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Overview
- Gain specialised creative and professional writing skills while meeting the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in Australia.
- Complete 2 degrees in 5.5 years full-time.
- Develop professional skills in web writing, corporate writing, persuasive writing, editing and script writing.
- Law offers flexible learning options such as downloadable lectures and practical experiences in the electronic moot court.
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| QTAC course code | 409472 |
| QUT course code | IX68 |
| Attendance | Full time |
| Course duration | 5.5 years full time |
| Start month | February |
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On campus
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Student Business Services (SBS) Admissions:
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| CRICOS code | 066295A |
Details
Why choose this course?
Both creative and professional writing and law require high-calibre, sophisticated communication. This double degree prepares you to work as a professional creative writer, as a barrister or solicitor in private practice, or to practise with large companies, in government agencies, or as a policy adviser.
Areas of study include all the major areas of law and creative and professional writing. In the creative writing component of the course, units include fiction and creative non-fiction writing, corporate writing, youth and children’s writing, digital storytelling, and the publishing industry. In the law component, there is a practical focus which, when combined with creative and professional writing study, will equip graduates for a broad range of careers, including legal practice.
Career outcomes
Through the combination of creative and professional writing with law, you will enhance your employability in your chosen field, whether in the legal fraternity or as a creative practitioner.
Within the legal environment, graduates can become, for example, lawyers who deal specifically with the publishing or creative writing industry. Within the creative industries field, graduates could find employment in positions such as a creative writer in international law, or an editor of legal-related publications, or a position specialising in law in the publishing industry.
Professional recognition
At the end of your law degree you will have completed the necessary units for admission to legal practice in Australia. If you want to become a practising lawyer you will need to complete further practical legal training (e.g. Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice) and then apply for admission. The Bachelor of Laws is also recognised for solicitor’s admission in East Malaysia, Fiji and Papua New Guinea, and in India and West Malaysia after completion of these countries’ qualifying examinations.
Units
Course structure
You will study a combination of creative industries and law units in the first four years, with law units only in the final years. You will also have the opportunity to choose elective units relevant to your career interests.
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Entry requirements
Assumed knowledge
Before you start this course we assume you have sound knowledge in these areas:
- English
We assume that you have knowledge equivalent to four semesters at high school level (Years 11 and 12) with sound achievement (4, SA).
Deferment
You can defer your offer and postpone the start of your course for one year.
Did you get an OP 1-5?
If you receive an OP 1-5 or equivalent, you're guaranteed a place in this course.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2012: CSP $3,768 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
HECS-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a HECS-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Bachelor of Fine Arts (Creative and Professional Writing)/Bachelor of Laws
You apply through QTAC for all our undergraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you've:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for - you can apply for up to 6
- Checked important dates
- Semester 1
20121 August 2011 -Applications for Semester 1, 2012 open
30 September 2011 -Due date for on-time QTAC applications for 2012. Further information is available from QTAC.
20 December 2011 -Due date to submit QTAC applications and documentation for the January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
5 January 2012 - Final date to change preferences for the QTAC January offer round. Further information is available from QTAC. - Semester 2
20121 August 2011 - Applications for Semester 2, 2012 open.23 April 2012 - Final date to submit QTAC midyear applications and documentation for the May offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.25 May 2012 -Final date to submit QTAC midyear applications, change of preference and documentation for the June offer round. Further information is available from QTAC.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked your course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
All done? Then you're ready to apply
Important: Make a note of the QTAC code for this course (409472) because you'll need to enter it as part of your QTAC application.
After you've submitted your application to QTAC
If you've studied before or if you have at least two years' work experience, you may want to apply for credit for prior learning.
