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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Journalism

Students pursue varied career opportunities in law and journalism and develop legal knowledge and professional skills in print, broadcast and digital media.

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. Journalism courses include news writing, online journalism, feature writing, digital photojournalism, media law, editing and computer-assisted reporting.

Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018271
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AR395
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2014
  • Commonwealth supported places
  • Fee paying places
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.

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. Journalism courses include news writing, online journalism, feature writing, digital photojournalism, media law, editing and computer-assisted reporting.

Career opportunities

Solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, journalist, corporate or government communications, technical writing.

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

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 1 core course.
  • Complete 4 introductory (100 level) required law courses
  • Complete 14 advanced (200/300/400 level) required law courses
  • Complete 6 law electives
  • Complete 5 required introductory courses
  • Complete 10 required advanced 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

Courses from Bachelor of Laws program
Introductory courses (4)

4 required courses:

LAW101
LAW102
LAW103
LAW104

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201
LAW202
LAW203
LAW204
LAW205
LAW206
LAW301
LAW302
LAW303
LAW304
LAW401
LAW402
LAW403
LAW404

Plus select 6 elective law courses from:

LAW305
LAW306
LAW307
LAW308
LAW309
LAW310
LAW311
LAW312
LAW313
LAW314
LAW315
LAW316
LAW405
LAW406
LAW407
LAW408
LAW409
LAW410
LAW411
LAW412
LAW413

Courses from Bachelor of Journalism program
Introductory courses (5)

BUS102
CMN102
CMN130
INT140

Plus select 1 introductory (100 level) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering

Advanced courses (10)

CMN213
CMN214
CMN227
CMN228
CMN235
CMN237
CMN240
CMN249
CMN256
CMN272

TOTAL UNITS 480

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Total units: 480