Students pursue varied career opportunities in law and journalism and develop legal knowledge and professional skills in print, broadcast and digital media.
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. Journalism courses include news writing, online journalism, feature writing, digital photojournalism, media law, editing and computer-assisted reporting.
- * 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. Journalism courses include news writing, online journalism, feature writing, digital photojournalism, media law, editing and computer-assisted reporting.
Career opportunities
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
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 electives
- Complete 5 introductory level (100 coded) required School of Communication courses
- Complete 10 advanced level (200/300 coded) requried 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 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 Law Professional Practice
LAW101 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW102 Advocacy
LAW103 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW104 Elder Law and Succession
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Communication and Thought
LAW202 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW203 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW204 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW205 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW206 Torts A
LAW301 Torts B
LAW302 Contracts A
LAW303 Contracts B
LAW304 Property A
LAW401 Property B
LAW402 Constitutional Law
LAW403 Equity & Trusts
LAW404 Corporations and Partnership Law
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Civil Procedure
LAW306 Administrative Law
LAW307 Professional Conduct
LAW308 Evidence
LAW309 Regulation
LAW310 Family Law
LAW311 Employment Law
LAW312 Commercial Law
LAW313 Succession
LAW314 Health Law
LAW315 Children & the Law
LAW316 Law Clinic
LAW405 Competition Law
LAW406 Building & Construction Law
LAW407 Mining & Resources Law
LAW408 Indigenous Legal Issues
LAW409 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW410 Alternative Dispute Resolution
LAW411 Environment & Planning Law
LAW412 Elder Law
LAW413 Intellectual Property
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.
Journalism courses
Introductory courses (5)
BUS102 Taxation
CMN102 Public International Law
CMN130 Private International Law
INT140 Human Rights Law
PLUS select 1 introductory (100 level) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Advanced courses (10)
CMN213 International Social Justice Clinic
CMN214 Introduction to Economics
CMN227 Communication Theory and Practice
CMN228 Introduction to Journalism
CMN235 An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
CMN237 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN240 Investigative and Data Journalism
CMN249 News Rounds
CMN256 The Writer and the Law
CMN272 News Writing and Reporting
TOTAL UNITS 480