Take on a new challenge.
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 practical focus.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
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 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW102 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW103 Introduction to Weather and Climate
LAW104 An Introduction to Geographic Information Science and Technology
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Satellite Image Analysis and Surveying
LAW202 Environmental and Resource Economics
LAW203 Environmental Chemistry
LAW204 Integrated Environmental Management
LAW205 Hydrology and Geomorphology
LAW206 Biogeography
LAW301 Professional Practice: Legal Frameworks and Issues
LAW302 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LAW303 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW304 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW401 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW402 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW403 Torts A
LAW404 Torts B
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW307 Contracts A
LAW310 Contracts B
LAW311 Property A
LAW312 Property B
LAW318 Constitutional Law
LAW407 Equity & Trusts
LAW408 Corporations Law
LAW414 Civil Procedure
LAW415 Administrative Law
LAW416 Professional Conduct
LAW417 Evidence
LAW418 Regulation
LAW419 Commercial Law
LAW420 Children & the Law
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Law Professional Practice
LAW441 Competition and Consumer 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.
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. 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:
- Successfully complete 288 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 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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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