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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning)

Open doors to a high-powered career in law or financial planning.

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.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
084974F
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$114,000
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.
  • * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
  • ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018291
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AB312
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
Face to face delivery supported by online resources offered in an official teaching period
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior preparation
Maths A, B or C
Fee type 2017
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
  • ** Campus note: In addition to being able to study all courses at Sippy Downs, students may choose to complete some core and foundation business subjects at the Noosa Centre or Gympie campus. There may be a limited selection of subjects available at South Bank. The option to study at Noosa or Gympie is not available to international students on a Student visa.

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 Financial Planning program offers foundation skills in business and management with a focus on advanced courses in financial planning, risk, investment, and tax and estate planning.

As with the law program, the Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Planning) delivers opportunities for practical work experience, including cadetships with financial services firms.

Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.

Career opportunities

You will have a wide array of work choices with these two degrees, including as a solicitor, corporate legal adviser, as an officer in major government and private corporations, banking, superannuation insurance, and careers with a financial planning or law focus.

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)

COR109 Graphic Design B
LAW101 Graphic Design C
LAW102 Serious Games 1
LAW103 Game Art 1
LAW104 Introduction to Game Programming

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 1
LAW202 Games Management
LAW203 Professional Games Project
LAW204 Serious Games 2
LAW205 Game Art 2
LAW206 Professional Game Programming
LAW301 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
LAW302 Serious Games 1
LAW303 Game Art 1
LAW304 Introduction to Game Programming
LAW401 Creative Writing for Interactive Narrative 1
LAW402 Serious Games 2
LAW403 Game Art 2
LAW404 Professional Game Programming

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Interactive Narrative: Puzzles and Quests
LAW306 Communication and Thought
LAW307 Introduction to Economics
LAW309 Management and Organisational Behaviour
LAW310 Business Analytics
LAW311 Introduction to Marketing
LAW316 Accounting for Business
LAW318 Introduction to Informatics
LAW405 Business Law and Ethics
LAW406 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW407 Communication and Thought
LAW408 Introduction to Psychology B
LAW410 Introduction to Psychology A
LAW411 Communication and Thought
LAW412 Business Analytics
LAW414 Accounting for Business
LAW415 Introduction to Informatics
LAW416 Introduction to Economics

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Introduction to Management
LAW441 Introduction to Marketing

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.

School of Business courses
Introductory courses (5)

ACC106 Cross-Cultural Management
BUS101 Business Law and Ethics
BUS102 Strategic Management
BUS104 Project Management
BUS108 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility

Advanced courses (10)

ACC211 Advanced Strategic Management
ACC311 Managing Organisational Change
FIN210 Small Business and New Venture Management
FIN220 Quality Management
FIN221 Leadership and Team Dynamics
FIN310 Managing Organisational Change
FIN320 Leadership and Team Dynamics
FIN321 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
BUS203 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
BUS320 Teaching HPE in the Early Years

NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • 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 5 introductory level (100 coded) required business courses
  • Complete 10 required advanced level (200/300 coded) business courses
  • 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 Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • 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
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression