拥有双学位可以使您成为专业的创意作家，私人执业的大律师或律师，或在大型公司，政府机构或政策顾问中执业。通过将创意写作与法律结合起来，无论是在法律界还是作为创意从业者，您都将提高所选领域的就业能力。您可以就出版或创意写作行业中的合法性或与版权或知识产权法有关的法律问题提供建议，或者担任与法律相关的出版物的编辑，或者在出版行业中专门从事法律工作。最多可以学习16个学科单元的创意写作专业，并获得对您专业知识的深入了解。您的法律学位部分包括19个核心单元和8个法律选修单元，其中可能包括第三学习领域的未成年人或QU
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. Through the combination of creative writing with law, you will enhance your employability in your chosen field, whether in the legal fraternity or as a creative practitioner. You can advise on the legalities in the publishing or creative writing industries, or in relation to copyright or intellectual property law, or work as an editor of legal-related publications or in a position specialising in law in the publishing industry.<br>Both creative writing and law require high-calibre, sophisticated communication. This double degree will strongly develop your writing skills which can be applied through your law studies and in future careers.<br><br>Areas of study include all the major areas of law and creative writing. In the creative writing component of the course, you will work intensively on your writing in a number of forms including novels, short stories, creative non-fiction, memoir, genre writing, and poetry. You will develop comprehensive editing skills as well as self-editing skills. You will learn about and engage with local writing contexts, as well as enter contemporary debates around ideas that illuminate and challenge what people write and how they write it. You will learn to think and write critically about texts. You will learn how to engage readers through emotional story telling. You will progress towards a major piece of creative writing in a form and genre of your choice at the end of your degree.<br><br>Immerse yourself in the creative writing major with up to 16 discipline units and gain in-depth knowledge in your specialisation. Your law degree component comprises nineteen core units and eight law elective units, which can include a third study area as a minor or electives from across QUT.<br>Careers and outcomes<br>Your law degree will provide additional career opportunities, and legal skills you can apply in your creative industries career. Alternatively your writing skills will complement your legal studies, should you choose to pursue a career as a lawyer. Your degrees in law and creative writing will prove invaluable in legal careers within publishing, intellectual property or policy development, or in writing careers focusing on legal issues such as crime writing, or case reporting.