Program Overview

If you’re an innovative and globally engaged thinker looking to forge successful careers in dynamic and creative working environments around the world, then the UC Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws course can help you get there.

Gain an extremely thorough understanding of the theory and practical applications of law, improve your advocacy skills and be able to choose one of five different arts study pathways: creative writing, cultural and heritage studies, digital media, or global studies.

This combination of electives, taught within smaller, more personalised classes, offers a student focused learning environment, greatly improving the value of each elective and ensuring that each student receives the highest level of support and encouragement during their time at UC.

Students of this course will also gain extremely strong links to the local public and private sectors, giving them unrivalled access to a network of professional contacts, practical exposure and the opportunity to study real-world situations through project work, internships and mentorships.

There’s also opportunities for international collaborations and the chance for students to qualify for admission to practice law in their final year.

Study a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws at UC and you will:

• Obtain a broad and in-depth understanding of the theoretical and practical knowledge of law
• Combine creativity and legal problem solving to create innovative business solutions
• Fine-tune your ability to present ideas and opinions effectively and communicate within and across professional and cultural boundaries
• Explore a range of creative study options designed around your personal interests
• Acquire the ability to problem solve, analyse and evaluate information in a systematic, creative and insightful way 
• Use professional knowledge and skills ethically and responsibly for the benefit of others and the environment
• Learn advanced legal research and writing skills and how to implement them
• Gain eligibility to a globally recognised range of professional accreditations
• Build an enviable list of industry contacts.

Specialist Major: Culture and Heritage
This course allows you to build your passion for culture and heritage into a rewarding and sustainable career. Building on the core skills and knowledge embedded in your arts degree, you will complete a specialist major that brings alive the richness and complexity of culture and heritage in their many forms - from the material, to the intangible and the digital. Engaging with diverse cultures and communities, heritage places, landscapes and cultural collections you will develop your critical and technical skills. Through site visits, online projects, field trips, and internships you will gain real-life experience of cultural sector practice, and connect to professional networks. You will explore heritage in a variety of social, cultural, and political contexts around the world, with a particular focus on Indigenous and First Nations issues, and with opportunities for international experience through Study Abroad. You can build on this major, and deepen your expertise, by adding our Vertical Master of Arts, which offers further professionally oriented study in heritage conservation, and digital and cultural leadership.