Students can pursue a career in law specialising in science-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. Students can choose from a range of majors such as biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, clinical measurement, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
- * 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. Students can choose from a range of majors such as biology, biomedical science, biotechnology, chemistry, clinical measurement, environmental science, geography, health promotion, mathematics, public health and sustainability.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, patent attorney, government legal officer, scientist or others depending on the science 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 elective courses
- Complete 7 introductory level (100 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards your science major
- 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 Environment and Health
LAW101 Microbiology
LAW102 Environmental Health Risk Management
LAW103 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
LAW104 Introduction to Creative Advertising
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Introduction to Design and Concept
LAW202 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
LAW203 Editing for the Communication Professional
LAW204 Advertising Campaigns
LAW205 Advertising: Copy and Image
LAW206 Visual Identity
LAW301 Industry Project 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
LAW302 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
LAW303 Introduction to Creative Advertising
LAW304 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
LAW401 Advertising Campaigns
LAW402 Advertising: Copy and Image
LAW403 Acting 1: The actor's craft
LAW404 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW306 Acting 2: Contemporary Shakespeare
LAW307 Devising Performance
LAW308 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
LAW309 Writing for Screen
LAW310 Physical Theatre
LAW311 Theatre Production
LAW312 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
LAW313 Acting 1: The actor's craft
LAW314 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
LAW315 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW316 Acting 2: Contemporary Shakespeare
LAW405 Industry Internship 1: Communication, Creativity and Design
LAW406 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LAW407 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
LAW408 Sustainable Aquaculture
LAW409 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
LAW410 Introduction to Computer Networks
LAW411 Wireless Communications
LAW412 Network Management and Security
LAW413 Architecture and Systems Integration
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.
Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering courses
Introductory courses (7)
LFS100 Introductory Bioscience
SCI105 Human Physiology
SCI110 Introduction to Nutrition
PLUS select 1 course from:
MTH100 Food in Society
MTH102 Public Health Foundations
PLUS select 1 course from:
SET111 Chemistry
OR select 1 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
PLUS select 2 courses from:
LFS112 Science Research Methods
LFS122 Food Studies
SCI102 Active Lifestyle Nutrition
SCI107 Physics
SUS101 Foundations of Sustainability - Investigating Planetary Health
OR select 2 introductory level (100 coded) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering.
Major courses (8)
Select an 8 course major from the Science and Health Major study area
TOTAL UNITS 480
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
- Animal Ecology Major Study Plan
- Biology Major Study Plan
- Biomedical Science Major Study Plan
- Biotechnology Major Study Plan
- Chemistry Major Study Plan
- Clinical Measurements Major Study Plan
- Environmental Science Major Study Plan
- Geography Major Study Plan
- Mathematics Major Study Plan
- Public Health Major Study Plan
- Sustainability Major Study Plan