Harness your critical and lateral thinking for a career in journalism or law
Our journalism degree produces journalists with a strong sense of ethics and practical skills in print, broadcast and digital media. Develop cutting-edge problem-solving and communication skills to work across a range of media platforms. In the Law component, you’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Our journalism degree produces journalists with a strong sense of ethics and practical skills in print, broadcast and digital media. Develop cutting-edge problem-solving and communication skills to work across a range of media platforms. In the Law component, you’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions. 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, 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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Visual Storytelling
LAW101 Fundamentals of Photography
LAW102 Art, Design and Visual Culture
LAW103 Introduction to Design and Concept
LAW104 Design in Application
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Acting 1: The actor's craft
LAW202 Dramatic Languages
LAW203 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
LAW204 Indonesian A
LAW205 Indonesian B
LAW206 Italian A
LAW301 Italian B
LAW302 Japanese A
LAW303 Japanese B
LAW304 Justice and the Australian Legal System
LAW401 Languages and Linguistics
LAW402 Introduction to Game Design
LAW403 Game Art: Introduction to 2D & 3D
LAW404 Writing for Screen
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Children's Screen Media
LAW306 Screen Production
LAW307 Teaching HPE in Primary School
LAW308 Film Forms: Genres, Histories, Technologies
LAW309 Indonesian E
LAW310 Teaching English: Language, Literature and Literacy
LAW311
LAW312
LAW313
LAW314
LAW315
LAW316
LAW405
LAW406
LAW407
LAW408
LAW409
LAW410
LAW411
LAW412
LAW413
LAW414
LAW415
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440
LAW441
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.
Journalism courses
Introductory courses (3)
Advanced courses (12)
CMN213
CMN214
CMN227
CMN228
CMN235
CMN237
CMN240
CMN249
CMN277
CMN306
CMN307
CMN330
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 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law electives
- Complete 3 introductory level (100 coded) required School of Communication and Creative Industries courses
- Complete 12 advanced level (200/300 coded) required journalism 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.