Negotiate the intricacies of law and property.
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.
There will be no intake for this program from Semester 2, 2017 until further notice.
- 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.
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.
You also gain a foundation in property-related business through courses in management, accounting, economics, and research methods.
Cover specialist units to develop knowledge in property development, valuation and analysis, town planning, property economics, portfolio management, property law, asset and facilities management, and building studies. As with the Law program, the Property Economics and Development program is practically-focussed. You’ll undertake case studies, fieldwork and projects to enhance your professional skills.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
You have a terrific array of work options with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, in-house counsel, in government, as a valuer, property investment analyst, in property development, and as a property and asset manager.
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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Nutrition and Dietetics Research Proposal
LAW101 Advanced Public Health Nutrition
LAW102 Medical Nutrition Therapy 2
LAW103 Food Service Systems
LAW104 Principles of Individual and Group Management
Advanced courses (20)
16 required courses:
LAW201 Nutrition and Dietetic Skills
LAW202 Individual Case Management
LAW203 Food Service Placement
LAW204 Community and Public Health Nutrition
LAW205 Nutrition and Dietetics Thesis
LAW206 Nutrition and Dietetic Practice Management
LAW301 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW302 Managing Research
LAW303 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW304 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW307 International Trade and Finance
LAW401 Management Informatics
LAW402 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
LAW403 Supply Chain Management
LAW404 Project Management Principles
LAW406 Project Risk
PLUS select 4 elective courses from:
LAW305 Accounting for Managers
LAW306 Economics for Managers
LAW309 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW310 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW311 Leading People
LAW316 Global Business Management
LAW318 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW405 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW407 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
LAW408 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
LAW410 Food Marketing
LAW411 Project Planning
LAW412 Strategic Management
LAW414 Marketing Management
LAW415 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW416 Managing Across Global Cultures
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 International Trade and Finance
LAW441 Management Informatics
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 Coordinator.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (7)
BUS101 Leveraging Innovation, Design and Creativity
BUS102 Supply Chain Management
BUS104 Project Management Principles
BUS106 Project Risk
PED110 Corporate Finance
PED120 Research Project
PED121 Marketing in an International Environment
Advanced courses (8)
PED210 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
PED220 Leading People
PED310 Global Business Management
PED311 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
PED312 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
PED320 Retail Supply Chain Management and Procurement
PED321 Supply Chain Sustainability and Risk Management
PED322 Food Marketing
Note: Program Structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 16 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 4 law elective courses
- Complete 7 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
- Complete 8 advanced level (200/300 coded) required business courses
- 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 Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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