Students combine studies in law and arts to develop first-class legal knowledge and essential skills in critical thinking and analysis.
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. A broad range of arts majors are available, including, social science, communication and languages.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
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. A broad range of arts majors are available, including, social science, communication and languages.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Arts
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel. Refer to Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Arts.
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 1 major (8 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- Complete 1 minor (4 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- Complete 3 required elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences
- 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 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
School of Law courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Professional Experience: Differentiated Practice
LAW101 Teaching Science in Primary Schools
LAW102 Teaching Health and Physical Education in Primary School
LAW103
LAW104
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Teaching Primary School Mathematics
LAW202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW203 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW204 Teaching the Australian Curriculum: Languages
LAW205 Teacher as Global Practitioner
LAW206 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
LAW301 Teacher as Researcher
LAW302 Using Data for Learning
LAW303 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW304 International Trade and Finance
LAW401 Marketing in a Global Environment
LAW402 Evidenced Based Decision Making
LAW403 Economics for Managers
LAW404 Global Business Management
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW306 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LAW307 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW308 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW309 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW310 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW311 International Trade and Finance
LAW312 Marketing in a Global Environment
LAW313 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LAW314 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW315 Molecular Biology
LAW316 Molecular Biology
LAW405 Managing Research
LAW406 Economics for Managers
LAW407 Global Business Management
LAW408 Economics for Managers
LAW409 Accounting for Managers
LAW410 Business Law and Ethics
LAW411 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW412 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW413 Managing Organisational Change
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 Communication and School of Social Science courses
Major courses (8)
Select a major (8 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
Minor courses (4)
Select a minor (4 courses) from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
Elective courses (3)
Select 3 elective courses from the School of Communication or School of Social Sciences.
TOTAL UNITS 480