Laws/Media Studies
This course information is for local students only
Year
2012
Award
Bachelor of Laws / Bachelor of Media Studies
Length
5 years full-time or part-time equivalent
Campuses
Melbourne
Course description
This course offers an innovative, high-quality legal education with a strong global and social justice perspective and an emphasis on practical experience. It includes all the compulsory law subjects required by the Council of Legal Education for admission to practice in Victoria, and a wide range of law electives, including compulsory specialised subjects relevant to media studies such as Intellectual Property Law, Competition Policy and Law, or an approved subject from the Master of Laws in Global Business Law.
It also includes a vocationally-oriented media studies program, with streams in writing, video/television, and radio/audio production, and a media internship program. Students have 24-hour access to new production facilities.
Course structure
Students complete 17 compulsory subjects and five electives in law, and 15 media studies subjects. Honours is offered to high-achieving students; Honours in Law is available in the final year, while Honours in Media Studies requires an additional year's full-time study.
Subject details
Major areas of study
Law, media studies, print journalism, video production, radio/audio production. See individual course entries for more details.
Overseas study opportunities
Overseas study opportunities are available.
Please see
www.latrobe.edu.au/international/exchange
for more information
Application
Apply through VTAC for first-semester entry, or to the University for Mid-Year Entry (visit www.latrobe.edu.au/study/apply/midyear).
Fee type
Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)
Scholarships
Applicants who are Australian citizens or who hold permanent humanitarian visas are eligible for a range of University-wide scholarships, including Commonwealth Scholarships. For details please see http://www.latrobe.edu.au/scholarships/future-undergraduatesMiddle Band
Consideration is given to performance in prerequisite studies and Humanities (any), and to Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS) criteria.
Selection
ATAR 95.85 (2011)
Non-Year 12 selection may involve: ENTER/ATAR, Pi form, GPA, STAT Multiple Choice.
Extra requirements
Non-Year 12 applicants must complete and submit a VTAC Pi form detailing prior educational experience and reasons for interest in the course.
Prerequisites
VCE Units 3 & 4: study score of at least 35 in English (ESL) or 30 in any other English.
Semester starts
Semester 1 and 2 (February and July)
Career opportunities
Graduates aiming for roles in media, communications or journalism have extensive employment opportunities because of their knowledge of relevant areas of the law. Those aiming for roles in the legal profession have similarly diverse opportunities, as many legal practice areas relate to the media industry - such as defamation, contract law, entertainment law, intellectual property, licensing agreements and media industry regulation. See individual course entries for more details.
Professional recognition
All La Trobe University Law courses include the subjects required by the Victorian Council of Legal Education to qualify for admission to legal practice. Admission to practice as a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court of Victoria usually requires the completion of a traineeship (formerly referred to as articles of clerkship) or an approved practical legal training course (for example, the Leo Cussen Institute or the College of Law Victoria).
Contact information
Faculty of Law and Management
Visit the Faculty website