C09095v2 Bachelor of Communication (Public Communication) Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

This course is offered jointly by UTS Law and UTS Communication.

It provides students with interdisciplinary knowledge of public communication processes and industries and their social, economic and political contexts with specialised expertise in public relations and/or advertising, together with studies in law.

It allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Communication (Public Communication) and Bachelor of Laws (Honours).Honours relates to the law component only and students must successfully complete both of the research subjects:

76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis.

Strong research skills are valued highly in contemporary professional practice.The course provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer in NSW together with practical skills and knowledge for contemporary public communication practice.

Assessments and a professional industry placement ensure industry relevance and that students are work-ready.Students have the opportunity to engage in deeper study of the law by studying 76090 Research Methodology and undertaking 76040 Research Thesis.

This course can be a pathway to higher degree research programs.

The course comprises 240 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows.

The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects
• a 6-credit-point legal theory option
• a 30-credit-point law option, which includes either:
• 18 credit points of law options, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, or
• a 6-credit-point technology law, policy and ethics (Capstone 1) subject, a 6-credit-point applied project in law, innovation and technology (Capstone 2) subject, a 6-credit-point research methodology subject, a 6-credit-point research thesis subject, and either: a disruptive technologies and the law subject, or a local internship.

The communication component of 96 credit points is made up of:

• 24 credit points of compulsory subjects
• 48 credit points of subjects from the Public Communication major, and
• 24 credit points of electives from cross-disciplinary subjects.

For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.

Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

Course completion requirements

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Course program

Students have the option of completing either a Public Relations stream (STM90716) or an Advertising stream (STM90715) in Year 1 of this course. The standard program shown is for a full-time student with law options.

All options shown are law options and are to be drawn from those on offer in CBK91100.

Students wishing to study the new major MAJ09444 Legal Futures and Technology need to study 76106 Technology Law, Policy and Ethics (Capstone 1) in the Autumn session of their final year and 76107 Applied Project in Law, Innovation and Technology (Capstone 2) in their final Spring session.

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