C10137v3 Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) Bachelor of Laws

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Overview

The Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) Bachelor of Laws is offered jointly by the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. The course aims to provide students with a range of professional skills and knowledge for practice in the field of public communication, including public relations, advertising and law.

Career options

Career options include advertising account manager, corporate communications adviser, legal practitioner in the public communication industry, media liaison officer, political media adviser, public or community relations manager or special events coordinator.

Additional assumed knowledge

HSC English and computer literacy.

Course duration and attendance

The course is offered on a five-year, full-time basis in which the Arts degree studies are integrated with studies in Law. Students are required to attend approximately 17 hours of seminars and lectures per week, and may be required to attend evening classes.

Course structure

The course comprises 244 credit points. It allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Arts in Communication (Public Communication) and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows:

The Law component of 144 credit points is made up of:

• 96 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (14 subjects)
• 24 credit points of law options (four subjects), and
• either 24 credit points of practical legal training subjects (five subjects) or an additional 24 credit points of law options (four subjects).

The Arts component of 100 credit points is made up of:

• 36 credit points of compulsory first-year (100-level) subjects (six subjects)
• 56 credit points of subjects from Disciplinary and/or Professional Strands where specified (seven subjects), and
• 8 credit points of Elective Studies (one subject).

Industrial training/professional practice

To practice as a legal practitioner in NSW students must successfully complete an accredited legal qualification (i.e. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training, such as the UTS Practical Legal Training (PLT) program.

Course completion requirements

Course diagram

Course program

The standard programs shown are for a full-time student who has elected to undertake practical legal training within the LLB. The first is for a student taking the Public Relations stream and the second the Advertising stream. Students have the choice of commencing practical legal training within the LLB in their final semester of study or attempting an additional 24 credit points of Law options.

Levels of award

Professional recognition

Public Relations Institute of Australia; International Advertising Association; Supreme Court of NSW

The Bachelor of Laws satisfies the requirements of the Supreme Court of NSW for admission as a legal practitioner, provided students undertake the optional Practical Legal Training in the final semester.

Other information

Further information on the Law component is available from the Law Information Office on: