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 5 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses including COR109
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
- Complete 3 introductory level (100 coded) required courses from the School of Communication
- Complete 8 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing courses
- Complete an additional 2 advanced level (200/300 coded) requried creative writing courses
- Complete 2 elective courses from either Faculty
- 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 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.
- 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.
Program structure
School of Law courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Using Data for Learning
LAW101 Teacher as Global Practitioner
LAW102 Communication and Thought
LAW103 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW104 Foundations of Australian Law B
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW202 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW203 Torts A
LAW204 Torts B
LAW205 Contracts A
LAW206 Contracts B
LAW301 Property A
LAW302 Property B
LAW303 Constitutional Law
LAW304 Equity & Trusts
LAW401 Corporations and Partnership Law
LAW402 Civil Procedure
LAW403 Administrative Law
LAW404 Professional Conduct
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Evidence
LAW306 Regulation
LAW307 Family Law
LAW308 Employment Law
LAW309 Commercial Law
LAW310 Succession
LAW311 Health Law
LAW312 Children & the Law
LAW313 Law Clinic
LAW314 Competition Law
LAW315 Building & Construction Law
LAW316 Mining & Resources Law
LAW405 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW406 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW407 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW408 Environment & Planning Law
LAW409 Elder Law
LAW410 Intellectual Property
LAW411 Taxation
LAW412 Public International Law
LAW413 Private International Law
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.
School of Communication courses
Introductory courses (3)
CMN102 Human Rights Law
CMN116 International Social Justice Clinic
PLUS select 1 course from:
CMN120 Communication Theory and Practice
CMN130 Introduction to Creative Writing
CMN140 Public Relations: Contemporary Perspectives
BUS105 Introduction to Journalism
Advanced courses (10)
8 required courses:
CMN213 Introduction to Creative Advertising
CMN238 Introduction to Marketing
CMN246 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN247 Paperback Hero
CMN260 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN266 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN267 Novel Ideas
CMN320 Creativity and Literature
PLUS select 2 elective courses from:
CMN228 Creativity and Literature: Victorians to Moderns
EGL120 Creative Writing and Editing for e-Publication
EGL201 The Writer and the Law
EGL285 The ' English' Tradition: An Introduction to Literary Studies
Elective courses (2)
Select 2 elective courses from either faculty (Faculty of Arts and Business or Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering).
TOTAL UNITS 480