Media (Sc & Sound Prdn) / Law - 4752

This program is for new 2016 commencing students. If you are a continuing student please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Dual Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice.

This program combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production).

The Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound) is designed to provide students with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities relevant to career pathways in a broad range of audio-visual, digital and screen production industries. The emphasis is on the acquisition of relevant creative and professional skills relevant to current media industry contexts, along with a sophisticated conceptual understanding of the increasingly convergent role of media and film in contemporary societies.
Through a suite of electives, students gain practical experience in digital film and sound production, animation, interaction and game design in a degree that is both ideas driven and vocationally relevant in its orientation. All students are given foundational practical experience in the thoughtful and creative application of established and emerging media technologies, while also being immersed in the history, culture and philosophy of media and film studies through a diverse suite of core and elective courses. The balance between practice and theory, film and media enables students to be at the forefront of an increasingly convergent media landscape.

This degree combination is relevant to students interested in becoming media lawyers, or in media industries (e.g. web design and production, gaming and interactive virtual environments, design and distribution), or in audio-visual production industries (e.g. multimedia or screen director, editor, sound designer, producer and other roles within video and audio production as well as areas as diverse as film criticism, arts administration, festival programming, communication research and media marketing.

At level I students study introductory courses in film and media studies and also take a range of foundational courses in video production, sonic arts as well as a course that introduces students to foundational principles of graphic design, animation and interaction design.
At Levels II and III students select from a wide range of production and project-based courses to expand and deepen their knowledge and understanding in the technical, analytical and conceptual application of various media forms including audio-visual production, screenwriting, animation and game design. Concurrently, students continue to expand their knowledge of the histories, theories and cultures in the disciplinary courses in film and media studies. It is here that students develop discipline specific and generic skills in critical and creative thought, writing, research and presentation.

Please refer to the program objectives and learning outcomes for Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound) 3438

Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
Law elective courses - 42 UOC
Media Courses - 96 UOC -please see below
Total 240 UOC

The basic requirements for the degree in dual mode (96 UOC) are:

For detailed stream outline of Media major sequences please check the followings:

MDIAH14752 Screen and Sound Production

High achieving students who secure a WAM of 75 across their program and who have completed at at least 72 UOC of their program at UNSW are eligible for the award of their Pass Degree "with Distinction".

An approved sequence for Media (Screen and Sound Production) and Law can be found here:

Plan for Media (Screen and Sound Production) and Law

Students enrolled in a combined law degree (with exception to Jurisprudence/Law) are not required to complete general education courses.

High achieving students may be eligible to graduate with a Bachelor of Laws (Honours).

Please visit the Honours in law website for further information about the current Honours policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB in 2014 or earlier) and the new policy (applicable to students who commenced the LLB from 2015 onwards).

After completion of 144 uoc including all of the requirements of the Bachelor of Media (Screen & Sound Production) dual degree, high achieving students may apply for admission to the Bachelor Media (Honours) program 4510. Entry to Honours requires a WAM of 70 or higher in the media courses and the stream seeking to be further studied. A minimum WAM of 70 in the Bachelor of Media (Screen & Sound Production) component of the dual degree is required for entry into Honours.

Bachelor of Media (Honours) program 4510

To qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Media (Screen and Sound Production) degree at Pass level, a student must:

For Academic Rules relating to the Bachelor of Laws component of this combined degree program, please refer to program 4701. Although 4701 program is no longer on offer, all combined law students enrolled in the LLB will need to comply with the rules stated here.

A direct link is given below:
Bachelor of Law 4701

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  UNSW Fee Website.