Bachelor of Communication and Media - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)

University of Wollongong

About

A Bachelor of Communication and Media - Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from UOW equips you with a comprehensive legal education:

a world-class degree that provides a thorough grounding in the law, as well as a real-world focus on the essential practical skills and the social and ethical context in which the law operates.Combining Law with a Bachelor of Communication and Media will prepare you to engage with a global media culture within a legal context.

It has an international focus and places strong emphasis on research skills, while introducing students to ways in which new media shapes our everyday lives.

We look at the ethical and legal considerations of emerging media within the workplace as well as our local, national and international communities.The Honours year has two functions at UOW;

as an in-depth project at the end of undergraduate study, and as a bridge between undergraduate study and advanced research.Studying Honours gives you:We believe that practical experience is a vital part of your legal training.

We are the only law school in New South Wales that requires you to complete a legal internship, providing highly valued industry experience.We are committed to social justice and providing a legal education that engages with the complexities of law's intersection with society.This double degree delivers a practical and contextual legal education that prepares graduates not only for traditional careers in the legal profession but also for a wide range of careers in government, business and community organisations – as leaders, innovators and problem solvers.

Structure

To qualify for award of the degree, the Bachelor of Communication and Media - Bachelor of Laws (Honours), a candidate must successfully complete at least 240 credit points, comprised of the following:

  1. All compulsory Law subjects for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (114 credit points) as set out below;
  2. Three elective subjects from the Bachelor of Laws elective schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (18 credit points);
  3. LLB4402 Legal Research Thesis (12 credit points);
  4. Core subjects for the Bachelor of Communication and Media (48 credit points);
  5. One major chosen from the Bachelor of Communication and Media (48 credit points);

Notes:

  • No more than 48 credit points shall be of 100-level subjects.
  • Students in this degree are not required to take LHA 101.
  • Where any subjects have the prefix LAW, the equivalent Bachelor of Laws (LLB) subjects must be substituted.

Year 1

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LLB1100 Foundations of Law 6
LLB1115 Legal Skills 6
LLB1120 Law of Contract A 6
LLB1130 Criminal Law and Procedure A 6
LLB1160 Interpreting the Law 6
LLB1170 Law of Contract B 6
LLB1180 Criminal Law and Procedure B 6
LLB1197 Ethics and Professional Responsibility 6

Year 2

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LLB2220 Property Law 6
LLB2230 Administrative Law 6
LLB2270 Equity and Trusts 6
LLB2280 Constitutional Law 6

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 3

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LLB2240 Law of Torts 6
LLB2225 Advanced Legal Skills 6
LLB2290 Jurisprudence 6
LLB3397 Legal Internship 3

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 4

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LLB3330 Law of Employment 6
LLB3301 Evidence 6
LLB3302 Law of Business Organisations 6
1 LLB Elective 6

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 5

Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points
LLB4402 Legal Research Thesis 12
LLB3399 Law, Justice and Professional Practice 3
2 LLB Electives 12

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Part-time Study A student is considered part-time when they are enrolled in less than 75% of the standard load for a session. If you are seeking to complete your undergraduate law degree part-time, you are required to complete a minimum of 12 credit points (2 subjects) per session. Please refer to the Recommended Study Sequence for information.

Click on subject codes in the above course structure for information on sessions of offer for each subject. To find out specific information on timetables, tutorials, and classes, visit the Timetable page.

Majors

Entry requirements

Information on academic and English language requirements, as well as eligibility for credit for prior learning, is available from the Course Finder.

Learning outcomes

Please refer to the Course Handbook page of each individual degree for a comprehensive list of degree course learning outcomes.

Institution