Laws - Media and Communication Swinburne University of Technology

Overview

Learn all about trademarks, patents and designs, copyright, misleading or deceptive conduct, and competition law. Laws - Media and Communication degree is offered at Swinburne University of Technology.

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Laws, graduates should be able to:

• apply the principles and doctrines that underpin the fundamental areas of Australian law and the Australian legal system
• build on and continuously develop ethical and professional responsibility in the practice of law and a commitment to the pursuit of justice
• interpret issues affecting the legal status and experiences of Indigenous peoples in Australia and apply legal doctrine and other approaches to solve problems in preparation for professional practice acknowledging the culture, traditions and beliefs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other communities
• describe and compare the international legal order and the law and legal systems of Australia’s major trading partners
• critically evaluate events or factual situations, identify the legal issues to which they give rise and develop and articulate appropriate and creative responses
• effectively communicate persuasive legal arguments to legal and non-legal audiences
• demonstrate effective and persuasive communication capabilities with legal and non-legal audiences
• function as an effective member or leader of a team and critically reflect on individual performance and professional development

Upon successful completion of the Bachelor of Media and Communication, graduates will be able to:

• identify and contextualise the impacts of digital transformation on media and communication industries, audiences and professional and creative practices
• analyse diverse socio-cultural influences on media and communication practices and their impact on audiences in Indigenous, local and global contexts
• apply critical thinking within a specialised media and communication discipline to solve problems through theoretical, practice-led and decolonised lenses
• initiate professional approaches to planning, problem-solving and decision-making in a range of media and communication activities and processes, both individually and in collaboration with others
• design creative and professional media and communication artefacts that focus on examining the relationship between people and technology for social impact and sustainability
• explore innovative use of new media and communication technologies to engage, influence and build communities for next generation media futures
• engage ethical approaches to research methodologies for socially responsible, just and fair content creation strategies
• apply learning from Indigenous, global and cross-cultural communication contexts to support accountability, self-assessment and independence in lifelong learning