A Law degree with a clinical focus
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
- 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.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with legal problems. Our Law program is designed to produce law graduates with a clinical focus.
You’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems.
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)
COR109 Gender and Culture
LAW101 Communication and Thought
LAW102 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
LAW103 Individual Learner Needs
LAW104 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW202 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW203 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW204 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW205 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
LAW206 The Psychology of Learning
LAW301 Using Data for Learning
LAW302 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW303 Outdoor Living and Travel Skills
LAW304 Foundations of Outdoor Environmental Studies
LAW401 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW402 Introduction to Coaching Science
LAW403 Teaching Junior Secondary Health and Physical Education
LAW404 Health and Physical Education: Curriculum B*
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Teaching Junior Secondary English
LAW306 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LAW307 Teaching Junior Secondary Geography
LAW308 Teaching Senior Secondary Geography
LAW309 Teaching Junior Secondary History
LAW310 Teaching Senior Secondary History
LAW311 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
LAW312 Teaching Senior Secondary Mathematics
LAW313 Leading Groups in Outdoor Environments
LAW314 Fraser Island Expedition*
LAW315 Leading Coastal Environmental Studies*
LAW316 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW405 Introduction to Sport and Exercise Science
LAW406 Sport and Exercise Psychology
LAW407 Physical Education Studies A
LAW408 Physical Education Studies B
LAW409 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW410 Education Research an Introduction
LAW411 Research Methods in Education
LAW412 Professional Learning
LAW413 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
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)
In addition to the requirement for 6 advanced level Law electives, you must select 7 elective courses from either faculty (Arts and Business or Science, Health, Education and Engineering) or from the USC Law School. Of these electives, 2 must be advanced level (200/300/400 coded) courses, and a maximum of 4 courses can be Law electives.
Total units: 384
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
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 Study Overseas 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.