IELTS (Academic version): 6.5 overall score, minimum 6.0 in each subtest
TOEFL internet-based score :Total score 82, Writing 21, Speaking 18, Reading 13, Listening 13
Pearson Test of English Academic (PTE): 58 overall; No communication skills less than 50
This double degree will enable you to be multi-skilled in communications and law, giving you increased marketability across diverse career paths. The Bachelor of Communication encompasses a wide range of subjects in the field of communication and media. Teaching includes both theory and practice with reference to real world contexts highlighting future career opportunities in a convergent digital media world.
The Bachelor of Laws program satisfies the academic degree requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. Students will engage in collaborative face-to-face problem and case-based learning, will be supported by online learning materials, and will participate in authentic assessment to develop knowledge and skills.
In the Bachelor of Communication, through classwork, independent study and engagement with the multicultural nature of our communities, students develop an understanding of the local and international relevance of their chosen studies, with opportunities to develop and produce a range of media outcomes as applied research and professional projects throughout their studies. Through self-directed, team-based and problem-based learning strategies requiring active participation in the community and professional contexts, graduates learn to reflect and value ethical and intellectual conduct as well as respect for diversity and social justice principles.
The Bachelor of Laws provides students with a broad progressive legal education with a strong practical orientation to the law. Students develop skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration, self-management, and ethical and professional awareness and judgement. Students will also develop skills in legal advocacy, negotiation, and legal technology and extend their professional and learning experiences through work integrated learning, clinical placement and international exchange engagements.
The Bachelor of Laws provides you with professional skills including: the ability to analyse legal material and understand fundamental legal principles; an understanding of the relationship between law and society; the skills to analyse and solve legal and non-legal problems and specialised study into the Australian legal system.
The Bachelor of Communication encompasses a wide range of subjects in the field of communication and media with a core program of media studies, practices and theory, and specialised major sequences in advertising, journalism, public relations and media arts production.
CRICOS Code: 105744J
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Full-time start-year intake
Year 1
AUTUMN SESSION, CREDIT POINTS
Fundamentals of Australian Law
Criminal Law
Select two First Year Communication subjects
Credit Points, 40
SPRING SESSION
Legal Analysis and Critique
Torts Law
Select two First Year Communication subjects
Credit Points, 40
Year 2
AUTUMN SESSION
Contracts
Select one of the following:
Media Law and Ethics
Professional Writing and Editing
Select two First Year Communication subjects
Credit Points, 40
SPRING SESSION
, Alternative Dispute Resolution
Select one of the following:
Media Law and Ethics
Professional Writing and Editing
Select two First Year Communication subjects
Credit Points, 40
Year 3
AUTUMN SESSION
Professional Responsibility and Legal Ethics
Select one of the following:
Communication Research Project
Media Memory
Select two Level 2 subjects from chosen major
Credit Points, 40
SPRING SESSION
, Government and Public Law
Select one of the following:
Communication Research Project
Media Memory
Select two Level 3 subjects from chosen major
Note: Students who wish to exit this double degree after their third year and graduate with 1696 Bachelor of Communication must have completed 240 credit points and completed the subjects as listed above in Years 1, 2 and 3
Credit Points, 40
Year 4
AUTUMN SESSION
Equity & Trusts
Property Law
Select two LLB alternate subjects
Credit Points, 40
SPRING SESSION
Administrative Law
Law of Associations
Select two LLB alternate subjects
Credit Points, 40
Year 5
AUTUMN SESSION
Constitutional Law
Criminal Procedure and Evidence
Select two LLB alternate subjects
Credit Points, 40
SPRING SESSION
Civil Procedure and Arbitration
Remedies
Select two LLB alternate subjects
Credit Points, 40
Total Credit Points, 400
As a graduate of this double degree, you can look forward to career opportunities in:
Courts and Legal Advice
Advertising
Human Rights
State and Federal Public Services
Media and Communications
Policy development
Legal Practitioner
OSHC: 629 ($) per year
