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 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
- Complete 3 introductory level (100 coded) required courses from the School of Communication
- Complete 8 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing courses
- Complete an additional 2 advanced level (200/300 coded) requried creative writing courses
- Complete 2 elective courses from either Faculty
- 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 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.
- 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.
Program structure
School of Law courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Corporate Finance
LAW101 Marketing Management
LAW102 Innovation and Management Decision Making
LAW103 International Trade and Finance
LAW104 Research Project
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
LAW202 Project Integration
LAW203 Economics for Managers
LAW204 Corporate Finance
LAW205 Strategic Management
LAW206 Marketing Management
LAW301 International Business Law and Ethics
LAW302 Managing Across Global Cultures
LAW303 International Trade and Finance
LAW304 Management Informatics
LAW401 Managing People
LAW402 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
LAW403 Project Management Principles
LAW404 Project Risk
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Introduction to Marketing
LAW306 Communication Theory and Practice
LAW307 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
LAW308 Introduction to Journalism
LAW309 Introduction to Creative Advertising
LAW310 Communication and Thought
LAW311 Organic Chemistry
LAW312 Microbiology
LAW313 Pharmaceutical and Food Microbiology
LAW314 Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology
LAW315 Accounting for Managers
LAW316 Managing Research
LAW405 Managing Organisations
LAW406 Marketing in an International Environment
LAW407 Contemporary and Emerging Issues in Health Sector Business Management
LAW408 Global Business Management
LAW409 Entrepreneurship and Venture Planning
LAW410 Corporate Governance, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
LAW411 Food Marketing
LAW412 Project Planning
LAW413 Corporate Finance
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 (3)
CMN102 Research Project
CMN116 Marketing Management
PLUS select 1 course from:
CMN120 Innovation and Management Decision Making
CMN130 International Trade and Finance
CMN140 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
BUS105 Project Integration
Advanced courses (10)
8 required courses:
CMN213 Foundations of Sustainability
CMN238 Measuring Sustainability
CMN246 Communicating Sustainability
CMN247 Sustainability Problem Solving
CMN260 Plant Diversity and Ecology
CMN266 Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
CMN267 Introduction to Sustainable Energy Systems
CMN320 Environmental and Resource Economics
PLUS select 2 elective courses from:
CMN228 Climate Change Adaptation
EGL120 Coastal Conservation and Management Project
EGL201 Introduction to Climate Change Mitigation
EGL285 Integrated Environmental Management
Elective courses (2)
Select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Faculty of Arts and Business or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
TOTAL UNITS 480