Students examine social change and conflict and gain qualifications in law, developing legal knowledge and skills in social and political theory, social research and public policy.
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. Students can choose to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
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. Students can choose to specialise in a social science area from development studies, geography, sociology, and politics and international relations.
Majors
Refer to Bachelor of Social Science
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or others depending on the major studied.
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 electives
- Complete 2 introductory level (100 coded) required social science courses
- Complete 5 advanced level (200/300 coded) required science courses
- Complete 8 required courses towards a major or 2 minors from the School of Social Science
- Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses 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).
- 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
School of Law courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW101 Indigenous Wellbeing Foundations
LAW102 Indigenous Wellbeing Practice
LAW103 Health Promotion Principles
LAW104 Globalisation, Development and Indigenous Peoples
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Cyber Laws and the Rules of Evidence
LAW202 Digital Forensics 1
LAW203 Network Forensics
LAW204 Digital Forensics 2: Advanced concepts in Digital Forensics
LAW205 Communication and Thought
LAW206 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW301 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW302 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW303 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW304 Torts A
LAW401 Torts B
LAW402 Contracts A
LAW403 Contracts B
LAW404 Property A
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Property B
LAW306 Constitutional Law
LAW307 Equity & Trusts
LAW308 Corporations and Partnership Law
LAW309 Civil Procedure
LAW310 Administrative Law
LAW311 Professional Conduct
LAW312 Evidence
LAW313 Regulation
LAW314 Family Law
LAW315 Employment Law
LAW316 Commercial Law
LAW405 Succession
LAW406 Health Law
LAW407 Children & the Law
LAW408 Law Clinic
LAW409 Competition Law
LAW410 Building & Construction Law
LAW411 Mining & Resources Law
LAW412 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW413 Equal Opportunity 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 Leaders.
School of Social Science courses
Introductory courses (2)
SCS110 Alternative Dispute Resolution
SCS130 Environment & Planning Law
Advanced courses (5)
SCS225 Elder Law
SCS230 Intellectual Property
SCS235 Taxation
SCS290 Public International Law
SCS295 Private International Law
Major or minor courses (8)
Select 8 courses to complete 1 major or 2 minors from:
Majors
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Politics and International Relations
- Sustainability — Society
Minors
- Community Development
- Development Studies
- Geography
- Indigenous Studies
- Politics and International Relations
- Public Policy
TOTAL UNITS 480