Bachelor of Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours) Conjoint

The BCLLB(Hons) takes 5.5 years (11 semesters) if you are studying full-time. You will need to complete 735 points: 255 points from BC courses 465 points from LLBLLB(Hons) courses 15 points from a General Education course 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 need to complete three Stage I core LLB courses, and five Stage I courses from the BC. You will continue to take a mix of Law courses and Communication courses in each of your second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth years. You can choose one major for the BC component of your conjoint: Communication and Social Change Communication in Leadership Communication and Technology You will have the choice of a wide range of Law elective courses, including Corporate and Commercial, Public, Criminal, International, Family, and Environmental Law. To complete in 5.5 years (11 semesters) you will need to enrol in a total of 615 points in your second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth years. This is a higher load than the standard enrolment of 120 points a year. Alternatively you could enrol in 120 points in 5 years and 135 points in one year to complete in six years (12 semesters). You need to maintain a Grade Point Average of 3.5 each year to continue with your conjoint.