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Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor of Laws
Testamur Title of Degree: | Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor of Laws |
Abbreviation: | BCM-LLB |
UOW Course Code: | 760 |
CRICOS Code: | 049643E |
Study area / Disciplines / My University Key Words: | Media, Communication, Law, Laws, Legal |
Home Faculty: | Faculty of Law, Humanities and the Arts |
Duration: | 5 years full-time or part-time equivalent |
Total Credit Points: | 270* |
Intake Session(s): | Autumn |
Delivery Mode: | On-campus |
Delivery Campus / UAC Code: | Wollongong / 751210 |
ATAR: | 92 |
Additional Information: |
* This may vary depending on major.
course Description
Students commencing University study directly from school may enrol in a double degree course with the Bachelor of Laws. Study in another academic discipline allows students to recognise how law functions in social, economic, technical, environmental and scientific contexts. The Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor of Laws degree will provide those students interested in media law with an overview of the industry, its practices and policies. It also provides a solid foundation for students interested in politics or government.
For the first year of the double degree, students enrol in subjects as prescribed in the table below. The first year of the LLB must be completed full time, except where Faculty approval is given on equity grounds. In the following four years of the degree, students enrol in subjects from the Law and Arts schedules.
Entry Requirements
Academic requirements, English requirements and credit transfer information are available from the Course Finder.
Course structure
Students who enrol in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies - Bachelor of Laws must complete each of the following:
a) all compulsory Law subjects as set out in the relevant Course Program;
b) elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule;
c) all compulsory (core) subjects in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Course Program;
d) the required subjects of one of the major studies in the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies; and
e) where necessary, elective subjects (not having the prefix LAW), from the Bachelor of Laws Course Program, the Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies Course Program or the General Schedule, to ensure that at least 84 credit points have been completed.
Note: No more than 48 credit points shall be of 100-level subjects.
Subjects (by year) | Session | Credit Points | |
First Year | |||
Foundations of Law A | Autumn | 8 | |
Legal Research and Writing | Autumn | 4 | |
Law of Contract A | Autumn | 8 | |
Criminal Law and Process A | Autumn | 8 | |
Communication Skills | Autumn | 2 | |
Advocacy Skills | Spring | 2 | |
Foundations of Law B | Spring | 8 | |
Law of Contracts B | Spring | 8 | |
Criminal Law and Process B | Spring | 8 | |
Lawyers and Australian Society | Spring | 6 | |
Second Year | |||
Property and Trusts A | Autumn | 8 | |
Administrative Law | Autumn | 8 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Autumn | ||
Property and Trusts B | Spring | 8 | |
Constitutional Law | Spring | 8 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Spring | ||
Third Year | |||
Law of Torts | Autumn | 8 | |
Dispute Management Skills | Autumn | 2 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Autumn | ||
Drafting Skills | Spring | 2 | |
Legal Theory | Spring | 8 | |
Legal Internship | Autumn/Spring | 2 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Spring | ||
Fourth Year | |||
Remedies and Procedure | Autumn | 8 | |
Law of Business Organisations | Autumn | 8 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Autumn | ||
Evidence | Spring | 8 | |
2 LLB Electives | Spring | 16 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Spring | ||
Fifth Year | |||
2 LLB Electives | Autumn | 16 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Autumn | ||
1 LLB Elective | Spring | 8 | |
Subjects from BCM schedule | Spring |
Majors
Majors are NOT available in the Bachelor of Laws course. Students should refer to the Arts schedule for majors available in the Bachelor of Communications and Media Studies course.
Electives
Students must successfully complete elective subjects to the value of 40 credit points from the Bachelor of Laws Elective Law Schedule - see Bachelor of Laws (Graduate Entry).
Honours
To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Honours, a candidate must complete the elective LLB313 Legal Research Project as part of the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 4. Refer to the University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours.
As an alternative to the WAM-based Honours system, eligible students may complete an additional year of study towards the award of a Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree or the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree.
In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all LLB degree requirements with a WAM calculated by Method 4 of 70% or more. To be eligible for the award of Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research, a candidate must complete LLB448 Research Honours in Law in addition to the above Course Requirements. The Honours grade will be calculated in accordance with Method 1. Refer to the University's General Course Rules (8.37), for information on the methods of calculating Honours. See the Bachelor of Laws Honours by Research degree entry for further details.
In order to be eligible for the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree (an 'end-on' full year honours), students must have completed all requirements for their double degree with a WAM calculated by Method 4 in the University's General Course Rules (8.37) of 70% or more* in their LLB subjects and overall in order to be eligible to apply. Entry must be approved by the School of Law, in consultation with the LLB Honours Coordinator. See the Bachelor of Laws Joint Honours by Research degree for further details.
* The other discipline may specify other minimum entry requirements.
Other Information
Further information is available at:
UOW Course Finder
Email: lha-enquiries@uow.edu.au