Enhance your Law degree with strong written communication skills
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
- * It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Develop advanced written communication and analytical skills for a career in law or other fields such as government, arts, media or the creative industries. Choose from a range of Law electives to suit your interests and career ambitions.
You will cover all the academic courses required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia. You will engage in active learning experiences and gain practical skills right from your first year. For example, you will observe volunteer lawyers conducting client interviews at an advice clinic operated by Suncoast Community Legal Service.
You will research answers to legal problems, prepare advice, present legal argument, observe court proceedings, and take part in simulated court presentations in our new Moot Court venue. You can further develop your skills by working with Legal Service clients under legal supervision in law professional practice, or undertake a legal internship.
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.
Law Honours is available, usually without extending the time required to complete your degree.
Career opportunities
Graduates will have highly developed analytical and communication skills, equipped for a career in law including as a solicitor, barrister, government legal officer, corporate in-house counsel or careers with a communication focus such as government, education, arts, media, commerce, and industry.
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 Structure
USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (4)
LAW101 Health Law and Ethics
LAW102 Cultural Diversity in Nursing and Midwifery
LAW103 Health Practicum
LAW104 Work Place Learning I
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Foundations of Australian Law A
LAW202 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW203 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW204 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW205 Torts A
LAW206 Torts B
LAW301 Contracts A
LAW302 Contracts B
LAW303 Property A
LAW304 Property B
LAW401 Constitutional Law
LAW402 Equity & Trusts
LAW403 Corporations Law
LAW404 Civil Procedure
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Administrative Law
LAW306 Professional Conduct
LAW307 Evidence
LAW309 Regulation
LAW310 Family Law
LAW311 Employment Law
LAW312 Commercial Law
LAW313 Health Law
LAW315 Children & the Law
LAW316 Law Professional Practice
LAW405 Competition and Consumer Law
LAW406 Building & Construction Law #
LAW407 Indigenous Legal Issues #
LAW408 Equal Opportunity Law
LAW409 Legal Dispute Resolution
LAW410 Planning and Environment Law
LAW411 Elder Law and Succession
LAW412 Intellectual Property
LAW414 Taxation #
LAW415 Public International Law
The following 2 elective courses are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440 Private International Law
LAW441 International Human Rights 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 (4)
CMN103 Legal Internship
CMN104 Sports Law
CMN116 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
COR109 Law Honours Thesis
Advanced courses (11)
CMN200 Introduction to the Creative Industries
CMN213 Introduction to Screen and Media Industries
CMN238 Playing with Words: an Introduction to Creative Writing Craft
CMN246 Communication and Thought
CMN247 Writing for Screens
CMN260 Editing for Professionals
CMN266 Paperback Hero
CMN304 Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN320 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN351 Writing the Short Story
CMN352 Writing Poetry(24 units)
Note: Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.
Total units: 480
Recommended study sequences
Program requirements and notes
Program requirements
In order to graduate you must:
- Complete 4 introductory level (100 coded) required law courses
- Complete 14 advanced level (200/300/400 coded) required law courses
- Complete 6 law elective courses
- Complete 4 introductory level (100 coded) required courses from the School of Communication including the core course (COR109 )
- Complete 11 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing courses
- Complete an additional 2 advanced level (200/300 coded) required creative writing 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
- 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 Coordinator
- Honours in Law available for high performing students