Bachelor of Communication/
Bachelor of Laws

Summary

Within this combined degree program, students study a combination of Bachelor of Communication and Bachelor of Laws courses over a period of five years full-time. On completion of the first three years students will have completed all the courses required for the Bachelor of Communication degree. In the final two years of the combined degree program students complete the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws and may enrol in these two years on a less than full-time basis.

Students completing this combined degree meet the academic requirement to practise law in NSW, and also become specialists in a field of Communication.

Commencement in this program is only available in Semester 1. Due to timetabling issues this program is not available for a Semester 2 commencement.

For further information on this program, contact Student Services, Faculty of Business and Law: www.newcastle.edu.au/faculty/business-law/contacts/.html

Career opportunities

Career opportunities are greatly enhanced by the completion of a combined degree program. Graduates have career options which are open to Law graduates as well as those open to graduates of Communication.

For those graduates who do not practise Law, their qualifications provide an understanding of how our society functions, and foster skills of analytical and logical reasoning and will enhance their employment opportunities in areas of business, government and administration. Their skills and knowledge in Communication will be applicable to broadcasting, corporate communications, marketing and public relations, journalism and education. Graduates may also secure employment in legal branches of large corporate organisations.

Entry requirements

Assumed knowledge: Nil.

Additional entry requirements: Nil.

UAI Cut-offs: www.newcastle.edu.au/study/undergraduateadmissions/uaiscores.html

How to apply

Australian Year 12 students

Apply for entry through UAC.
Entry based on UAI or equivalent.

Non school leavers and previous Australian Year 12 students

Apply for entry through UAC.
Entry based on:

• previous Year 12 studies and/or
• Higher education, tertiary or post-secondary qualifications and/or
• Overseas qualifications considered equivalent to Australian qualifications.
• Relevant vocational experience.

International Students

International students currently undertaking:
- an Australian Year 12 in Australia
- an Australian Year 12 outside Australia
- an International Baccalaureat (IB) in Australia

Apply for entry through UAC.
Entry based on UAI or equivalent.

All other international students:

Apply direct to International Admissions.
Entry based on overseas qualifications considered equivalent to Australian qualifications, as well as satisfying English language requirements.

Description

IMPORTANT! You must read the Undergraduate Degree Rules. Click here to view.

The Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws is a combined degree program. Within the combined degree program, students undertake 240 units of LAWS courses for the Bachelor of Laws, and a total of 160 units of Bachelor of Communication courses.

Credit Transfer Agreements

Credit transfer agreements with TAFE NSW and other education providers are under continuous negotiation. For more information about articulation arrangements please see the University's website, at www.newcastle.edu.au/credit/

Program Structure

The Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws combined degree program is undertaken over five years of full-time study. To satisfy current degree requirements, candidates must undertake the following program comprising 160 units of Bachelor of Communication courses and 240 units of LAWS courses.

Additional Information

For information on the B Communications component contact the Program Officers in the Faculty of Science and Information Technology and for information on the B Laws component contact the Program Officers in the Faculty of Business and Law. Both are available at:

Shortland HUB
Level 4 Shortland Union Building
Callaghan Campus
Phone: 49215000
FAX: 49216914
Email: enquirycentre@newcastle.edu.au
Web: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/students/hubs/

Prescribed Courses

The final two years of the combined degree program comprise study in LAWS courses only, because on successful completion of the first three years of the combined degree you will have completed all the courses required for the Bachelor of Communication degree.

The combined degree requirements for the Bachelor of Communication can be summarised as:

• 60 units of Core (compulsory) Courses as listed below;
• 100 units from the Schedule of Approved Courses, inclusive of a major (in media studies, media production, journalism or public relations) consisting of 80 units;
• no more than 60 units of Bachelor of Communication courses at the 1000 level; and
• minimum of 60 units of Bachelor of Communication courses at the 3000 level.

For details on the Schedule of Prescribed Courses, refer to the program description for the Bachelor of Communication.

Credit towards the Bachelor of Communication degree is granted for the 80 units of Bachelor of Laws courses taken in the first three years, taking the total Bachelor of Communication units to 240. Thus on successful completion of the first three years of the combined degree program outlined below, you will have met the requirements for a Bachelor of Communication degree.

To meet the requirements of the Bachelor of Laws degree you must complete 240 units in the pattern indicated below.

Schedule

The relevant program schedule is available within the Degree Rules and Schedules section of the Policy Library.