A high-powered double degree for professional qualifications in law and the fast-growing financial planning industry
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.
- 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.
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 Imagined Homelands: An Exploration of Australian Literature
LAW101 Acting 1: The actor's craft
LAW102 Exploring Twentieth Century Theatre
LAW103 Directing Performance: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW104 Acting 2: Contemporary Voice and Text
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Communication and Thought
LAW202 Engineering Professional Practice
LAW203 Mathematics Foundations
LAW204 Environment, Technology and Sustainability
LAW205 Calculus and Algebra
LAW206 Chemistry
LAW301 Physics
LAW302 Science Research Methods
LAW303 Italian A
LAW304 Japanese A
LAW401 Italian B
LAW402 Japanese B
LAW403 Italian C
LAW404 Japanese C
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Italian D
LAW306 Japanese D
LAW307 Communication and Thought
LAW309 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW310 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW311 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW312 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW313 Torts A
LAW315 Torts B
LAW316 Contracts A
LAW318 Contracts B
LAW405 Property A
LAW406 Property B
LAW407 Constitutional Law
LAW408 Equity & Trusts
LAW409 Corporations Law
LAW410 Civil Procedure
LAW411 Administrative Law
LAW412 Professional Conduct
LAW414 Evidence
LAW415 Regulation
LAW416 Family Law
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Employment Law
LAW441 Commercial 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 Health Law
BUS101 Children & the Law
BUS102 Law Professional Practice
BUS104 Competition Law
BUS108 Building & Construction Law
Advanced courses (10)
ACC211 Indigenous Legal Issues
ACC311 Equal Opportunity Law
FIN210 Advocacy
FIN220 Alternative Dispute Resolution
FIN221 Environment & Planning Law
FIN310 Elder Law and Succession
FIN320 Intellectual Property
FIN321 Taxation
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
Recommended study sequences
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