Bachelor of Communication (Business)/ Bachelor of Laws

Where will your degree take you?

Today's rapidly changing work environment requires employees to acquire dynamic and flexible skills. The combined Bachelor of Communication (Business) and Bachelor of Laws at Bond allows graduates to differentiate themselves by complementing knowledge and skill in communication and marketing with the opportunity of pursuing a career in law.  

Our graduates are now working with leading advertising agencies, as award-winning investigative journalists, in public relations consultancies, in legal roles, in marketing roles, in corporate training, and in other roles that reflect the evolving nature of communication practices. Altogether, the combined degree offers students a stimulating course of study and excellent career prospects.

A career in law

Upon being admitted to the legal profession, you can work as a legal professional as a solicitor in a law firm, government organisation or with a community legal centre.

Non-legal Role

Graduating with a law degree provides you with an array of legal skills which include critical thinking, analysis, problem solving, conflict resolution and advocacy which can be transferred into any non-legal role.  This career pathway doesn't necessarily require you to be admitted to legal practice.  You can work in non-legal roles in management consulting, politics, journalism, human resources, investment banking and more.

Admission to legal practice

If you want to be admitted as a legal practitioner in Australia, you are required to complete a practical legal training program (such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) or a traineeship) following the completion of your Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor degree. 

The accrediting body in Queensland is the Legal Practitioners’ Admissions Board (LPAB). Further information on becoming a legal practitioner in Queensland, including the LPAB’s English Language Proficiency Guidelines, is available from the Queensland Law Society here.

Professional accreditation

The Bachelor of Communication program is accredited by the Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA).

The Public Relations Institute of Australia (PRIA) is a peak body for public relations and communication professionals in Australia. It promotes high ethical standards in the public relations and communication industry through accredited membership, resources, training, and recognition.

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Program learning outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes provide a broad and measurable set of standards that incorporate a range of knowledge, skills and abilities that will be achieved on completion of the program. These outcomes will help you determine whether this program aligns with your professional pathway, career and learning goals.

View Bachelor of Communication (Business)/Bachelor of Laws learning outcomes
  1. Evaluate communication and marketing issues, audiences, consumer insights, cultural contexts and media environments using established theories, research methods and analytical frameworks.
  2. Develop creative communication and marketing content and campaigns that achieve defined communication or marketing objectives.
  3. Apply strategic decision-making to plan communication and marketing activities that align with consumer insight, audience needs and organisational goals.
  4. Write communication and marketing content for professional contexts, adapting style, structure and tone to audience, purpose and platform.
  5. Present communication and marketing content orally in professional contexts, adapting delivery to audience and purpose.
  6. Apply ethical principles and professional standards to communication and marketing practice, supporting responsible and accountable decision-making.
  7. Apply marketing frameworks and analytical tools to identify market needs and develop targeted communication and marketing outputs.
  8. Engage with cultural diversity and global perspectives, including Indigenous knowledges and international contexts, in communication and marketing practice.
  9. Collaborate in professional teams to deliver communication and marketing outcomes, contributing to shared goals and project development.
  10. Contribute to the development and direction of communication and marketing projects within collaborative contexts.
  11. Evaluate personal communication and marketing practice to adapt approaches in response to feedback, new information and changing professional contexts.
  12. Demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes (a) the Australian legal system and underlying principles and concepts; (b) the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, including contemporary developments in law and legal practice;
  13. Demonstrate competency in the exercise of professional legal skills, including an ability to (a) engage in legal reasoning and problem solving, as well as sophisticated critical and creative thinking about law, legal issues and legal problems; (b) conduct
  14. Be committed to adhering to the highest standards of professionalism, including a commitment to learning and working (a) independently and reflectively; and (b) ethically and responsibly.

Further study

If you want to become a legal practitioner, you are required to complete a practical legal training program such as the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (GDLP) or a traineeship following the completion of the Bachelor of Laws degree.

Upon completing the Bachelor of Laws and Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, you will be eligible for admission to legal practice. The accrediting body in Queensland is the Legal Practitioners Admissions Board (LPAB). Further information on becoming a legal practitioner is available from the Queensland Law Society. 

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