A Law degree with a clinical focus
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
- 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 offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
You’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems.
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
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Teaching Junior Secondary English
LAW101 Teaching Senior Secondary Arts
LAW102 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LAW103 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW104 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW202 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
LAW203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW204 The Psychology of Learning
LAW205 Using Data for Learning
LAW206 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW301 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
LAW302 Cell Biology
LAW303 Introduction to Applied Mathematics
LAW304 Communication and Thought
LAW401 Introductory Calculus
LAW402 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW403 Science Research Methods
LAW404 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Organic Chemistry
LAW306 Inorganic Chemistry
LAW307 Advanced Biological Chemistry
LAW308 Physical Chemistry
LAW309 Medicinal Organic Chemistry
LAW310 Environmental Chemistry
LAW311 Biochemistry
LAW312 Medical Biochemistry
LAW313 Organic Chemistry
LAW314 Inorganic Chemistry
LAW315 Physical Chemistry
LAW316 Environmental Chemistry
LAW405 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication
LAW406 Podcasting and Radio News
LAW407 Social Media Communication
LAW408 Communication Campaign Planning
LAW409 Concepts of Epidemiology
LAW410 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
LAW411 Health Promotion Principles
LAW412 Healthy Public Policy and Advocacy
LAW413 Social Media: Monitoring and Measurement
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)
In addition to the requirement for 6 advanced level Law electives, you must select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering) or from the USC Law School. Of these electives, 2 must be advanced level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be Law electives.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
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 Study Overseas 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.