Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws
Combine professional skills in communication with the legal skills and knowledge for a wide range of careers.
Duration
Full-time: 5 years
Part-time: Unavailable
Points
675
Location
City Campus
Programme type
Undergraduate
Domestic fee
NZ$8,206.80–$8,785.20
Programme overview
Complement your legal studies with a wide range of pathways offered within Communication and find your voice.
By studying Law, you will arm yourself with a skill set that meets the high demands of many careers, inside and outside of the legal profession.
Combining Law with Communication, you will learn how to analyse the ideas and issues raised in your studies and effectively communicate these concepts and solutions to others.
Programme structure
The BC/LLB usually takes five years to complete. You will need to complete 675 points:
- 255 points from BC courses
- 405 points from LLB courses
- 15 points from General Education courses*
*We recommend you choose WTRAED 100 Waipapa Taumata Rau: Introduction to Te Pūtahi Mātauranga, Arts and Education as your General Education course.
In your first year, you will take LAW 121G Law and Society alongside two BC courses in Semester One, and LAW 131 Legal Method, LAW 141 Legal Foundations and two BC courses in Semester Two.
You can choose one major for the BC component of your conjoint:
Communication and Social Change
You will continue to take a mix of Law courses and Communication courses in each of your second, third, fourth and fifth years.
The LLB includes a combination of core courses, and a wide range of elective courses, including in the areas of Corporate and Commercial, Public, Criminal, International, Family and Environmental Law.
To complete the conjoint within five years, students must undertake a heavier workload than normal. Find more information on LLB degree planning and workloads.
You need to maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.5 each year to continue with your conjoint.
For detailed information about a specific programme, including its courses and regulations, visit the Curriculum Catalogue. For the general university requirements for admission, enrolment and fees, visit the University Calendar.
Career opportunities
Your conjoint degree will help you to develop strong capabilities for many careers. Develop knowledge of the law and its implications, and a sense of justice and public responsibility that you can communicate effectively.
You can get help with planning and developing your career from Career Development and Employability Services.
Becoming a barrister and solicitor
To be admitted as a barrister and solicitor you will need to complete a Professional Legal Studies course after completion of the LLB or LLB(Hons). There are currently two accredited providers of this course:
The Institute of Professional Legal Studies
www.ipls.org.nz
The College of Law (New Zealand)
www.collaw.ac.nz