Bachelor of Communication (Digital and Social Media) Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

This course aims to develop digital communications practitioners or lawyers who can produce high-quality outcomes in complex collaborative digital environments, especially social media contexts. It examines a communications environment where diverse media converge, and mobile and social platforms are ubiquitous, and success for individuals and organisations depends largely on their capacity to creatively adapt to the challenges of continuous transformation.

The course provides full-time study for students wishing to obtain a professional legal qualification that satisfies the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer together with the study of creative writing as a professional practice. Honours relates to the law component only and students must successfully complete both of the research subjects: 76090 Research Methodology and 76040 Research Thesis. Strong research skills are valued highly in contemporary professional practice.

The course develops a broad range of capabilities for professional practice in information and law. It is particularly relevant for imaginative, synthetic and analytical thinking and communication, as well as practical skills in digital communication across diverse technological platforms and environments. Students learn to be technologically literate, culturally sophisticated, innovative and resourceful leaders with legal knowledge and skills for the rapidly evolving digital communications industries.

Students have the opportunity to engage in deeper study of the law by studying 76090 Research Methodology and undertaking 76040 Research Thesis. This course can be a pathway to higher degree research programs.

UTS has English language proficiency requirements for all its courses for all students.

Please check the requirements that apply to you.
Note: These requirements may apply to you, even if you are not an international student.

If you have previously studied in English, you may satisfy the UTS English language requirements in one of several ways. You must have:

Career options include specialist social media lawyer, media lawyer, intellectual property lawyer, solicitor, social media manager, barrister, digital and social media coordinator, digital consultant, communications officer, digital channels strategist, marketing technologist, legal adviser within a government department, lawyer in corporate and commercial sector, librarian, media researcher, project manager, web designer, and other diverse roles particularly in legal and business contexts.

Step 1: Select your course and start date

Step 2: Complete application

Step 3: Supporting documentation

Step 4: Application fee

Step 5: Submit application

Step 6: Acknowledgement letter

Step 7: Accepting an offer