Help make a difference in the justice system.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
- 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.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying 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.
Only a full time option is available to international students studying on a Student visa.
Put the law into context with this double degree. You'll have the opportunity to work in legal practice or across the related field of criminology.
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 Criminology component will hone your focus to the causes and impacts of crime, and what works in reducing crime and improving justice from an applied social science perspective. You'll be prepared for real world challenges through guest lectures and opportunities for practical learning.
Completion of this program ensures you meet the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. With a depth of knowledge and understanding in both law, and criminology and justice, graduates have extended career prospects.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
This double degree will be valuable for those graduates who intend to practise in criminal law. A broad range of career opportunities exist for graduates, in areas such as legal research, law reform research and policy development, advocacy, political advising; corruption and white collar crime investigations, prosecutions and crime prevention.
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) 60 units
COR109 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork III
LAW101 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork IV
LAW102 Public Health Foundations
LAW103 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW104 Professional Issues in Occupational Therapy
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 OT (Occupational Therapy) as a Complex Process
LAW202 Mechanics of Materials
LAW203 Structural Design
LAW204 Road and Traffic Engineering
LAW205 Engineering Sustainable Design
LAW206 Communication and Thought
LAW301 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW302 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW303 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW304 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW401 Torts A
LAW402 Torts B
LAW403 Contracts A
LAW404 Contracts B
PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:
LAW307 Property A
LAW310 Property B
LAW311 Constitutional Law
LAW312 Equity & Trusts
LAW313 Corporations Law
LAW315 Civil Procedure
LAW318 Administrative Law
LAW405 Professional Conduct
LAW406 Evidence
LAW407 Regulation
LAW408 Commercial Law
LAW409 Children & the Law
LAW410 Law Professional Practice
LAW411 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW412 Building & Construction Law
LAW414 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW415 Advocacy
LAW416 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW417 Planning and Environment Law
LAW418 Elder Law and Succession
LAW419 Intellectual Property
LAW420 Taxation
The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Public International Law
LAW441 Private International 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.
Criminology courses
Introductory courses (6) 72 units
CRM101 International Human Rights Law
CRM102 Legal Internship
CRM103 Sports Law
CRM105 International Commercial Disputes
SCS101 Employment Law
SCS110 Health Law
Developing and Graduate courses (5) 60 units
CRM202 Family Law
CRM204 Anti-Discrimination Law
CRM301 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
CRM304 Law Honours Thesis
SCS225 Introduction to Criminology
Elective courses (4) 48 units
Select 4 elective courses (48 units) from either faculty (Arts, Business and Law or Science, Health, Education and Engineering or USC Law School .
Suggested electives for Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Criminology and Justice include:
CRM201 Understanding Crime
JST202 Punishment and Corrections
CRM203 Policing
CRM302 Foundations of Human Behaviour
CRM303 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
CRM305 Diversity, Crime and Justice
CRM307 Applied Crime Prevention
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 no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses (180 units) 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) and following the recommended study sequence
- The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
- It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
- 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 Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
- 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