Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Communications and Media
The University of Notre Dame Australia
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Undergraduate
CRICOS: 01032F
Our double degree in Law and Communications & Media is your gateway to a range of rewardingcareers in a diverse range of fields and contexts. Graduates may wish to work as a legal practitioneror pursue a career in communications and the media. These days, communications and media areheavily regulated industries. Understanding the law will help those who work in these areas tooperate in compliance with the law and enables lawyers to provide those working incommunications and media with sound legal advice. Learning different ways of communication inthis degree will help you in whichever career you choose to pursue in the future.The Bachelor of Laws degree is an accredited degree for admission to legal practice. It combinesexcellent coverage of underlying legal and ethical principles with an explanation of how thoseprinciples are applied in legal practice. Unlike many other programs in New South Wales, NotreDame’s School of Law requires that all our academics have a substantial amount of practicalexperience. Allowing students to learn both the principles of the legal profession and how they applyin practice, your lecturers will include solicitors, barristers and judges. Furthermore, smaller classsizes with an average of less than 30 students, ensures you have the means by which to explore anddevelop your skill set.To complete a Bachelor of Communications & Media you will need to have finished at least eightCommunications & Media courses in your chosen Major field of study. Possible Majors includeAdvertising, Film and Screen Production and Journalism.
Standard entry requirements
- Applicants with recent Secondary Education: HSC Performance Band Results with a Band 5 in English, a minimum average of Bands 5s and an overall minimum average HSC mark of 80% in HSC Category A Courses (or Interstate equivalent). Applicants must be eligible for an ATAR or OP
- Or Minimum International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 31. Applicants with Higher Education Study: Other University Studies completed at undergraduate level or higher. A minimum number of 4 subjects with a high credit average is required.
