Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Media and Communication
with a major in Media Industries – Blended learning – on-campus and digital learning
Course rules
To qualify for the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media and Communication, students must complete 500 credit points comprising:
- 20 core Law Units (250 credit points)
- 4 Law electives (50 credit points)
- 3 Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *
- 4 core Media and Communication units (50 credit points)
- 8 units of study from a Media and Communication discipline major (100 credit points)
- 4 other studies comprising a minor, advanced minor or electives. (50 credit points)
Students complete no more than 200 credit points (16 units) at Introductory Level (i.e. Stage 1 - eg: LAW1XXXX). A unit of study can only be counted once. Where units are shared between majors and/or minors, students must choose an approved alternative unit.
Domestic students also have an opportunity to undertake a Work Integrated Learning (WIL) Professional Placement. Please note that due to government regulation international students holding a student visa are not able to undertake Professional Placements in this course.
Professional placements
Professional placements are subject to a competitive selection process.
Students who undertake a 12-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 575 credit points comprising:
- 20 core Law Units (250 credit points)
- 4 Law electives (50 credit points)
- 3 Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *
- 4 core Media and Communication units (50 credit points)
- 8 units of study from a Media and Communication discipline major (100 credit points)
- 2 elective units. (25 credit points)
- 4 units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (100 credit points)
Students who elect to undertake a 6-month professional placement are subject to the following course rules and must complete 537.5 credit points comprising:
- 20 core Law Units (250 credit points)
- 4 Law electives (50 credit points)
- 3 Professional Experiences in law (0 credit points) *
- 4 core Media and Communication units (50 credit points)
- 8 units of study from a Media and Communication discipline major (100 credit points)
- 3 elective units. (37.5 credit points)
- 2 units of study from the Professional Placement Co-Major (50 credit points)
* Please note if a student selects the Business Professional Placement units, the Professional Experience in Law units are required to be completed. If student selects the Law Professional Placement units, the Professional Experience in Law units are waived.
Maximum Academic Credit
The maximum level of credit that can be granted for the Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Media and Communication is 250 credit points (normally 20 units), 150 credit points maximum from Law discipline and 100 credit points from Media and Communication discipline.