C09096v2 Bachelor of Communication (Social and Political Sciences) Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

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

It provides students with a range of professional and analytical skills grounded in sociology, social policy, politics, public history and international studies, for either legal or social science practice.

It is designed for students who want to use their professional legal qualification together with social research, policy development and political advocacy.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 program provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer together with specialisation in social, cultural and communication theory and practice.

Studies in social inquiry increase students' employment options in the diverse fields of social science, media and communication, as well as extending their knowledge of the broader context in which the legal system operates.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 Social and Political Sciences 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

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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