Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers 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 (4)
LAW101 Marketing Management
LAW102 Project Management Principles
LAW103 Contexts of Practice: Mental Health Care
LAW104 Anatomy and Physiology
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Contexts of Practice: The Older Person and Family
LAW202 Introduction to Nursing Practice
LAW203 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
LAW204 Preparation for Practice 2
LAW205 Drug Therapy
LAW206 Contexts of Practice: Health Alteration
LAW301 Health, Law and Ethics
LAW302 Preparation for Practice 3
LAW303 Contexts of Practice: Complex Care
LAW304 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Cultural Safety
LAW401 Nursing Practice 2
LAW402 Nursing Practice 3
LAW403 Preparation and Nursing Practice 4
LAW404 Leadership in Clinical Practice
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Nursing Internship
LAW306 Discovering Management
LAW307 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
LAW308 Contemporary Communication Theory and Trends
LAW309 Communication for the Creative Professional
LAW310 Accounting Principles
LAW311 Exploring Business Research
LAW312 Introduction to Marketing
LAW313
LAW314 Introduction to Economics
LAW315 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW316 Introduction to Informatics
LAW405 Think Health
LAW406 Cell Biology
LAW407 Cell Biology
LAW408 Business Law
LAW409 Global Communication
LAW410 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW411
LAW412
LAW413
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.
* Subject to final approval
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 18 required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
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.