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 1 core course.
- Complete 4 introductory (1800 level) required law courses.
- Complete 14 advanced (200/300/400 level) required law courses.
- Complete 6 law electives.
- Complete 3 required introductory courses
- Complete 8 required advanced courses
- Complete an additional 2 courses
- Complete 2 elective courses
- The total number of introductory level courses cannot exceed 16
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.
Program structure
Core course (1)
1 required course:
COR109 New Venture Development
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Communication and Thought
LAW102 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW103 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure A
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW202 Torts A
LAW203 Torts B
LAW204 Contracts A
LAW205 Contracts B
LAW206 Property A
LAW301 Property B
LAW302 Constitutional Law
LAW303 Equity & Trusts
LAW304 Corporate & Partnership Law
LAW401 Civil Procedure
LAW402 Administrative Law
LAW403 Professional Conduct
LAW404 Evidence
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305 Regulation
LAW306 Family Law
LAW307 Employment Law
LAW308 Commercial Law
LAW309 Succession
LAW310 Health Law
LAW311 Children & the Law
LAW312 Law Clinic
LAW313 Competition Law
LAW314 Building & Construction Law
LAW315 Mining & Resources Law
LAW316 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW405 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW406 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW407 Environment & Planning Law
LAW408 Elder Law
LAW409 Intellectual Property
LAW410 Taxation
LAW411 Public International Law
LAW412 Private International Law
LAW413 Human Rights Law
School of Communication
Introductory courses (3)
CMN102 International Social Justice Clinic
CMN116 Communication Theory and Practice
Plus select 1 course from:
CMN120 Introduction to Creative Writing
CMN130 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
CMN140 Introduction to Journalism
BUS105 Introduction to Creative Advertising
Advanced courses (8)
CMN213 Marketing Essentials
CMN238 Editing for Professionals
CMN246 Paperback Hero
CMN247 Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN260 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN266 Writing the Short Story
CMN267 Writing Poetry
CMN320 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns
Required courses (2)
Select 2 courses from:
CMN228 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
EGL120 Media Law and Ethics
EGL201 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
EGL285 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
Elective courses (2)
Select 2 elective courses from from the Faculty of Arts and Business or the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
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