Bachelor of Arts (Media and Communications) / Bachelor of Laws
Six years full-time
Seven years full-time with honours
Students in this combined degree are able to complete two degrees in six years of full-time study, whereas it would normally take seven years to complete both degrees separately.
You will study Media and Communications, Arts and Law subjects concurrently throughout your degree, until the final two years of the degree which are solely Law units of study. The fourth year of this degree is dedicated to Media and Communications study including the internship, during which you're able to undertake a work placement in a media organisation. The faculty has a wide range of internships to choose from, and students are able to submit an internship of their own for approval, including placements in international organisations.
Pathways
| Year One | Year Two | Year Three | Year Four | Year Five | Year Six | ||||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Semester 1 | Semester 2 | Full-Time Law Studies |
Full-Time Law Studies |
| MECO1003 Principles of Media Writing | MECO1001 Australian Media Studies | MECO2601 Radio Broadcasting | MECO2603 Media Relations | MECO3603 Media, Law and Ethics | MECO3606 Advanced Media Writing | MECO3671 Media and Comm. Internship | MECO3609 Critical Practice in Media | ||
| WRIT1002, ENGL1007 or ENGL1025 | Arts (Part A or B) Junior Unit Choice | Arts (Part A or B) Senior Unit | MECO3601 Video Production | MECO3605 Media Globalisation | MECO3602 Online Media | MECO3672 Internship Project | Arts (Part A or B) Senior Unit | ||
| Arts (Part A) Major Junior Unit | Arts (Part A) Major Junior Unit | LAWS1014 Civil and Criminal Procedure | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | LAWS1017 Torts and Contracts II | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | ||
| LAWS1006 Foundations of Law | LAWS1012 Torts | LAWS1015 Contracts | LAWS1016 Criminal Law | LAWS1018 International Law | LAWS1021 Public Law | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | Arts (Part A) Major Senior Unit | ||
| LAWS1013 Legal Research 1 | LAWS1019 Legal Research 2 | ||||||||
| 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 24 credits | 48 credits | 48 credits |
| Core MECO units of study and semester offerings are subject to change | Sub-Total 192 credits | Total 288 credits | |||||||