University of Canberra

Course Details

Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws

Course Description

Get your game face on and combine your passion for sports reportage with a Double Degree that will allow you to kick winning goals with the additional qualification of an accredited law degree. Score a career as a sports journalist, facilities manager or sports sector lawyer and show off your professional print, radio, television and online journalism skills, develop the ability to initiate stories, respond to material provided by news sources and transmit it in a range of presentation modes (get that commentator voice on!). You’ll also study editing, media production, event management and a range of law electives (like equity, corporation and administrative law), and combined with a compulsory internship (possibly internationally-based), you can also fast track your admission to legal practice qualifications, which are offered in conjunction with the College of Law. Champion! Combine a Bachelor of Sports Media / Bachelor of Laws at UC and you will: demonstrate an ability to apply the journalistic and communication theories which underpin sport journalism practice train to a professional standard in print, radio, television and online journalism, including developing the ability to initiate stories, respond to material provided by news sources and choose from a range of presentation modes understand and apply media research methods to the sports media industry acquire a broad theoretical and technical knowledge of the discipline of law enabling you to qualify as a practicing lawyer or undertake other careers involving legal work undertake electives that will enable you to develop a commercial law focus that will benefit other professions.

Course Duration

NumberDuration
5year

Career outcomes

Career opportunities Opportunities exist for Bachelor of Sports Media / Bachelor of Laws graduates in a range of sectors, including as a: Solicitor or Barrister Sports Journalism Sports Broadcasting Sports Webcasting Corporate Media Information Officer Facilities Management Sports Management

Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws University of Canberra