Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws Conjoint

The University of Auckland

The BC/LLB usually takes five years to complete. You will need to complete 675 points:255 points from BC courses405 points from LLB courses15 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 ChangeCommunication in LeadershipCommunication and TechnologyYou 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.

Faculty of Arts