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Bachelor of Laws

Students gain legal knowledge and skills leading to a career in law and law-related fields.

Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law.

CRICOS code
080426M
Commence
Semester 1
Footnotes
  • 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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018201
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AR390
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
4 years full time or equivalent part time
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2014
  • Commonwealth supported places
  • Fee paying places
  • International fee-paying places
Total courses
32
Total units
384

Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law.

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

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • 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 no more than 10 introductory level (100 coded) courses including COR109
  • Complete 7 electives; of those a maximum of 4 can be law electives
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 participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
  • When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.
  • 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 Leaders.
Program structure
Introductory courses (5)

COR109 Criminal Law: An Introduction
LAW101 International Justice and Human Rights
LAW102 Youth Justice
LAW103 Professional Ethics and Integrity Management
LAW104 Diversity, Crime and Justice

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Working with Victims and Offenders
LAW202 Plant Growth and Reproduction
LAW203 Agricultural and Forest Ecology
LAW204 Sustainable Aquaculture
LAW205 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
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 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:

LAW305 Property A
LAW306 Property B
LAW307 Constitutional Law
LAW308 Equity & Trusts
LAW309 Corporations and Partnership Law
LAW310 Civil Procedure
LAW311 Administrative Law
LAW312 Professional Conduct
LAW313 Evidence
LAW314 Regulation
LAW315 Family Law
LAW316 Employment Law
LAW405 Commercial Law
LAW406 Succession
LAW407 Health Law
LAW408 Children & the Law
LAW409 Law Clinic
LAW410 Competition Law
LAW411 Building & Construction Law
LAW412 Mining & Resources Law
LAW413 Indigenous Legal Issues

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 Leaders.

Electives courses (7)

Select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering). Of these electives, 5 must be advanced level (200/300 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be law electives.

TOTAL UNITS 384

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Total units: 384
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