Bachelor of Laws

In Year 1 you will study core subjects in both law and professional communication, including becoming a lawyer in a globalised world, contract law, criminal law and procedure, advertising, digital communication and public relations. In Year 2 you delve deeper into law with mid-level subjects and choose your major and minor in professional communication. In Year 3 you study Justice Innovation, working with industry to develop an innovative justice solution to a current social problem, and continue with major subjects in professional communication. In Year 4 you undertake Technology, Ethics and the Law (combining technology, law and legal ethics), other law subjects, and approved law or communication electives. In Year 5 you complete a capstone subject, Enterprise Law: Designing Legal Solutions, as well as constitutional law, trusts, law of evidence, and further approved law and communication subjects.

In the Bachelor of Professional Communication component of this double degree, you can choose one major and one minor in Media and Communication. The major options available are Advertising, Public Relations, and Digital Communication.

Graduates will have access to traditional legal careers requiring admission to practice; however, to be eligible to be admitted to practise law in Australia, you will need to complete the Practical Legal Training (PLT) requirements, either through one year of Supervised Workplace Training with a law firm or an approved PLT course. The PLT course can be undertaken on a fee-paying basis through Leo Cussen Centre for Law or The College of Law.

In Australia, there are no professional bodies that recognise or accredit programs in Professional Communication; however, the Public Relations Major in the Bachelor of Professional Communication is accredited by Communication and Public Relations Australia (CPRA). Students undertaking the Public Relations Major are eligible for the CPRA Introductory Membership upon graduation.

RMIT offers a range of opportunities for students to study abroad through overseas work, exchange and study experiences with over 165 partner universities worldwide. In the Bachelor of Laws component, you may also be given the opportunity to undertake study tours with partners in countries including Vietnam and New Zealand.