This major provides students with essential knowledge about a range of media processes, including journalism, film making, game design and strategic communication, as well as practical communication and digital skills relevant to media, communication and other key professional areas..
The UWA Law School is ranked in the top 150 law schools in the world for Law and Legal Studies (QS 2023).
You will join and contribute to 90 years of excellence: we were the first law school established in WA and the fifth oldest in Australia..
From tradition to innovation, we are the leading Law School in Western Australia.
Our pathways, programs and teaching excellence ensure we continue to educate remarkable graduates and global citizens..
About the course
From human rights, crime and justice to Indigenous rights, freedom of expression and religion, the Law and Society major explores the impact of legal and social policy on all areas of our lives.
This major examines the impact that law and social policy has on our lives, both nationally and globally..
The fields you may study include human rights, decisions about birth and death, crime and justice, Indigenous rights, freedom of expression and religion.
Studying Law and Society will help you develop important skills in research, analysis, teamwork and communication..
Following the JD, you can choose to study a more specialised and advanced law degree.
At UWA you can undertake further study in Law, Commercial and Resources Law, International Law, Taxation Law, International Commercial Law, Mining and Energy Law and Chinese Business Law.
At UWA you can undertake further study in Law, Commercial and Resources Law, International Law, Taxation Law, International Commercial Law, Mining and Energy Law and Chinese Business Law.
Or, if you would like to pursue a research dissertation, you could enrol in the Doctor of Juridical Science, Doctor of Laws or another of UWA's research degrees.
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This unit deals with key issues in media law:
The University of Western Australia Law Review (UWA Law Review) is Australia's oldest university law review, first published in 1948.
Ranked in top 100 law schools in the world (QS and Times Higher Education 2020) UWA Law School is committed to upholding the rule of law, and the promotion of the highest standards of ethical conduct, professional responsibility, and community service
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This unit deals with key issues in media law: defamation, privacy, and open justice
The focus will be on primary sources of law: the case law and legislation which media law practitioners cite in court every day
The UWA Law School supports the following research centres and networks
Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law, established in recognition of the importance of both the resources and the commercial sectors to the Western Australian economy
