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Overview

This Handbook is for commencing students. If you commenced in a prior year please refer to the Online Handbook in the year you started your Law degree or contact the Faculty of Law for advice. This program combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media (Communication and … For more content click the Read More button below. This double degree combination is relevant to students interested in becoming media lawyers, or in journalism, corporate and organisational communication.

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Double Degree Structure
240 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 240 UOC.

1. Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
2. Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
3. Law elective courses - 42 UOC
4. Communication and Journalism core and prescribed electives - 60 UOC
5. Media Studies prescribed electives - 36 UOC

  • 4792 - Media (Communication and Journalism) / Law
  • 3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)
  • 4701 - Law

Level 1 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Level 2 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Level 3 Communication and Journalism Core Courses
3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

You must take 12 UOC of the following courses.

Level 1 Media Prescribed Courses
3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

Law Electives
4701 - Law

Students must complete 42 UOC of Law Electives.

Note: With the permission of the Director of Undergraduate Studies and the course teacher, undergraduate students may enrol in one or more Postgraduate courses, in a select list of approved Postgraduate Electives. Not more than half the students' total elective courses may be taken from the postgraduate offerings.

Maturity Requirements
3454 - Media (Communication and Journalism)

You must have completed 24 UOC before taking any Level 2 courses.

You must have completed 66 UOC before taking any Level 3 courses.

Nura Gili Pre-Law Program
4701 - Law

Indigenous students who have entered the Bachelor of Law program through the Nura Gili Pre-Law program must complete the following two courses (6 UOC):- LAWS1213 Foundations Enrichment 1 (3 UOC)- LAWS1214 Foundations Enrichment 2 (3 UOC)These courses are taken in place of 6 UOC of electives and are not available … For more content click the Read More button below.

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