Bachelor of Communication and Media - Bachelor of Laws - Wollongong Campus

A Bachelor of Communication and Media - Bachelor of Laws 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.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.

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

1. All compulsory Law subjects for the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) (114 credit points) as set out below;
2. 30 credit points of electives from the Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry) elective list;
3. All core subjects in the Bachelor of Communication and Media (48 credit points);
4. One of the major studies in 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 subjects (LLB) must be substituted.

Year 1

Year 2

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 3

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 4

Subjects from the Bachelor of Communication and Media schedule

Year 5

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

A number of the course learning outcomes in each of these degrees complement and consolidate outcomes in the partner degree. Applied across two discipline areas, the outcomes are achieved at a broader and more comprehensive level.

The outcomes which are common and consolidated in this double degree ensure that on successful completion of the course students will be able to:

CLO Description 1 Apply ethical principles to a range of contexts; 2 Apply problem solving skills to complex issues; 3 Communicate effectively to a range of audiences through a range of media.

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