This unique four-year combined degree in laws and creative writing provides graduates with clear professional pathways as both legal and writing practitioners. Students gain fluency in written and oral expression, reading and research skills, and above all, writing across a range of genres, both professional and imaginative – complementing the rigor, research and writing skills developed in studying the law. In addition to the core units, which comply with professional accreditation requirements to enable admission as a lawyer in Australia, students may choose elective units to suit their interests and professional aspirations including areas as diverse as human rights, race and the law, animal law, climate law and policy, psychiatry, psychology and the law and ecological jurisprudence. Major areas of study Students study core units, plus select units from electives to suit their career aspirations. Career opportunities Graduates can pursue career opportunities that combine knowledge of creative writing and law; and those specific to each discipline. Graduates will be skilled as lawyers who can write well and as writers who can think and argue strategically. They can pursue opportunities in fields such as intellectual property, commercial or academic publishing, corporate communications, as well as legal work in a range of creative industries, government departments and professional practices.