Help make a difference in the justice system.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
- 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.
- ^It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying on a Student visa.
- ^It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying on a Student visa.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
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.
The Criminology component will hone your focus to the causes and impacts of crime, and what works in reducing crime and improving justice from an applied social science perspective. You'll be prepared for real world challenges through guest lectures and opportunities for practical learning.
Completion of this program ensures you meet the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. With a depth of knowledge and understanding in both law, and criminology and justice, graduates have extended career prospects.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
This double degree will be valuable for those graduates who intend to practise in criminal law. A broad range of career opportunities exist for graduates, in areas such as legal research, law reform research and policy development, advocacy, political advising; corruption and white collar crime investigations, prosecutions and crime prevention.
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) 60 units
COR109 Introduction to Marketing
LAW101 Business Analytics
LAW102 Accounting for Business
LAW103 Introduction to Informatics
LAW104 Business Law and Ethics
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Consumer Behaviour
LAW202 Services Marketing
LAW203 Marketing Communication
LAW204 Marketing of Social Causes
LAW205 Brand Management
LAW206 International Marketing
LAW301 Food Marketing
LAW302 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW303 Contemporary and Emerging Marketing Perspectives
LAW304 Sport and Event Marketing
LAW401 Marketing Research Project
LAW402 International Marketing
LAW403 Food Marketing
LAW404 Sport and Event Marketing
PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:
LAW307 Marketing Research Project
LAW310 Communication and Thought
LAW311 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW312 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW318 Introduction to Prosthetic and Orthotic Practice
LAW407 Think Health
LAW408 Introductory Bioscience
LAW414 Science Research Methods
LAW415 Foundations of Prosthetic and Orthotic Practice
LAW416 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LAW417 Human Physiology
LAW418 Human Anatomy
LAW419 Clinical Foundations in Orthotics
LAW420 Health Research and Evidence
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Clinical Skills in Prosthetics and Orthotics
LAW441 Functional Anatomy
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.
Criminology courses
Introductory courses (6) 72 units
CRM101 Clinical Foundations in Prosthetics
CRM102 Foundations of Practice 1: Exploring Core Concepts of Professional Practice in Allied Health
CRM103 Biomechanics I
CRM105 Motor Control and Learning
SCS101 Developing Professional Practice in Prosthetics & Orthotics
SCS110 Clinical Reasoning in Prosthetics & Orthotics
Developing and Graduate courses (5) 60 units
CRM202 Advanced Concepts in Prosthetics & Orthotics
CRM204 Health Promotion Assessment and Planning
CRM301 Biomechanics II
CRM304 Prosthetics and Orthotics Practicum
SCS225 Communication and Thought
Elective courses (4) 48 units
Select 4 elective courses (48 units) from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering or USC Law School .
Suggested electives for Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice include:
CRM201 Human Physiology
JST202 Biodiversity and Ecology
CRM203 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
CRM302 Cell Biology
CRM303 Introductory Chemistry
CRM305 Science Research Methods
CRM307 Elements of Design
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 no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses (180 units) 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) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- 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 Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- 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