Students examine social change and conflict and gain qualifications in law, developing legal knowledge and skills in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
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 social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
- * 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 to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Social Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the 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 2 introductory level (100 coded) required social science courses
- Complete 5 advanced level (200/300 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards a major or 2 minors from the School of Social Science
- 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 Project Planning
LAW101 Human Development and Learning
LAW102 Managing Research
LAW103 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW104 Managing Across Global Cultures
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 International Trade and Finance
LAW202 Management Informatics
LAW203 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
LAW204 Supply Chain Management
LAW205 Project Management Principles
LAW206 Project Risk
LAW301 Managerial Project
LAW302 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW303 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW304 Leading People
LAW401 Global Business Management
LAW402 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW403 Group Processes and Practice
LAW404 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Regions, Change and Sustainability
LAW306 Human Services Placement 1
LAW307 Communication and Thought
LAW308 Visual Worlds: An Introduction to Art and Design History
LAW309 Introduction to Design
LAW310 Typography
LAW311 Communication Theory and Practice
LAW312 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
LAW313 Editing for the Communications Professional
LAW314 Digital Photographic Practice
LAW315 Visual Storytelling
LAW316 Think Health
LAW405 Introductory Bioscience
LAW406 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW407 Allied Health Assistance A
LAW408 Anatomy and Physiology
LAW409 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LAW410 Allied Health Assistance B
LAW411 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW412 Researching Education
LAW413 Designing Research
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 Social Science courses
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Education Research Project
SCS130 Communicating Education Research Outcomes
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Education Research Theories and Methodologies
SCS230 Contemporary Issues in Steiner Education
SCS235 The Art of Steiner Education
SCS290 Steiner Curriculum Development and Evaluation
SCS295 Assessment Principles and Practice in Steiner Education
Major or minor courses (8)
Select 8 courses to complete 1 major or 2 minors from:
Majors
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Relations
- Sustainability — Society
Minors
- Community Development
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
TOTAL UNITS 480