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 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.
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 Alternative Schooling Pedagogies
LAW102 Contexts of Disability and Differences
LAW103 Communication and Thought
LAW104 Innovation, Creativity and Entrepreneurship
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW202 Cell Biology
LAW203 Chemistry
LAW204 Science Research Methods
LAW205 Environment and Health
LAW206 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW301 Introduction to Mathematics
LAW302 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW303 Empowering Individuals for Sustainability
LAW304 Reorienting Society Towards Sustainability
LAW401 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW402 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
LAW403 Planning and Environmental Law
LAW404 International Community Development and Global Justice
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Green Justice: Environment and Social Issues
LAW306 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW307 Environmental Health Risk Management
LAW308 Regional Transformation: political and economic geographies
LAW309 Tourism, Sport and Leisure Policy and Planning
LAW310 Sustainable Tourism, Leisure and Event Management
LAW311 Science Research Methods
LAW312 Advanced Statistics in Psychology
LAW313 Advanced Theoretical Issues in Psychology
LAW314 Professional Practice of Psychology
LAW315 Ethical and Professional Issues In Psychology
LAW316 Research Dissertation A
LAW405 Research Dissertation B
LAW406 Tax and Estate Planning
LAW407 Property Law
LAW408 Accounting Principles
LAW409 Business Analytics
LAW410 Introduction to Economics
LAW411 Management and Organisational Behaviour
LAW412 Introduction to Informatics
LAW413 Communication and Thought
LAW414 Financial Accounting
LAW415 Business Finance
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Law of Business Associations
LAW441 Company Accounting
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.