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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Creative Writing

Enhance your Law degree with strong written communication skills

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 QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018251
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 8 Rank - 84
UniSC program code
AR394
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2016
  • 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’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and moot court.

From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems — an opportunity not available anywhere else in Queensland. Elective courses Legal Internship and Law Clinic are offered to students in the later years of their studies.

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.

Honours is available for high performing students.

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

USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (4)

LAW101 Coursework 3 Hons School of Communication & Creative Industries
LAW102 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW103 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure A

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW202 Torts A
LAW203 Torts B
LAW204 Contracts A
LAW205 Contracts B
LAW206 Property A
LAW301 Property B
LAW302 Constitutional Law
LAW303 Equity & Trusts
LAW304 Corporations Law
LAW401 Civil Procedure
LAW402 Administrative Law
LAW403 Professional Conduct
LAW404 Evidence

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Regulation
LAW306 Family Law
LAW307 Employment Law
LAW308 Commercial Law
LAW309 Succession
LAW310 Health Law
LAW311 Children & the Law
LAW312 Law Clinic
LAW313 Competition Law
LAW314 Building & Construction Law
LAW315 Mining & Resources Law
LAW316 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW405 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW406 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW407 Environment & Planning Law
LAW408 Elder Law
LAW409 Intellectual Property
LAW410 Taxation
LAW411 Public International Law
LAW412 Private International Law
LAW413 Human Rights Law
LAW414 International Social Justice Clinic
LAW415 Legal Internship

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Sports Law
LAW441 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation

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 Leaders.

School of Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)

CMN103 Law Honours Thesis
CMN104 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN116 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries
COR109 Introduction to Creative Writing

Advanced courses (11)

CMN200 Communication and Thought
CMN213 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN238 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN246 Paperback Hero
CMN247 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN260 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN266 Novel Ideas
CMN304 Creativity and Literature
CMN320 Writing Your Novel
CMN351 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
CMN352 (24 units)

Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Complete 4 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses 
  • Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
  • Complete 6 law elective courses
  • Complete 4 introductory level (100 coded) required courses from the School of Communication including the core course (COR109 )
  • Complete 11 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing courses
  • Complete an additional 2 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing courses
  • Complete no more than 15 introductory level (100 coded) courses in total, including the core course
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 Study Overseas 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.
  • 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 Leaders.
  • Honours in Law available for high performing students.