Bachelor of Public Relations / Bachelor of Laws (997AA)
Faculty of Arts and Design, and Faculty of Law
This course prepares students for a career involving a combination of organisational communication and legal responsibilities.
Public relations is the management function that enables organisations to communicate with internal and external audiences to achieve mutual understanding. This course provides students with the theoretical understanding and practical skills required to work as a public relations professional for private enterprise, a government organisation or a not-for-profit body. The Public Relations course is accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) and graduates are eligible to become professional members of the PRIA.
The Bachelor of Laws course prepares students for employment in the legal profession by providing them with practical skills and competencies in the basic areas of legal practice. It also has a strong commercial orientation.
See also:
Careers
The double degree course prepares students for either a career in organisational communication requiring competence in law, or for legal practice, particularly in the fields of media and communication.
Current Course Outline
including details of professional recognition.
The current Course Outline is here.
Postgraduate Courses
Abbreviations used in Unit Descriptions
Please note the following abbreviations:
INT-F2F: Face-to-face teaching in intensive mode (check with unit convener for time of lectures, tutorials etc.)
INT-F2FO: Face-to-face teaching in intensive mode with online teaching
ONL: Online delivery only (no face-to-face teaching)
Face-to-face: Face-to-face teaching with lecturers, tutorials etc, supported by material on Moodle, our online teaching system.
STD-F2FO: Face-to-face teaching with lecturers, tutorials etc, and online teaching.
Related Information
Domestic Student Course Availability (PDF)
International Student Fees and Course Availability (PDF)
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