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.
- * 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:
Courses from Bachelor of Laws program
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
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)
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