C04242v1 Master of Communications Law
Award(s): Master of Communications Law (MCommLaw)UAC code: 942430 (Autumn semester), 945430 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 071753D
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course diagram
Levels of award
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
Emerging as a critical media and legal specialisation, communications law at UTS offers an opportunity for non-law as well as law graduates to develop an understanding and demonstrate their expertise as media professionals and commentators, policy makers and lawyers, managers and researchers in this important area.
Students are exposed to key issues within the field such as: the roll-out of the national broadband network (NBN); cyber-security; legal perspectives of the internet; the role of law and regulation in communications, media and entertainment; and the relationship of intellectual property and technology.
Career options
Career options exist for non-law professionals to enhance prospects as communications policy advisors, editorial and management positions, online/social media consultants, lobbyists, researchers for public interest groups and industry commentators. Practising lawyers can expand their legal specialisations in areas including communications law, intellectual property, media and entertainment law, telecommunications law, technology law and corporate law.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (teaching and learning).
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in a minimum of one year of full-time study or two years of part-time study.
Course structure
Two streams are available in the course:
- Students who hold an undergraduate legal qualification must complete six option subjects (48 credit points).
- Students who hold an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than law must complete one core introductory subject (8 credit points) followed by an additional five subjects (40 credit points).
Students who have completed an undergraduate legal qualification should contact the UTS Student Centre during enrolment if their study plan includes the Non-law graduate entrant stream (STM90543).
Subjects are regularly timetabled but not all subjects listed are offered in any one semester. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable can be found at:
Course completion requirements
| Select one of the following: | 48cp | |
| STM90543 Non-law graduate entrant stream | 48cp | |
| STM90542 Law graduate entrant stream | 48cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course diagram
Levels of award
To qualify for honours, candidates must attain a weighted average mark of 80 per cent across all subjects attempted.
Articulation with UTS courses
Students enrolled in the Graduate Certificate in Communications Law (C11217) may apply to transfer to the Master of Communications Law. Successful candidates are not awarded the graduate certificate but subjects undertaken within the graduate certificate are recognised and applied towards the master's.
Other information
Further information for future students is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 3660
email law@uts.edu.au
Further information for current students is available from:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
