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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Creative Writing

Creative legal thinking.

Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
094764M
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years (10 Semesters)
Semester tuition fee 2017
$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
$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.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018251
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR394
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
on campus
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
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.

Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.

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.

Take advantage of careers for law graduates with especially strong English skills in areas such as parliamentary counsel, contract drafting, corporate writing and legal publishing.

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

Career opportunities

Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.

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 (4)

LAW101 Management and Organisational Behaviour
LAW102 Marketing Theory and Practice
LAW103 Introduction to Informatics
LAW104 Applied Research Methods

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Economics for Business
LAW202 Business Law and Ethics
LAW203 Accounting for Business
LAW204 Strategic Management
LAW205 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW206 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW301 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW302 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW303 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW304 Torts A
LAW401 Torts B
LAW402 Contracts A
LAW403 Contracts B
LAW404 Property A

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Property B
LAW306 Constitutional Law
LAW307 Equity & Trusts
LAW309 Corporations Law
LAW310 Civil Procedure
LAW311 Administrative Law
LAW316 Professional Conduct
LAW318 Evidence
LAW405 Regulation
LAW406 Family Law
LAW407 Employment Law
LAW408 Commercial Law
LAW410 Health Law
LAW411 Children & the Law
LAW412 Law Professional Practice
LAW414 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW415 Advocacy
LAW416 Alternative Dispute Resolution

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Planning and Environment Law
LAW441 Elder Law and Succession

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 Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)

CMN103 Intellectual Property
CMN104 Public International Law
CMN116 Private International Law
COR109 International Human Rights Law

Advanced courses (11)

CMN200 Legal Internship
CMN213 Sports Law
CMN238 Transnational & Comparative Law
CMN246 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
CMN247 Law Honours Thesis
CMN260 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN266 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
CMN304 Playing with Words : an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN320 Communication and Thought
CMN351 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN352 Editing for the Communications Professional(24 units)

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
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)