Take on a new challenge.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
- 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.
If you have an undergraduate degree in another discipline and are looking for a change, our Law program gives you an opportunity for a rewarding career in law.
Law offers an intellectual challenge and the opportunity to help people with their legal problems. This program is designed to produce qualified lawyers with a practical focus.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
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 (4)
LAW101 Financial Accounting
LAW102 Law of Business Associations
LAW103 Company Accounting
LAW104 Management Accounting
Advanced Courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Business Finance
LAW202 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW203 Introduction to Financial Planning
LAW204 Retirement and Superannuation
LAW205 Insurance and Risk Management
LAW206 Personal Investment Management
LAW301 Tax and Estate Planning
LAW302 Financial Plan Construction
LAW303 Communication and Thought
LAW304 Business Analytics
LAW401 Accounting for Business
LAW402 Introduction to Informatics
LAW403 Introduction to Economics
LAW404 Introduction to Management
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Introduction to Marketing
LAW306 Law of Business Associations
LAW307 Financial Accounting
LAW309 Business Law and Ethics
LAW310 Business Finance
LAW311 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW316 Contemporary Accounting Issues
LAW318 Auditing and Professional Practice
LAW405 Company Accounting
LAW406 Management Accounting
LAW407 Teaching Mathematics in the Early Years
LAW408 Assessing Learning
LAW410 Investigating the World Around Us
LAW411 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW412 Individual Learner Needs
LAW414 Technologies: Curriculum and Pedagogy
LAW415 Professional Experience: Facilitating the Learning Environment
LAW416 Teaching Reading and Writing
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Teaching History and Geography in the Primary School
LAW441 Teaching Arts in the Early Years
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.
* Subject to final approval
NOTE: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 288
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Successfully complete 288 units as outlined in the Program Structure
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
- Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
- 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