Fast-track a career in law with this accelerated graduate entry program
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a clinical focus. 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 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.
Honours is available for high performing students.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate in-house counsel, business and public service administration.
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
Introductory Courses (4)
LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW102 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure B
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Torts A
LAW202 Torts B
LAW203 Contracts A
LAW204 Contracts B
LAW205 Property A
LAW206 Property B
LAW301 Constitutional Law
LAW302 Equity & Trusts
LAW303 Corporations Law
LAW304 Civil Procedure
LAW401 Administrative Law
LAW402 Professional Conduct
LAW403 Evidence
LAW404 Regulation
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Family Law
LAW306 Employment Law
LAW307 Commercial Law
LAW308 Succession
LAW309 Health Law
LAW310 Children & the Law
LAW311 Law Clinic
LAW312 Competition Law
LAW313 Building & Construction Law
LAW314 Mining & Resources Law
LAW315 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW316 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW405 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW406 Environment & Planning Law
LAW407 Elder Law
LAW408 Intellectual Property
LAW409 Taxation
LAW410 Public International Law
LAW411 Private International Law
LAW412 Human Rights Law
LAW413 International Social Justice Clinic
LAW414 Legal Internship
LAW415 Sports Law
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
LAW441 Law Honours Thesis
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 18 required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
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.