Students broaden their career options with combined studies in law and creative writing, gaining legal knowledge and advanced technical and creative skills in writing narrative.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law. Students choose from a variety of writing styles and genres such as writing for children and young adults, and contemporary and traditional adult fiction.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Law program content has a clinical focus and includes all the courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia: legal practice and ethics, contracts, torts, criminal law and procedure, equity/trusts, civil procedure, evidence, constitutional law, property law, administrative law and corporate law. Students choose from a variety of writing styles and genres such as writing for children and young adults, and contemporary and traditional adult fiction.
Career opportunities
Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication 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
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 1 core course.
- Complete 4 introductory (1800 level) required law courses.
- Complete 14 advanced (200/300/400 level) required law courses.
- Complete 6 law electives.
- Complete 3 required introductory courses
- Complete 8 required advanced courses
- Complete an additional 2 courses
- Complete 2 elective courses
- The total number of introductory level courses cannot exceed 16
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 participate in the Global Opportunities (GO) Program to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider. It is advisable to contact your Program Advisor to discuss timing and course issues.
- When enrolling, refer to the Study Plan.
Program structure
Core course (1)
1 required course:
COR109 Visual Literacy: Design Principles and Practice
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Editing for the Communications Professional
LAW102 Digital Photographic Practice
LAW103 Ways of Seeing: Understanding Images
LAW104 Communication and Thought
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW202 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW203 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW204 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW205 Torts A
LAW206 Torts B
LAW301 Contracts A
LAW302 Contracts B
LAW303 Property A
LAW304 Property B
LAW401 Constitutional Law
LAW402 Equity & Trusts
LAW403 Corporate & Partnership Law
LAW404 Civil Procedure
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Administrative Law
LAW306 Professional Conduct
LAW307 Evidence
LAW308 Regulation
LAW309 Family Law
LAW310 Employment Law
LAW311 Commercial Law
LAW312 Succession
LAW313 Health Law
LAW314 Children & the Law
LAW315 Law Clinic
LAW316 Competition Law
LAW405 Building & Construction Law
LAW406 Mining & Resources Law
LAW407 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW408 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW409 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW410 Environment & Planning Law
LAW411 Elder Law
LAW412 Intellectual Property
LAW413 Taxation
School of Communication
Introductory courses (3)
CMN102 Public International Law
CMN116 Private International Law
Plus select 1 course from:
CMN120 Human Rights Law
CMN130 International Social Justice Clinic
CMN140 Communication Theory and Practice
BUS105 Introduction to Creative Writing
Advanced courses (8)
CMN213 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN238 Introduction to Journalism
CMN246 Introduction to Creative Advertising
CMN247 Introduction to Marketing
CMN260 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN266 Paperback Hero
CMN267 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN320 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
Required courses (2)
Select 2 courses from:
CMN228 Novel Ideas
EGL120 Writing Poetry
EGL201 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns
EGL285 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
Elective courses (2)
Select 2 elective courses from from the Faculty of Arts and Business or the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
TOTAL UNITS 480