This program combines the professional Bachelor of Laws with the Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism). The Bachelor of Media (Communication and Journalism) is designed to provide students with foundational and applied skills, knowledge and capabilities in professional communication and journalism. It equips students to be effective producers and analysts of a wide range of communication practices, informed by a solid understanding of media theory. Relevant career pathways include journalism, corporate and organizational communication, public sector communication and public relations. While specialising in Communication and Journalism, students will also be immersed in the culture and philosophy of media studies through their courses in the media core. This degree combination is relevant to students interested in becoming media lawyers, or in journalism, corporate and organisational communication. Level I and II courses cover contextual knowledge of communication and journalism, and practical and theoretical skills in text production and analysis. As students proceed into Level III, the program expands and deepens knowledge and understanding of these skills through application to contemporary communication contexts, requiring demonstration of the ability to situate, produce and evaluate effective communication texts. Learning Outcomes Media (Communication and Journalism) Collaborate effectively across a range of contexts in communications and journalism professions. Critically analyse and creatively solve problems in the context of communication and journalism. Locate, evaluate and use relevant information to develop content for communication and journalism. Show enterprise, initiative and creativity in the practice of communication and journalism. Apply an appreciation of, and respect for, the cultural diversity of media audiences, media forms and media delivery contexts. Adapt to changes in the audiences, platforms, tools and practices of communication and journalism. Conduct research as applied to and appropriate for the fields of communications and journalism. Situate communication and journalism in the context of media studies. Produce effective communication and journalism texts for a range of media platforms. Contribute to, and work within, an international community of media professionals. Create, discuss and evaluate communication and journalism texts. Deploy ethically informed and socially aware practice. Interpret and analyse statutes, for example: Navigating and applying statutory enactments in accordance with contemporary modes of statutory interpretation; Applying knowledge of the difference between interpretation of statutes and constitutions; Applying knowledge and ability to use extrinsic materials in the interpretation of statutes; Developing a coherent body of knowledge and skills about the rules of statutory interpretation; The application of statutory interpretation techniques in the context of problem-solving to generate appropriate analytical responses to statutory issues; Analysing the relationship between statutory interpretation and human rights instruments in different jurisdictions. Demonstrate and adopt professional and ethical dispositions and values, for example: Professional disposition and values; Developing ability to exercise professional judgment; Ability to reflect on professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice; Understanding the law's role in serving society; Understanding the value of community engagement; Ethical practice; Understanding of ethical approaches to decision-making; Developing ability to respond to ethical issues arising in legal practice;