Open doors to a career in legal practice, particularly the important field of commercial law.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
- 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.
- * 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.
This combined program arms you with an understanding of business and law, along with strong communication and analytical skills highly valued by the legal profession and commerce. Employment opportunities include in-house counsel and business administration and management.
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. Expand your business knowledge and choose from a broad range of business majors or minors in human resource management, international business, management and marketing.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Business
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the business major studied.
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 Advanced Genetics
LAW101 Genetics
LAW102 Engaging Diverse Learners
LAW103 Secondary Professional Experience 2 : Managing the Diverse Learning Environment
LAW104 Teaching and Learning English: Curriculum A
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Teaching Science: Curriculum A
LAW202 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW203 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
LAW204 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
LAW205 The Psychology of Learning
LAW206 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW301 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW302 Using Data for Learning
LAW303 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW304 Communication and Thought
LAW401 Introduction to Economics
LAW402 Introduction to Management
LAW403 Introduction to Marketing
LAW404 Business Analytics
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Accounting for Business
LAW306 Introduction to Informatics
LAW307 Communication and Thought
LAW308 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW309 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW310 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW311 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW312 Torts A
LAW313 Torts B
LAW314 Contracts A
LAW315 Contracts B
LAW316 Property A
LAW405 Property B
LAW406 Constitutional Law
LAW407 Equity & Trusts
LAW408 Corporations and Partnership Law
LAW409 Civil Procedure
LAW410 Administrative Law
LAW411 Professional Conduct
LAW412 Evidence
LAW413 Regulation
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.
School of Business courses
Introductory courses (6)
BUS101 Family Law
BUS102 Employment Law
BUS104 Commercial Law
BUS105 Succession
BUS106 Health Law
BUS108 Children & the Law
Advanced courses (2)
BUS203 Law Clinic
BUS320 Competition Law
Elective courses (7)
Select 7 elective courses from the School of Business. These elective courses may be used to complete a major or a minor. Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- 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 electives
- Complete 6 required introductory level (100 coded) business courses
- Complete 2 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
- Complete 7 elective courses from the School of Business
- 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. 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.