Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Communication - 236641

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Communication

236641

Law, Humanities and social sciences

Combine legal expertise with strong communication skills in this double degree. You’ll study core areas of law and gain hands-on experience in media, preparing you for careers in law, media, advocacy, or corporate communication.

Full time Part time

Course Fee

CSP/$17000 (1st year contribution)

Griffith University - Gold Coast

Start Date

Mar 2026

Jul 2026

Duration

5 years Full time or 8 years Part time

Offer Rounds

15 Jan 2026, 4 Jun 2026

Overview Admissions Criteria Student Profile Career Possibilities

Course outline

Griffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. You will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on your interests, including clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience. You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. You will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work. You will take courses that cover areas such as Crime, Contracts, Property, Corporate Law, Torts and Theories of Law. In the Communication component, you will work alongside and learn from some of the best journalists, editors, producers, content makers and communication professionals in the country. Our top industry placements open doors to a diverse media career. Our graduates are professional storytellers, journalists and communicators leading innovation and change in the communication and media industries. For more course information, visit Bachelor of Laws (Honours)/Bachelor of Communication at GU.

Griffith University

Majors

For available majors, please refer to the separate entry for Griffith University’s Bachelor of Communication.

Fee notes

This is an indicative only amount for first year fees. For further information refer to griffith.edu.au/fees-charges

Prerequisites

English, Literature, English and Literature Extension or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 and 4, C); Applicants must meet the minimum age requirements for admission, see the QTAC website for details.

Additional entry requirements

Griffith Guaranteed Admission Schemes do not apply to this program.

Minimum Selection thresholds (ATAR/Selection Rank) for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

ATAR/Selection Rank profile for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR/Selection Rank for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the ATAR/Selection Rank profile, please visit ATAR/Selection Rank profile explained.

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank excluding adjustment factors

<5*

ATAR/Selection Rank including adjustment factors

<5*

Notes

* “<5" – indicates less than 5 ATAR/Selection Rank based offers were made

Excluding: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made, excluding adjustment factors.
Including: The lowest ATAR/Selection Rank to which an offer was made including any adjustment factors that may have been applied.

Student Profile by Applicant background for semester/trimester/term 1, 2025

For more information about the Student profile, please visit Student profile explained.

Notes

Contact the institution for information.

Career opportunities

A law degree from Griffith University is recognised as a qualifying degree for admission into the legal profession in many countries around the world. Potential exciting careers include: professional legal practice, commerce and industry, human resources, marketing, management or the public service.

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