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
Introductory courses (4)
4 required courses:
LAW101 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW102 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW103 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW104 Criminal Law and Procedure B
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Torts A
LAW202 Torts B
LAW203 Contracts A
LAW204 Contracts B
LAW205 Property A
LAW206 Property B
LAW301 Constitutional Law
LAW302 Equity & Trusts
LAW303 Corporations Law
LAW304 Civil Procedure
LAW401 Administrative Law
LAW402 Professional Conduct
LAW403 Evidence
LAW404 Regulation
Plus select 6 elective law courses from:
LAW305
LAW306
LAW307 Commercial Law
LAW308
LAW309
LAW310 Children & the Law
LAW311 Law Professional Practice
LAW312 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW313
LAW314
LAW315
LAW316
LAW405 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW406
LAW407 Elder Law and Succession
LAW408 Intellectual Property
LAW409
LAW410 Public International Law
LAW411
LAW412 International Human Rights Law
LAW413
School of Communication
Introductory courses (3)
CMN102
CMN116 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
Plus select 1 course from:
CMN120 Introduction to Contemporary Global Media and Communication
CMN130 News and Reporting
CMN140
BUS105 Marketing Essentials
Advanced courses (8)
CMN213
CMN238
CMN246 Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN247 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN260 Writing the Short Story
CMN266 Writing Poetry
CMN267
CMN320 Creative Writing and Editing for Publication
Required courses (2)
Select 2 courses from:
CMN228 Media Law and Ethics
EGL120 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
EGL201 Reality Bites: An Exploration of Non-Fiction
EGL285
Elective courses (2)
Select 2 elective courses from from the Faculty of Arts and Business or the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
TOTAL UNITS 480