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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Industries (Media and Communication) - QUT |
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Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Creative Industries (Media and Communication) - Queensland University of TechnologyTEL: 0207 193 7932
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| | QTAC code: | | 409192 |
| | Domestic entry: | | February |
| | Past OP cut-off: | | 6 |
| | Past rank cut-off: | | 90 |
| | Assumed knowledge: | | English (4, SA) |
| | Preparatory studies: | | ENGLISH: Successful completion of a year of full-time vocational or tertiary study. |
| | CRICOS code: | | 040288C |
| | International fees: | | 2009: $9,750 (indicative) per semester
(per semester, subject to annual review) |
| | International entry: | | February |
| | Course duration (full-time): | | 5 years |
| | Total credit points: | | 528 |
| | Standard credit points/full-time semester: | | 48 (Semesters 3,4,5,6,9+10), 60 (Semesters 1,2,7+8) |
| | Campus: | | Gardens Point and Kelvin Grove |
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Why choose this course?
Career outcomes
Our graduates work in organisations such as Starcom, Communications Law Centre, Zenith Media, Columbia Tri-Star, and Samsung Communications.
Practical teaching
There is a strong focus on professional communication practice in advertising, public relations, media and communication, television and international journalism.
Industry links
You will have the opportunity to pursue industry placements to enhance the practical nature of the course. Students have been placed with organisations such as Online Opinion, Chick magazine, Briz31, Hoodlum Entertainment and O2 Integration.
Overview
Media outlets operate in a regulatory environment in which changes occur rapidly and constantly. In an era where there is increasing public scrutiny of our media, the need for legal practitioners with specific media awareness has never been greater. This five-year double degree combines practical skills and contextual understanding of the media and communication industries with the skills to work as a legal practitioner.
Career Outcomes
Graduates may choose to use their combined skills to work in-house for media outlets, regulatory bodies, or in law firms with specialist interests in the media. As a lawyer you may find work in private practice as a barrister or legal practitioner, practise in law-related government departments or within large companies as in-house lawyers. Media and communication opportunities are similar to those for graduates of the Bachelor of Creative Industries (Media and Communication) course.
Course Structure
The Creative Industries component is made up of 24 credit points of Faculty Foundation units, 144 credit points from the Media and Communication major and 24 credit points of elective units.
The Law component is made up of 336 credit points of law subjects.
Professional Recognition
The law degree component covers all the law units required for admission as a legal practitioner in Australia and is approved for the purposes of the Legal Practitioners' and Barristers' Admission Rules.
OP Guarantee
The OP Guarantee does not apply to this program.
Course Structure
| Code | Title | | Year 1, Semester 1 | | | The Law School is currently reviewing the law components of this course to continue to meet the needs of students and employers. As a result this program may change in 2009 and is subject to final approval. | | KCB101 | Communication in the New Economy | | KKB101 | Creative Industries: People and Practices | | | Introduction to Legal Research | | LWB141 | Legal Institutions and Method | | LWB142 | Law, Society and Justice | | Year 1, Semester 2 | | KCB104 | Media and Communications Industries | | KCB105 | Media and Communication Research Methods | | KKB102 | Creative Industries: Making Connections | | LWB143 | Legal Research and Writing | | LWB144 | Laws and Global Perspectives | | Year 2, Semester 1 | | KCB102 | Media and Society: From Printing Press to Internet | | KCB103 | Strategic Speech Communication | | KCB201 | Virtual Cultures | | KCB302 | Political Communication | | LWB136 | Contracts A | | Year 2, Semester 2 | | KCB202 | New Media Technologies | | KCB203 | Consumer Cultures | | KCB304 | Managing Communication Resources | | LWB137 | Contracts B | | Year 3, Semester 1 | | KCB301 | Media Audiences | | SELECT: | Creative Industries Elective | | LWB138 | Fundamentals of Torts | | LWB238 | Fundamentals of Criminal Law | | Year 3, Semester 2 | | LWB139 | Select Issues in Torts | | LWB239 | Criminal Responsibility | | KCB303 | Applied Media Communication | | | Select one unit from KKB175 or LWB480 or a Creative Industries Elective: | | KKB175 | Creative Industries Legal Issues | | LWB480 | Media Law | | | Creative Industries Elective | | Year 4, Semester 1 | | LWB231 | Introduction to Public Law | | LWB236 | Real Property A | | LWB240 | Principles of Equity | | LWB332 | Commercial and Personal Property Law | | LWB333 | Theories of Law | | Year 4, Semester 2 | | LWB235 | Australian Federal Constitutional Law | | LWB237 | Real Property B | | LWB241 | Trusts | | LWB331 | Administrative Law | | LWB334 | Corporate Law | | Year 5, Semester 1 | | LWB431 | Civil Procedure | | LWB432 | Evidence | | LWB434 | Advanced Research and Legal Reasoning | | | Law Elective | | Year 5, Semester 2 | | LWB433 | Professional Responsibility | | | Law Elective | | | Law Elective | | | Law Elective |
Potential careers
Academic
Advertising Professional
Barrister
Crown Law Officer
Educator
Government Officer
In-House Lawyer
Information Officer
Internet Professional
Marketing Officer/Manager
Media Industry Specialist
Organisational Communication Specialist
Policy Officer
Public Servant
Publishing Professional
Solicitor
Web Designer
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