南十字大学为合适的申请人提供通过研究生院攻读法学硕士（LLM）和哲学博士学位（PhD）的法律研究兴趣的机会。博士学位和法律硕士（由论文）是在学术监督下进行的研究计划，涉及批判性分析和有关持续性研究主题的主要论文的撰写。尽管可以根据需要为候选人定义课程计划，但是法律研究学位通常不涉及课程作业。候选人和主管共同决定研究领域，计划调查方法以及在适当情况下收集数据。SCU会在一年中的任何时候录取博士学位论文或硕士研究生。
Research at the School of Law and Justice encompasses projects that engage in critical scholarship from a variety of perspectives and research methodologies. Our School is a leading centre for scholarly research that is proudly theoretical, critical, cultural and contextual in nature and outlook. Linked to Southern Cross University's highly reputed research strengths, this doctorate also boasts scholars in areas such as the law and the humanities, popular culture, property theory, critical race theory, ecological jurisprudence, climate change, legal history and indigenous jurisprudence.Research at the School of Law and Justice encompasses projects that engage in critical scholarship from a variety of perspectives and research methodologies. Our School is a leading centre for scholarly research that is proudly theoretical, critical, cultural and contextual in nature and outlook. Linked to Southern Cross University's highly reputed research strengths, this doctorate also boasts scholars in areas such as the law and the humanities, popular culture, property theory, critical race theory, ecological jurisprudence, climate change, legal history and indigenous jurisprudence.