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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Environmental Management

Address environmental issues with an understanding of the law

If you have an interest in law and a passion for the environment, this dual program is for you. Upon graduation you'll be prepared for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia and have the practical skills and tools required for immediate entry into an environmental management career.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
092874K
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Semester tuition fee 2017
A$12,100
Estimated total tuition fee *
A$121,000
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 018321
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR397
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
on campus
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Recommended prior study
Maths A, B or C; and at least one of the sciences
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.

If you have an interest in law and a passion for the environment, this dual program is for you. Upon graduation you'll be prepared for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia and have the practical skills and tools required for immediate entry into an environmental management career.

Through the law component of this program, you'll engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. You will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at the 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.

Environmental management field work activities will see you travelling to locations such as Fraser Island and the Noosa Biosphere. Learn to minimise human impacts on the environment, manage resources sustainably, and conserve and restore habitats, biodiversity and ecosystem services. With a strong focus on tropical and subtropical environments and peri-urban areas, making it highly relevant to our region as well as your job prospects. In addition, you can specialise with a range of minors such as coastal and marine environments, climate change adaptation, planning studies, environmental health, geospatial analysis and environmental geography.

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

Career opportunities

Careers in the field of environmental management are diverse and include opportunities at local, state, national and international levels, in industry, government, conservation, and research organisations. These include environmental assessment and protection (air, water, land), natural resource management, ecosystem conservation and restoration, sustainable procurement and corporate stewardship, communications and public awareness, environmental education, policy and legislation development, international negotiations, and research and development of environmental technologies.

Law graduates have opportunities as solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, judge's associate, law academic, corporate counsel, business and public sector administration and policy development.

Membership

The Law degree is an approved academic qualification for admission to the legal profession. After graduating you must undertake a further period of practical legal training before being admitted as a legal practitioner.

On graduation you can apply to become Associate Member of the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand (EIANZ) while you acquire relevant work experience. You can apply for Full Membership in EIANZ after you acquired two years of professional experience in one or more functional areas of environmental practice.

Program structure

USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)

COR109 Counselling Placement 1
LAW101 Developmental and Family Counselling
LAW102 Counselling Development and Supervision 2
LAW103 Counselling Placement 2
LAW104 Counselling for Crisis, Trauma and Loss

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Positive Psychology for Counselling
LAW202 Communication and Thought
LAW203 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
LAW204 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW205 Social Work and Human Services Practice
LAW206 Introductory Counselling Skills
LAW301 Foundations of Human Behaviour
LAW302 Ethical Practice in the Helping Professions
LAW303 Group Processes and Practice
LAW304 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW401 Social Research
LAW402 Health and Mental Health in Australia
LAW403 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW404 Understanding Cultural Diversity

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Gender and Culture
LAW306 Working Effectively with Aboriginal People
LAW307 Human Services Placement 1
LAW309 An Introduction to Australian and Comparative Politics
LAW310 Indigenous Australia and the State
LAW311 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
LAW316 Community Development and Social Action
LAW318 Complexity and Social Work: Group-Based Approaches
LAW405 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW406 Human Services Placement 2
LAW407 Working with Children, Youth and Families
LAW408 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

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Contracts A
LAW441 Contracts B

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 Science and Engineering courses
Introductory courses (4)

ENS120 Property A
ENS103 Property B
SCI102 Constitutional Law
SCI110 Equity & Trusts

Advanced courses (11)

ENS223 Corporations Law
ENS221 Civil Procedure
ENS222 Administrative Law
SUS201 Professional Conduct
SUS202 Evidence
ENS253 Regulation
ENS300 Family Law
ENS351 Employment Law
GEO310 Commercial Law
ENP211 Health Law

PLUS select 1 course from:

SRP301 Children & the Law
WPL310 Law Professional Practice

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 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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • 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
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
  • You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
  • Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)