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.
- * 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.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an advice clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
You will research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue. You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
This double degree offers a wide range of career opportunities including as a 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
Program Structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Practice Principles for Midwifery and Nursing
LAW101 Health Assessment in Nursing and Midwifery Practice
LAW102 Introductory Bioscience
LAW103 Nursing Practicum 1
LAW104 Health, Culture and Society
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Research Foundations
LAW202 Contexts of practice: child, youth and family
LAW203 Therapeutics in Midwifery
LAW204 Midwifery Practice 2
LAW205 Advancing Midwifery
LAW206 Human Pathophysiology
LAW301 Challenges to Mental Health
LAW302 Preparing for Midwifery Practice
LAW303 Midwifery Practice 3
LAW304 Midwifery Internship
LAW401 Nursing Practicum 3
LAW402 Nursing Practicum 2
LAW403 Health Law and Ethics
LAW404 Drug Therapy
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Health Alteration
LAW306 Nursing Internship
LAW307 Nursing Practicum 4
LAW309 Acute Health Alteration
LAW310 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
LAW311 Caring for the Older Client
LAW312 Communication and Thought
LAW313 Human Physiology
LAW315 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW316 Professional Experience: Orientation to the Profession
LAW405 Plant Diversity and Ecology
LAW406 Cell Biology
LAW407 Terrestrial Vertebrate Diversity and Ecology
LAW408 Introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
LAW409 Invertebrate Biology and Ecology
LAW410 Molecular Ecology
LAW411 Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
LAW412 Teaching Senior Secondary English
LAW414 Teaching Senior Secondary Science 1
LAW415 Plant Growth and Reproduction
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Advanced Genetics
LAW441 Genetics
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)
CMN104 Individual Learner Needs
CMN130 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
CMN150 Teaching Junior Secondary English
Advanced courses (12)
CMN213 Teaching Junior Secondary Science 1
CMN214 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
CMN227 Diversity and Inclusion
CMN228 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
CMN235 The Psychology of Learning
CMN237 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
CMN240 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
CMN249 Using Data for Learning
CMN277 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
CMN306 Business Analytics
CMN307 Introduction to Economics
CMN330 Management and Organisational Behaviour
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
- 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 Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students