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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Creative Writing

Creative legal thinking.

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
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
094764M
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 018251
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR394
Commence
Semester 1
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time *
Study mode
on campus
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.

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 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

Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.

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 Environment & Planning Law
LAW102 Elder Law and Succession
LAW103 Intellectual Property
LAW104 Taxation

Advanced courses (20)

14 required courses:

LAW201 Public International Law
LAW202 Private International Law
LAW203 Human Rights Law
LAW204 Legal Internship
LAW205 Sports Law
LAW206 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
LAW301 Law Honours Thesis
LAW302 Introduction to Sociology: Society, Culture and Change
LAW303 Introduction to Indigenous Australia
LAW304 Social Research
LAW401 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
LAW402 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW403 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW404 Gender and Culture

PLUS select 6 elective courses from:

LAW305 Communication and Thought
LAW306 Communication and Thought
LAW307 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW309 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW310 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW311 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW316 Torts A
LAW318 Torts B
LAW405 Contracts A
LAW406 Contracts B
LAW407 Property A
LAW408 Property B
LAW410 Constitutional Law
LAW411 Equity & Trusts
LAW412 Corporations Law
LAW414 Civil Procedure
LAW415 Administrative Law
LAW416 Professional Conduct

The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Evidence
LAW441 Regulation

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.

School of Communication courses
Introductory courses (4)

CMN103 Family Law
CMN104 Employment Law
CMN116 Commercial Law
COR109 Health Law

Advanced courses (11)

CMN200 Children & the Law
CMN213 Law Professional Practice
CMN238 Competition Law
CMN246 Building & Construction Law
CMN247 Indigenous Legal Issues
CMN260 Equal Opportunity Law
CMN266 Alternative Dispute Resolution
CMN304 Environment & Planning Law
CMN320 Elder Law and Succession
CMN351 Intellectual Property
CMN352 Taxation(24 units)

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
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 which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • 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
  • Honours in Law available for high performing students
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
  • Refer to the Planning your study page to manage your progression
  • You may wish to use electives to complete an additional major or minor
  • Register your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)