UTS course code: C10132
UAC code: 609001
Testamur titles: Bachelor of Arts in Communication
Bachelor of Laws
Abbreviation: BA LLB
Course fee: HECS (local); $8,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 244

Overview

This combined degree program aims to produce journalists with the knowledge and analytical skills of lawyers, and lawyers with the communication skills of professional journalists. Its strength is in the broad range of professional skills and knowledge it develops for either legal or media practice.

For those who wish to specialise after graduation, the course offers a number of future possibilities including media and communications legal practice, media and communications policy and research work, specialist legal and crime reporting and publishing for print, Internet, radio or television, and legal communications or publishing in the private sector.

Typical program

Stage 2 – Spring semester
L 70113 Legal Process and History 10cp
L 70105 Legal Research 4cp
A 50106 Media, Information and Society 6cp
A 50115 Journalism 2 6cp

Stage 4 – Spring semester
L 70311 Law of Tort 8cp
L 70616 Federal Constitutional Law 8cp
A 5xxxx One subject at 200 level from the Journalism Professional Strand 8cp

Stage 6 – Spring semester
L 70417 Corporate Law 8cp
L 70617 Administrative Law 8cp
A 50129 News and Current Affairs 8cp

Stage 8 – Spring semester
L 71216 Law of Evidence 6cp
L 71116 Remedies 6cp
L 76xxx Law elective 3 6cp
A 5xxxx One subject at 300 level from the Journalism Professional Strand 8cp

Stage 10 – Spring semester
L   Practical Legal Training (PLT) 24cp
or
L   Four Law electives 24cp

L = Law subject
A = Arts subject

Other information

For further information, see Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Bachelor of Laws.