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 practical focus.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an advice clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
You will research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue. You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
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
Program Structure
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Management Accounting
LAW102 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW103 Contemporary Accounting Issues
LAW104 Auditing and Professional Practice
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Business Law
LAW202 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW203 Business, Governance and Society
LAW204 Communication and Thought
LAW205 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW206 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW301 Current Directions in Psychology
LAW302 Research Methods in Psychology A
LAW303 Research Methods in Psychology B
LAW304 Physiological Psychology
LAW401 Introduction to Human Development
LAW402 Social Psychology
LAW403 Motivation and Emotion
LAW404 Advanced Methods in Psychology
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Cognitive and Perceptual Psychology
LAW306 Intercultural and Indigenous Psychologies
LAW307 Personality and Assessment
LAW309 Human Associative Learning
LAW310 Abnormal Psychology
LAW311 Psychology of Health and Wellbeing
LAW312 Adult Development and Ageing
LAW313 Communication and Thought
LAW315 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
LAW316 Assessing Learning
LAW405 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
LAW406 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW407 Professional Experience: The Professional Teacher
LAW408 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW409 Cyber Laws and the Rules of Evidence
LAW410 Cyber Intelligence
LAW411 Complex Cyber Investigations Management
LAW412 Digital Crime Scene Management
LAW414 Device Forensics*
LAW415 Psychology of Cybercrime*
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Network Forensics*
LAW441
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
NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
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
- 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 Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students