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 Workplace Learning I
LAW101
LAW102
LAW103 Individual Learner Needs
LAW104 Professional Experience: Managing Learning Environments
Advanced courses (20)
14 required courses:
LAW201 Teaching Junior Secondary English
LAW202 Teaching Junior Secondary Mathematics
LAW203 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives in Learning and Teaching
LAW204 Diversity and Inclusion
LAW205 Professional Experience: Individual Learner Needs
LAW206 The Psychology of Learning
LAW301 Literacy and Numeracy Across the Curriculum
LAW302 Secondary Assessment and Reporting
LAW303 Using Data for Learning
LAW304 Secondary Professional Learning: The Professional Empowered and Engaged
LAW401 Business Finance
LAW402 Fintech Innovations
LAW403 Trade and Finance in a Global Economy
LAW404 Investment Analysis
PLUS select 6 elective courses from:
LAW305 Marketing Essentials
LAW306 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
LAW307 Consumer Behaviour
LAW308 Services Marketing
LAW309 Marketing Communication
LAW310 Sports Marketing
LAW311 Marketing for Social Change
LAW312 Building and Managing Brands
LAW313 Marketing Essentials
LAW314 Consumer Behaviour
LAW315 Services Marketing
LAW316 Marketing Communication
LAW405 Digital Branding
LAW406 Marketing in a Global Environment
LAW407 Evidenced Based Decision Making
LAW408 Finance and Accounting for Managers
LAW409 Innovation Management and Professional Development
LAW410 Leading and Managing Organisations
LAW411 Strategy, Governance and Ethics
LAW412 Introduction to Creative Advertising
LAW413 Design Methods
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 Social Media: Content Curation and Creation
CMN130 Editing for Professionals
CMN150 Advertising Campaigns
Advanced courses (11)
CMN213 Creative and Interactive Advertising
CMN214 Visual Identity
CMN227
CMN228 Media Law and Ethics
CMN235
CMN237 Online Journalism
CMN240 Feature Writing
CMN249
CMN277 Video production and television journalism
CMN306(24 units)
CMN330 Newsroom
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.