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 International Community Development and Global Justice
LAW101 Social Justice, Welfare and the State
LAW102 Human Services Placement 1
LAW103 Human Services Placement 2
LAW104 Working With Families
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Ethics and Professional Practice
LAW202 Community Development and Social Action
LAW203 Complexity and Social Work: Policy and Practice
LAW204 An Introduction to Australian Politics: The Makings of a Republic?
LAW205 Indigenous Australia and the State
LAW206 Social Research
LAW301 Understanding Society: An Introduction to Social Theory
LAW302 Health, Society and Culture
LAW303 Disability: Culture, Community and Change
LAW304 Understanding Cultural Diversity
LAW401 Gender and Culture
LAW402 Communication and Thought
LAW403 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW404 Foundations of Australian Law B
PLUS select 6 advanced level (LAW200 /300/400 coded) elective courses from:
LAW305 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW306 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW307 Torts A
LAW308 Torts B
LAW309 Contracts A
LAW310 Contracts B
LAW311 Property A
LAW312 Property B
LAW313 Constitutional Law
LAW314 Equity & Trusts
LAW315 Corporations and Partnership Law
LAW316 Civil Procedure
LAW405 Administrative Law
LAW406 Professional Conduct
LAW407 Evidence
LAW408 Regulation
LAW409 Family Law
LAW410 Employment Law
LAW411 Commercial Law
LAW412 Succession
LAW413 Health 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.
Journalism courses
Introductory courses (5)
BUS102 Children & the Law
CMN102 Law Clinic
CMN130 Competition Law
INT140 Building & Construction Law
PLUS select 1 introductory (100 level) course from the Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Advanced courses (10)
CMN213 Mining & Resources Law
CMN214 Indigenous Legal Issues
CMN227 Equal Opportunity Law
CMN228 Alternative Dispute Resolution
CMN235 Environment & Planning Law
CMN237 Elder Law
CMN240 Intellectual Property
CMN249 Taxation
CMN256 Public International Law
CMN272 Private International Law
TOTAL UNITS 480