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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning)

Open doors to a high-powered career in law or financial planning.

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.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
084974F
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$114,000
Footnotes
  • 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 2025 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.
  • ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018291
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AB312
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by online resources offered in an official teaching period
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior preparation
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2017
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
  • ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.

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 Financial Planning program offers foundation skills in business and management with a focus on advanced courses in financial planning, risk, investment, and tax and estate planning.

As with the law program, the Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) delivers opportunities for practical work experience, including cadetships with financial services firms.

Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.

Career opportunities

You will have a wide array of work choices with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, corporate legal adviser, as an officer in major government and private corporations, banking, superannuation insurance, and careers with a financial planning or law focus.

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 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW101 Introduction to Financial Planning
LAW102 Retirement and Superannuation
LAW103 Insurance and Risk Management
LAW104 Personal Investment Management

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Tax and Estate Planning
LAW202 Financial Plan Construction
LAW203 Communication and Thought
LAW204 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
LAW205 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW206 Communication Theory and Practice
LAW301 Introduction to Creative Writing
LAW302 Public Relations Strategies and Tactics
LAW303 Introduction to Journalism
LAW304 Introduction to Creative Advertising
LAW401 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
LAW402 Wonderworlds: An Exploration of English Literature
LAW403 Politics and the Media
LAW404 Social Work and Human Services Practice

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Working With Families
LAW306 Ethics and Professional Practice
LAW307 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
LAW309 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW310 Communication and Thought
LAW311 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW316 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW318 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW405 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW406 Torts A
LAW407 Torts B
LAW408 Contracts A
LAW410 Contracts B
LAW411 Property A
LAW412 Property B
LAW414 Constitutional Law
LAW415 Equity & Trusts
LAW416 Corporations Law

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Civil Procedure
LAW441 Administrative Law

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 (5)

ACC106 Professional Conduct
BUS101 Evidence
BUS102 Regulation
BUS104 Family Law
BUS108 Employment Law

Advanced courses (10)

ACC211 Business Finance
ACC311 Taxation Law and Practice
FIN210 Introduction to Financial Planning
FIN220
FIN221
FIN310 Investment Analysis
FIN320
FIN321
BUS203 Business Law
BUS320 Business, Governance and Society

NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

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 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
  • Complete 6 law elective courses
  • Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
  • Complete 10 required advanced level (200/300 coded) 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
  • 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
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression