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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Journalism - Queensland University of Technology

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QTAC code: 409912

Domestic entry: February

Past OP cut-off: 5

Past rank cut-off: 92

Assumed knowledge: English (4, SA)

Preparatory studies: ENGLISH: Successful completion of a year of full-time vocational or tertiary study.

CRICOS code: 040313G

International fees: 2009: $9,750 (indicative) per semester
(per semester, subject to annual review)

International entry: February and July* (*July entry subject to availability)

Course duration (full-time): 5 Years

Total credit points: 528

Standard credit points/full-time semester: 48(Semesters 3,4,5,6,9+10), 60(Semesters 1,2,7+8)

Campus: Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove


Why choose this course?
The QUT Journalism course is unique in south east Qld for offering greater opportunities for broadcast experience.

Career outcomes
Our Journalism graduates are highly visible and respected in the industry. They include Tracey Spicer (Channel 10), Sami Lukis, Sharyn Ghidella, and Karl Stefanovic (Channel 9), and Christine Jackman (The Australian).

Practical teaching
Practical work commences in semester 1 of the course. You will use the TV and radio studios on campus, and gain experience with "QUT News" on Briz31 television and 4EB radio. Students also publish a newspaper called Red.

Industry links
Your employment opportunities and practical experience will be enhanced from the established internships available with the Courier Mail, commercial television stations, and the ABC (TV, radio and online).

Facilities / technology
To prepare you for the digital age of journalism, you will have access to dedicated newsrooms, radio studio, production office, TV studio, editing suites, and other technical facilities.

Overseas links
International reporting trips have been undertaken in Jakarta, Singapore and Malaysia in recent years, giving students experience and contact with foreign correspondence and reporting.

Scholarships
Radio station 4EB and QUT offer a one year scholarship valued at $5000 to cover HECS. The successful journalism applicant should have at least one parent born outside of Australia. Please visit www.creativeindustries.qut.com for more information.

Performance / exhibitions
You can see the work of our journalism students in QUT News bulletins on Briz31 and radio 4EB.

Overview
This five-year double degree in journalism and law is in high demand. It combines the practical skills and understanding of the journalism industry with the skills to work as a legal practitioner.

Career Outcomes
outcomes Graduates may find work in private practice as a barrister or legal practitioner, practise in law-related government departments or within large companies as in-house lawyers. Journalism opportunities are the same as those for graduates of the Bachelor of Journalism. See page 30 for more information.

Course Structure
The Creative Industries component is made up of 24 credit points of Faculty Foundation units, 144 credit points of Journalism-related units and 24 credit points of elective units.

The Law component is made up of 336 credit points of law subjects.

Professional Recognition
The law degree component covers all the law units required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia and is approved for the purposes of the Legal Practitioners? and Barristers? Admission Rules. QUT?s journalism degree is recognised by the Australian Journalists? Association (AJA) section of the Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA).

OP Guarantee
The OP Guarantee does not apply to this program.

Course Structure

CodeTitle
Year 1, Semester 1
 The Law School is currently reviewing the law components of this course to continue to meet the needs of students and employers. As a result this program may change in 2009 and is subject to final approval.
KJB101Digital Journalism
KJB120Newswriting
KKB101Creative Industries: People and Practices
 Introduction to Legal Research
LWB141Legal Institutions and Method
LWB142Law, Society and Justice
Year 1, Semester 2
KJB121Journalistic Inquiry
KKB102Creative Industries: Making Connections
LWB143Legal Research and Writing
LWB144Laws and Global Perspectives
 Creative Industries Elective
Year 2, Semester 1
KJB239Journalism Ethics and Issues
KJB224Feature Writing
KPB101Foundations of Film and Television Production
LWB136Contracts A
Year 2, Semester 2
KJB232Radio and Television Journalism 1
KCB202New Media Technologies
 Creative Industries Elective
LWB137Contracts B
Year 3, Semester 1
KJB322Desktop Publishing And Editing
KJB338Radio and Television Journalism 2
LWB138Fundamentals of Torts
LWB238Fundamentals of Criminal Law
Year 3, Semester 2
KJB303News Production
KJB337Public Affairs Reporting
LWB139Select Issues in Torts
LWB239Criminal Responsibility
Year 4, Semester 1
LWB231Introduction to Public Law
LWB236Real Property A
LWB240Principles of Equity
LWB332Commercial and Personal Property Law
LWB333Theories of Law
Year 4, Semester 2
LWB235Australian Federal Constitutional Law
LWB237Real Property B
LWB241Trusts
LWB331Administrative Law
LWB334Corporate Law
Year 5, Semester 1
LWB431Civil Procedure
LWB432Evidence
LWB434Advanced Research and Legal Reasoning
KWB101Introduction to Creative Writing
OR 
 Creative Industries Elective
Year 5, Semester 2
LWB433Professional Responsibility
 Creative Industries Elective
 Law Elective Units

Creative Industries Faculty Undergraduate Open Electives

CodeTitle
Creative Industries Faculty Undergraduate Open Electives
 These unit offerings are current at the time of publication but are subject to change.
 Rules for selecting electives:
 * you must obey any elective rules as set out in your course requirements
 * you cannot select a unit that forms part of the compulsory units of your course or the compulsory units of your chosen sub-major area.
 * you must have successfully completed any pre/co-requisite units applicable
 * the offering of elective units is subject to sufficient student enrolment numbers and staff availability
 * some units are subject to quota restrictions
 * KK33, KK34, KJ32, KM32, IX07 and IX16 students ONLY are permitted to select electives from outside the Faculty of Creative Industries
Semester 1 Units
Media & Communication
KCB101Communication in the New Economy
KCB102Media and Society: From Printing Press to Internet
KCB103Strategic Speech Communication
KCB201Virtual Cultures
KCB302Political Communication
Communication Design
KIB108Animation History and Practices
KIB201Concept Development for Game Design and Interactive Media
Dance
KDB105Architecture of the Body
KDB108World Dance
KDB110Deconstructing Dance in History
Fashion
KFB103Introduction to Fashion
KFB206Fashion and Modernity
Journalism
KJB101Digital Journalism
KJB120Newswriting
KJB121Journalistic Inquiry
KJB224Feature Writing
KJB239Journalism Ethics and Issues
Faculty
KKB004Indigenous Creative Industries
KKB101Creative Industries: People and Practices
KKB210Computational Arts 1
Transition to New Professional Environments*
KKB341Workplace Learning 1
KKB342Workplace Learning 2
KKB343Service Learning 1
KKB344Service Learning 2
KKB345Creative Industries Project 1
KKB346Creative Industries Project 2
KKB347Becoming A Researcher: Understandings, Skills and Practices
Music & Sound
KMB003Sex Drugs Rock 'n' roll
KMB004World Music
KMB104Music and Sound Skills
KMB105Music and Sound Technology
KMB108Sound Recording and Acoustics
Film & Television
KPB102Film History
KPB106Australian Television
KPB202Film and Television Business Skills: Entrepreneurship and Investment
KPB203Australian Film
KPB303Critical Thinking About Television
Performance Studies
KTB10120th Century Performance
KTB204Understanding Performance
KTB061Creative Industries Management
KTB062Creative Industries Events and Festivals
Visual Arts
KVB102Modernism
KVB104Photomedia and Artistic Practice
KVB1102D Media and Processes
KVB212Australian Art, Architecture and Design
KVB304Contemporary Art Issues
Creative Writing & Cultural Studies
KWB101Introduction to Creative Writing
KWB102Media Writing
KWB103Persuasive Writing
KWB104The Short Story
KWB105Film and Television Scriptwriting
KWB107Creative Non-Fiction
KWB108Introduction To Literary Studies
KWB207Great Books: The Literary Classics
KWB208Modern Times (Literature and Culture in the 20th Century)
KWB308Wonderlands: Literature and Culture in the 19th Century
Semester 2 Units
Media & Communication
KCB101Communication in the New Economy
KCB103Strategic Speech Communication
KCB104Media and Communications Industries
KCB105Media and Communication Research Methods
KCB202New Media Technologies
KCB203Consumer Cultures
Communication Design
KIB202Enabling Immersion
Dance
KDB106Dance Analysis
KDB109Funk, Tap and all that Jazz
KDB204Australian Dance
Faculty
KKB102Creative Industries: Making Connections
KKB211Computational Arts 2
Transition to New Professional Environments*
KKB341Workplace Learning 1
KKB342Workplace Learning 2
KKB343Service Learning 1
KKB344Service Learning 2
KKB345Creative Industries Project 1
KKB346Creative Industries Project 2
KKB348Becoming A Researcher: Contexts, Protocols and Impact
KKB350Creative Industries International Study Tour
Fashion
KFB106Unspeakable Beauty: A History of Fashion and Style
KFB207Contemporary Fashion
Journalism
KJB101Digital Journalism
KJB120Newswriting
KJB121Journalistic Inquiry
KJB224Feature Writing
KJB280International Journalism
KJB337Public Affairs Reporting
Music & Sound
KMB002Music and Spirituality
KMB007Introductory Ensemble
KMB105Music and Sound Technology
KMB107Sound, Image, Text
KMB108Sound Recording and Acoustics
KMB205Sound Media Musicianship
Film & Television
KPB103Film Genres
KPB104Film and Television Production Resource Management
KPB107Television's Greatest Hits
KPB205Documentary Theory and Practice
KPB206International Cinema
Performance Studies
KTB104Performance Innovation
KTB207Staging Australia
KTB062Creative Industries Events and Festivals
Visual Arts
KVB103Australian Art
KVB104Photomedia and Artistic Practice
KVB108Contemporary Asian Visual Culture
KVB1113D Media and Processes
KVB211Post 1945 Art
KVB306Video Art and Culture
KVB307Theories of Spatial Culture
Creative Writing & Cultural Studies
KWB102Media Writing
KWB104The Short Story
KWB105Film and Television Scriptwriting
KWB106Corporate Writing and Editing
KWB109Ozlit
KWB204Writing for Performance
KWB206Youth and Children's Writing
KWB209Shakespeare, Then and Now
KWB307Indigenous Writing
KWB309Popular Fictions, Popular Culture
NOTES:
 * Only one Workplace Learning unit may be completed
 * KKB290, KKB357, KKB320, KKB330, KKB340-1 and KKB340-2 are only available to students enrolled in Creative Industries courses.

Potential careers
Barrister
Crown Law Officer
In-House Lawyer
Information Officer
Journalist
Media Industry Specialist
Public Relations Officer/Consultant
Public Servant
Publishing Professional
Solicitor
 

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