A high-powered double degree for professional qualifications in law and the fast-growing financial planning industry
The Law program covers all academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will be given practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and moot court.
- 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 2023 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.
The Law program covers all academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will be given practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and moot court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems — an opportunity not available anywhere else in Queensland. Elective courses Legal Internship and Law Clinic are offered to students in the later years of their studies.
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.
Honours is available for high performing students.
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 Mathematics
LAW101 Statistics
LAW102 Critical Thinking in Society
LAW103 Professional People Skills for Study, Community and Society
LAW104 Biology
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Business Study Skills
LAW202 Maths for Science and Engineering
LAW203 Theory for Midwifery Practice 1
LAW204 Fundamentals of Midwifery Knowledge
LAW205 Infant Care
LAW206 Leadership in Clinical Practice
LAW301 Theory for Midwifery Practice
LAW302 Midwifery in a Social Context
LAW303 Independent Study
LAW304 Research in Health Care
LAW401 Midwifery Practicum 1
LAW402 Midwifery Practicum 2
LAW403 Midwifery in a Social Context
LAW404 Research in Health Care
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Infant Care
LAW306 Communication and Thought
LAW307 Introductory Counselling Skills and Theory
LAW308 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW309 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
LAW310 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW311 Social Work and Human Services Practice
LAW312 Group Processes and Practice
LAW313 Regions, Change and Sustainability
LAW314 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW315 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW316 Human Services Placement 1
LAW405 Human Services Placement 2
LAW406 Working With Families
LAW407 Ethics and Professional Practice
LAW408 Community Development and Social Action
LAW409 Complexity and Social Work: Policy and Practice
LAW410 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
LAW411 Indigenous Australia and the State
LAW412 Social Research
LAW413 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
LAW414 Health, Society and Culture
LAW415 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW441 Gender and Culture
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 (5)
ACC106 Human Services Placement 1
BUS101 Human Services Placement 2
BUS102 Advanced Discipline Readings
BUS104 Advanced Research Methods
BUS108 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (10)
ACC211 International Politics: An Australian Perspective
ACC311 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
FIN210 Indonesian A
FIN220 Indonesian B
FIN221 Indonesian C
FIN310 Indonesian D
FIN320 Indonesian E
FIN321 Indonesian F
BUS203 Italian A
BUS320 Italian B
NOTE: 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:
- 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. 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.
- Honours in Law available for high performing students.