Students gain legal knowledge and skills, and a strong grounding in the fundamentals of business.
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. Students can choose to specialise in a business area from human resource management, information systems, international business, management, marketing, or tourism, leisure and event 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.
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. Students can choose to specialise in a business area from human resource management, information systems, international business, management, marketing, or tourism, leisure and event management.
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
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 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
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Discovering Science
LAW101 Introductory Bioscience
LAW102 Introductory Counselling Skills
LAW103 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW104 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Communication and Thought
LAW202 Theories of Counselling: From Freud to Integrative Practice
LAW203 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW204 Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Skills and Applications
LAW205 Introduction to Human Development
LAW206 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
LAW301 Strengths Based Counselling: Collaborative Approaches
LAW302 Group Processes and Practice
LAW303 Social Research
LAW304 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW401 Counselling Development and Supervision 1
LAW402 Counselling Placement 1
LAW403 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss
LAW404 Positive Psychology for Counselling
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
LAW306 Counselling Placement 2
LAW307 Developmental and Family Counselling
LAW308 Communication and Thought
LAW309 Human Physiology
LAW310 Human Anatomy
LAW311 Introduction to Coaching Science
LAW312 Introductory Bioscience
LAW313 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW314 Science Research Methods
LAW315 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
LAW316 Biomechanics I
LAW405 Exercise Physiology I
LAW406 Exercise Prescription and Programming
LAW407 Sport and Exercise Psychology
LAW408 Systemic Physiology I
LAW409 Functional Anatomy
LAW410 Introduction to Sports Medicine
LAW411 Motor Control and Learning
LAW412 Sports Nutrition
LAW413 Exercise Physiology II
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
Introductory courses (6)
BUS101 Exercise in Cardiorespiratory and Metabolic Health
BUS102 Exercise in Musculoskeletal Health
BUS104 Sports Nutrition
BUS105 Introduction to Clinical Placement
BUS106 Biomechanics II
BUS108 Exercise Physiology II
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Human Development and Learning
BUS320 Foundations of Literacy and Numeracy
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