Creative legal thinking.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
- 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.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
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.
Take advantage of careers for law graduates with especially strong English skills in areas such as parliamentary counsel, contract drafting, corporate writing and legal publishing.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.
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 (4)
LAW101 Secondary Professional Learning 2: Managing the Diverse Learning
LAW102 Arts Education: Curriculum A
LAW103 History Teaching: Curriculum A
LAW104 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Responding to Diversity and Inclusion
LAW202 Secondary Professional Learning 3: Diversity and Inclusion
LAW203 The Psychology of Learning
LAW204 Secondary Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW205 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW206 Using Data for Learning
LAW301 Secondary Professional Learning 4: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW302 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW303 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW304 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW401 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW402 Torts A
LAW403 Torts B
LAW404 Contracts A
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW307 Contracts B
LAW310 Property A
LAW311 Property B
LAW312 Constitutional Law
LAW318 Equity & Trusts
LAW407 Corporations Law
LAW408 Civil Procedure
LAW414 Administrative Law
LAW415 Professional Conduct
LAW416 Evidence
LAW417 Regulation
LAW418 Commercial Law
LAW419 Children & the Law
LAW420 Law Professional Practice
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW441 Advocacy
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 Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)
CMN103 Elder Law and Succession
CMN104 Intellectual Property
CMN116 Legal Internship
COR109 Sports Law
Advanced courses (11)
CMN200 International Commercial Disputes
CMN213 Employment Law
CMN238 Health Law
CMN246 Family Law
CMN247 Anti-Discrimination Law
CMN260 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
CMN266 Law Honours Thesis
CMN304 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN320 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN351 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN352 Communication and Thought(24 units)
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
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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
- 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
- As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
- Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
- Apply for your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)