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Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Creative Writing

Creative legal thinking.

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.

Last intake Semester 2, 2018. Refer to AR315 Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Industries (Creative Writing and Publishing)

Study location
  • Sippy Downs
Refer to the program footnotes
CRICOS code
094764M
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Program length (full-time)
5 years
Annual tuition fee 2018
A$22,800
Estimated total tuition fee *
$114,000
Footnotes
  • Only a full-time option is available to international students on a Student visa. Online programs are not available to Student visa holders.
  • * Estimated tuition fees are based on 2025 rates. Refer to international fees for more information.
  • Not all majors/minors and elective options are available at every campus. You should refer to the What Can I Study tab, and the proposed study sequence for your chosen campus and intake for further information.
  • ^It is recommended that students planning to study part-time apply for the Bachelor of Laws rather than a double degree.
Study location QTAC code
  • Sunshine Coast 018251
Minimum selection threshold
OP - 9 Rank - 81
UniSC program code
AR394
Commence
Semester 1, Semester 2
Duration
5 years full time or equivalent part time ^
Study mode
on campus
Prerequisites
English (4,SA)
Fee type 2018
  • What will I pay?
Total courses
40
Total units
480
Footnotes
  • ^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

USC Law School courses
Introductory courses (4) 48 units

LAW101 Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation
LAW102 Supply Chain Management
LAW103 Project Risk
LAW104 Foundations of Australian Law A

Developing and Graduate courses (20) 240 units

14 required courses (168 units):

LAW201 Foundations of Australian Law B
LAW202 Criminal Law and Procedure A
LAW203 Criminal Law and Procedure B
LAW204 Torts A
LAW205 Torts B
LAW206 Contracts A
LAW301 Contracts B
LAW302 Property A
LAW303 Property B
LAW304 Constitutional Law
LAW401 Equity & Trusts
LAW402 Corporations Law
LAW403 Civil Procedure
LAW404 Administrative Law

PLUS select 6 elective courses (72 units) from:

LAW307 Professional Conduct
LAW310 Evidence
LAW311 Regulation
LAW312 Commercial Law
LAW318 Children & the Law
LAW407 Law Professional Practice
LAW408 Competition Law
LAW414 Advocacy
LAW415 Elder Law and Succession
LAW416 Intellectual Property
LAW417 Legal Internship
LAW418 Sports Law
LAW419 Transnational Legal Issues and Comparative Law
LAW420

The following 2 elective courses (24 units) are only available to students who have been accepted into honours in Law:
LAW440
LAW441

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 Coordinator.

School of Communication courses
Introductory courses (5) 60 units

CMN103
CMN104 Honours Research Methods, Design and Confirmation
CMN116 Law Honours Thesis
CMN117 Introduction to the Creative Industries
COR109 Introduction to Media and Communication Industries

Developing and Graduate courses (10) 132 units

CMN200 Introduction to Creative Writing
CMN213
CMN246 Communication and Thought
CMN247 Introduction to Screenwriting: The Art of Visual Storytelling
CMN260 Editing for the Communications Professional
CMN266 Creative Writing for Children and Young Adults
CMN304 Creative Writing for the Illustrated Book
CMN320 Novel Ideas
CMN351 Creativity and Literature
CMN352 Writing Your Novel(24 units)

Note: Program structures are subject to change. Not all USC courses are available on every USC campus.

Total units: 480

Program requirements and notes

Program requirements

In order to graduate you must:

  • Successfully complete 480 units as outlined in the Program Structure
Program notes
  • Completing this program within the specified (full-time) duration is based on studying 48 unit points per semester (normally 4 courses) and following the recommended study sequence
  • The unit value of all courses is 12 units unless otherwise specified
  • It is each students responsibility to enrol correctly according to your course requisites, program rules and requirements and be aware of the academic calendar dates
  • Courses within this program are assessed using a variety of assessment methods which may include essays, seminar presentations, reports, in-class tests and examinations
  • 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
  • As part of your USC program, you may apply to Study Overseas to undertake courses with an overseas higher education provider
  • Only a full-time study option is available to international students on a Student Visa
  • Refer to the Managing your progression page for help in understanding your program structure, reviewing your progress and planning remaining courses.
  • Apply for your selected major(s) and/or minor(s)