Bachelor
Graduates of the new Media Business course have developed management skills to lead contemporary media businesses. Students learn the core business skills to drive business success in creative industries of media production such as film and TV, advertising, music and online content. A fundamental understanding of the law as it relates to media businesses is a valuable tool for professionals in this field.
In this course students develop the necessary management skills to lead contemporary media businesses that can range from film and TV production to music or games companies to advertising agencies. Students learn about strategic planning, business development and promotion for creative industries; they also explore in-depth the legal theory and practice that meets the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.
Using their elective choices, students can build specialist expertise in areas such as media, entertainment and contract law. They can also choose to study the Legal Futures and Technology major as a way of gaining first-hand experience of the technologies shaping the future of legal work.
Career options include business development manager, communication manager, policy advisor, management consultant, and lawyer in the media industry.
The course comprises 240 credit points and allows students to graduate with the separate degrees of Bachelor of Communication (Media Business) and Bachelor of Laws. The study components for course completion are as follows.
The law component of 144 credit points is made up of:
The communication component of 96 credit points is made up of:
For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory.
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal academic qualification (e.g. Bachelor of Laws) and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.
Students enrolled in this course may complete their practical legal training by undertaking a postgraduate course in PLT, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).