Harness your critical and lateral thinking for a career in journalism or law
Our journalism degree produces journalists with a strong sense of ethics and practical skills in print, broadcast and digital media. Develop cutting-edge problem-solving and communication skills to work across a range of media platforms. In the Law component, you’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Our journalism degree produces journalists with a strong sense of ethics and practical skills in print, broadcast and digital media. Develop cutting-edge problem-solving and communication skills to work across a range of media platforms. In the Law component, you’ll cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia.
Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions. You’ll conduct client interviews, prepare legal advice, undertake legal research and observe litigation and gain practical experience in USC’s Law Clinic and mock court.
From first year, you’ll work with local legal practitioners at the Suncoast Community Legal Service assisting real clients with their legal problems. Take advantage of careers for law graduates with especially strong English skills in areas such as parliamentary counsel, contract drafting, corporate writing and legal publishing.
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
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (5)
COR109 Challenges to Mental Health
LAW101 Special Topic in Health and Community Care
LAW102 Managing Human Resources
LAW103 Managing Workplace Relations
LAW104 Leadership and Team Dynamics
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Training and Development
LAW202 Managing Organisational Change
LAW203 Health Law and Ethics
LAW204 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
LAW205 Health Practicum
LAW206 Workplace Learning I
LAW301 Health Promotion Principles
LAW302 Health Promotion Needs Assessment and Planning
LAW303 Public Health Foundations
LAW304 Health Promotion Implementation and Evaluation
LAW401 Quantitative Research Methods
LAW402 Introduction to Behavioural Health
LAW403 Health Promotion Settings
LAW404 Research in Health Care
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Epidemiology and Biostatistics
LAW306 Health Promotion Professional Learning I (Virtual)
LAW307 Critical Social Theory: Power, Critique and Praxis
LAW308 Collective Critical Practice: Developmental Approaches
LAW309 Mental Health and Social Work
LAW310 Children, Youth and Families: Challenges, Critique and Change
LAW311 Engaging effectively with culturally diverse people
LAW312 Master of Social Work Field Education 1
LAW313 Engaging Effectively with Aboriginal People
LAW314 Ethical Social Work Practice in Complex Contexts
LAW315 Advocacy and Leadership in Social Policy Contexts
LAW316 Social Work in Health and Mental Health
LAW405 Advanced Social Research
LAW406 Master of Social Work Field Education 2
LAW407 Education Research an Introduction
LAW408 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
LAW409 Pedagogies for Engagement
LAW410 Professional Learning
LAW411 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
LAW412 Pedagogies for Engagement
LAW413 Contemporary Issues in Education
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 (3)
CMN104 Second Language Acquisition and Learning
CMN130 Second Language Teaching Methodologies
CMN150 Research Methods in Education
Advanced courses (11)
CMN213 Designing an Education Research Proposal
CMN214 Leadership for Learning Communities
CMN227 Assessment: Principles and Practices
CMN228 Professional Learning
CMN235 Curriculum Development and Evaluation
CMN237 Leadership for Learning Communities
CMN240 Assessment: Principles and Practices
CMN249 Interlanguage Phonology
CMN277 Language, Culture and Second Language Learning
CMN306 Research Methods in Education(24 units)
CMN330 Professional Education Project
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
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 electives
- Complete 3 introductory level (100 coded) required School of Communication courses
- Complete 11 advanced level (200/300 coded) required 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 Study Overseas 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.