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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Journalism

Where the law and the media connect.

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.

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
094765K
Commence
Semester 1
Program length (full-time)
5 years (10 Semesters)
Semester tuition fee 2017
$11,400
Estimated total tuition fee *
$114,000
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
  • * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018271
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR395
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2017
  • 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.

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

USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)

COR109 Auditing and Professional Practice
LAW101 Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility
LAW102 Management Accounting
LAW103 Taxation Law and Practice
LAW104 Discovering Management

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Marketing Essentials
LAW202 Foundations of Sustainability
LAW203 Exploring Business Research
LAW204 Accounting for Business
LAW205 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW206 Economics for Business
LAW301 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW302 Business Law
LAW303 Social Research
LAW304 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW401 Business, Governance and Society
LAW402 Creativity, Design and Communication Project
LAW403 Social Sciences and Humanities Project
LAW404 Economics for Business

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Cell Biology
LAW306 Introductory Chemistry
LAW307 Science Research Methods
LAW309 Accounting Principles
LAW310 Information Systems in Organisations
LAW311 Discovering Management
LAW316 Business Law
LAW318 Discovering Science
LAW405 Marketing Essentials
LAW406 Biodiversity and Ecology
LAW407 Statistics with Teeth: Understanding Ecological Data
LAW408 Advanced Research Methods and Statistics
LAW410 World of Work: Your Pathway to Employment
LAW411 Business, Governance and Society
LAW412 K'gari-Fraser Island Field Studies
LAW414 Special Field Studies Topic
LAW415 Analytical Sciences
LAW416 Special Research Project

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Workplace Learning I
LAW441 Work Integrated Learning Project

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 Coordinator.

Journalism courses
Introductory courses (3)

CMN104 Work Integrated Learning Placement
CMN130 Introduction to Creative Entrepreneurship
CMN150 Communication for the Creative Professional

Advanced courses (12)

CMN213 Elements of Design
CMN228 Drawing Practice
CMN235 Art, Design and Digital Culture
CMN237 Design Methods
CMN240 Fundamentals of Photography
CMN249 Screen Media Production
CMN277 Design Futures
CMN302 Introduction to Interactive Media
CMN305 Responsive Design and Wearable Technologies
CMN306 Creative Engagement
CMN307 Sensing Environments
CMN330 Interactive Technologies and Environments

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
  • 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
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
  • 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