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BP360 · RMIT University · Bachelor degree

Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Professional Communication

College of Business and Law

Minimum ATAR
88
Full time
5 years
Part time
10 years
Credit points
—
Campus
Melbourne City
Mode
On campus

Overview

This double degree equips you with knowledge and skills related to law and legal practice and professional communication, with a sound understanding of ethical requirements in both disciplines.

Gain knowledge and skills in law, legal practice and professional communication, and a sound understanding of ethical requirements in both disciplines.

Course structure

Open a major, minor or specialisation to see its units.

Year One of Program

48 cp

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 48 credit points from the following: AND Complete 48 credit points from the following:

  • MKTG1208Introduction to Advertising12 cp
  • COMM2906Introduction to Digital Communication12 cp
  • COMM2929Introduction to Public Relations12 cp
  • COMM2907Locating knowledges12 cp

Year Two of Program

24 cp

Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 24 credit points from your selected Major. AND Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected Major. AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected Media and Communication Minor.

Year Three of Program

24 cp

Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 24 credit points from your selected Major. AND Complete 12 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from the Approved Law Options listed at the end of this program structure. AND Complete 24 credit points from your selected Major.

Year Four of Program

24 cp

Complete 24 credit points from Approved Law Options listed at the end of the program structure. AND Complete 12 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected Media and Communication Minor. AND Complete 36 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected Media and Communication Minor.

Year Five of Program

24 cp

Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from Approved Law Options listed at the end of this program structure. AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected Media and Communication Minor. AND Complete 24 credit points from the following: AND Complete 12 credit points from Approved Law Options listed at the end of this program structure. AND Complete 12 credit points from your selected major.

Major: Advertising

AND AND

Major: Digital Communication

AND

  • COMM2913Precision Writing for Digital Engagement12 cp
  • COMM2872Social Media Communication12 cp
  • COMM2914Managing Digital Challenges12 cp
  • COMM2916Digital Audiences and Analytics12 cp
  • COMM2915Content Creation for Digital Engagement12 cp
  • COMM2917Communication Platforms and Industries12 cp
  • COMM2333Client Management12 cp
  • COMM2112Influencers in Communication12 cp
  • COMM2918Digital Communication Professional Practice12 cp
  • COMM2919Digital Communication Capstone Project12 cp

Major: Public Relations

AND

  • COMM2920Advocacy and Voice in Public Relations12 cp
  • COMM2937Public Relations Strategy and Planning12 cp
  • COMM2921Contemporary Media Relations12 cp
  • COMM2922Organisational Communication12 cp
  • COMM2688Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication12 cp
  • MKTG1510Applied Public Relations Research12 cp
  • COMM2333Client Management12 cp
  • COMM2112Influencers in Communication12 cp
  • COMM2923Public Relations Professional Practice12 cp
  • COMM2924Public Relations Capstone Project12 cp

Minor: Advertising

Minor: Approaches to Popular Culture

Minor: Asian Media & Culture

  • COMM2878Contemporary Asian Modernities12 cp
  • COMM2871Asian Media and Communication12 cp
  • COMM2873Asian Mobilities: Practices, Experiences and Impacts12 cp
  • COMM2345Exploring Asian Popular Culture12 cp
  • COMM2253Sex, Politics & Social Change in Asia12 cp

Minor: Cinema Studies

  • COMM1031Introduction to Cinema Studies12 cp
  • COMM2880Film Criticism: From Early Cinema to the Digital Age12 cp
  • COMM2876Border Crossings: Cinema, Community and Nation12 cp
  • COMM2875Beyond the Frame: Technologies, Industries and Audiences12 cp
  • COMM1036Uses of Film Theory12 cp
  • COMM2881Film Genre12 cp

Minor: Contemporary Politics & Communication

Minor: Digital Communication

  • COMM2906Introduction to Digital Communication12 cp
  • COMM2913Precision Writing for Digital Engagement12 cp
  • COMM2872Social Media Communication12 cp
  • COMM2916Digital Audiences and Analytics12 cp
  • COMM2917Communication Platforms and Industries12 cp
  • COMM2914Managing Digital Challenges12 cp
  • COMM2112Influencers in Communication12 cp
  • COMM2915Content Creation for Digital Engagement12 cp

Minor: Gender Studies

  • COMM2925Introduction to Gender12 cp
  • HUSO2092Gender, Development and Globalisation12 cp
  • HUSO2388Global Feminisms12 cp
  • COMM2926Rethinking Masculinities12 cp
  • COMM2879Feminist and Queer Perspectives12 cp
  • COMM2927Gender, Communication and Social Change12 cp

Minor: Journalism

AND

Minor: Literary Studies

Minor: Media

AND AND

Minor: Public Relations

  • COMM2929Introduction to Public Relations12 cp
  • COMM2920Advocacy and Voice in Public Relations12 cp
  • COMM2937Public Relations Strategy and Planning12 cp
  • COMM2921Contemporary Media Relations12 cp
  • COMM2922Organisational Communication12 cp
  • COMM2688Issues, Risk and Crisis Communication12 cp
  • COMM2112Influencers in Communication12 cp

Approved Law Options List:

List of Law Option courses: