Help people with legal challenges
Lawyers help people who need legal advice, supporting and working with individuals, businesses, firms, corporations, or not-for-profit organisations to solve complex legal problems. This program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus, covering academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. Whether your interest is the global, international or national legal system, you will choose from a range of courses to prepare you for a career in the 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.
Lawyers help people who need legal advice, supporting and working with individuals, businesses, firms, corporations, or not-for-profit organisations to solve complex legal problems. This program is designed to produce law graduates with a practical focus, covering academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. Whether your interest is the global, international or national legal system, you will choose from a range of courses to prepare you for a career in the law.
In this program you will:
- Engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you’ll observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an Advice Clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
- Research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our Moot Court venue.
- Have the opportunity to further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in the elective Law Professional Practice or undertake a legal internship in a law workplace such as a law firm, court or legal aid service.
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 (5) 60 units
COR109 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
LAW101 Social Research
LAW102 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW103 Health, Society and Culture
LAW104 Complexity and Social Work: Policy and Practice
Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units
14 required courses (168 units):
LAW201 Critical Practice with Trauma, Bereavement and Crisis
LAW202 Working With Families
LAW203 Ethics and Professional Practice
LAW204 Social Work Field Education 1
LAW205 Critical Social Policy Analysis
LAW206 Organisational Contexts for Social Work Practice
LAW301 Critical Social Work Practice
LAW302 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW303 Community Development and Social Action
LAW304 Social Work Field Education 2
LAW401 Advanced Social Research
LAW402 Engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
LAW403 Communication for the Creative Professional
LAW404 Visual Storytelling
PLUS select 6 Law elective courses (72 units) from*:
Not all electives are offered every year. For a list of current Law elective courses click HERE.
LAW307 Introduction to Game Design
LAW310 Interactive Narrative: Fundamentals
LAW311 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
LAW312 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
LAW313 Introduction to Games Programming
LAW315 Introduction to Game Production
LAW318 Experimental Game Design
LAW405 Video Game Analysis
LAW406 Game Studio A
LAW407 Game Studio B
LAW408 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
LAW409 Communication and Thought
LAW410 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW411 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW412 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW414 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW415 Torts A
LAW416 Torts B
LAW417 Contracts A
LAW418 Contracts B
LAW419 Property A
LAW420 Property B
LAW421 Constitutional Law
The following 2 courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Equity & Trusts
LAW441 Corporations Law
Electives courses (7) 84 units
In addition to the requirement for 6 developing or graduate level Law electives (72 units), you must select 7 elective courses (84 units) from the undergraduate elective course options. Of these electives, 2 (24 units) must be developing or graduate level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses (48 units) can be Law electives.
Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 384 units as outlined in the Program Structure
- Complete no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses
Program notes
- Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 units 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