principles
LAW411 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
LAW412 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW413 Research in Health Care
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.
Electives courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be law electives.
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