This course is the only integrated law and Practical Legal Training (PLT) degree in Sydney, and meets both the academic and practical requirements for admission to practise law in NSW.
Like the standard Juris Doctor, this course is an Australian Qualifications Framework Level 9 master's degree that builds knowledge and experience in fundamental legal theory.Students engage with industry-informed, academically rigorous and highly practical courses, choosing from flexible learning options that include day and evening classes (core subjects), block study (selected subjects) and online learning (electives), as well as selected recorded lectures and podcasts.
In addition to standard part-time and full-time study modes, students can fast-track their progress by enrolling in Summer sessions to complete the degree in just three years.
The course comprises a total of 162 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:
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108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (15 subjects)
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30 credit points of law options (five subjects)
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a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject), and
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18 credit points of professional legal training subjects.
Industrial training/professional practice
A practical experience work placement is a compulsory and integral component of the course. Practical experience requires students to complete 15 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) practical experience work placement. Students must complete their practical experience work placement within two-and-a-half years of enrolling in 75411 Practical Experience. International students must complete their work placement(s) by the end of the session in which they are enrolled in 75411 Practical Experience.
Course completion requirements
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course
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credit
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STM90831 Core subjects (JD)
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108cp
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CBK90920 Options (JD)
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30cp
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CBK90921 Options (Legal Theory PG)
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6cp
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STM90792 Core subjects
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18cp
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Total
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162cp
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Course program
Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 22 to 26 credit points in Autumn and Spring sessions. Optional subjects are regularly timetabled but not all options are offered in any one session. Students may choose to study the option subject instead of the legal theory subject in the recommended sequence, provided that they complete the legal theory subject in a later session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
The standard full-time and part-time programs are shown below.
Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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70102 Foundations of Law
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8cp
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70103 Ethics Law and Justice
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6cp
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70114 Criminal Law and Procedure
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8cp
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Spring session
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course
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credit
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70211 Contracts
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8cp
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70311 Torts
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8cp
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70616 Australian Constitutional Law
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8cp
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Summer session
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course
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credit
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70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law
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6cp
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Year 2
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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70104 Civil Practice
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6cp
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70109 Evidence
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6cp
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70617 Administrative Law
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8cp
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70106 Principles of Public International Law
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6cp
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Spring session
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course
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credit
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70317 Real Property
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8cp
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70517 Equity and Trusts
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8cp
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70107 Principles of Company Law
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8cp
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Summer session
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course
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credit
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Select 6 credit points of options
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6cp
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Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
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78210 Law and Literature
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78235 Justice
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78236 Environmental Ethics
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78238 History and Theory of Intellectual Property
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78239 Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice
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78241 Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology
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78218 Animal Law and Policy in Australia
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78126 Corporate Governance
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78270 Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice
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Year 3
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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71116 Remedies
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6cp
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Select 12 credit points of options
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12cp
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75424 Legal and Professional Skills
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6cp
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Spring session
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course
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credit
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Select 12 credit points of options
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12cp
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75422 Transactional Practice
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6cp
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75423 Litigation and Estate Practice
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6cp
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75411 Practical Experience
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0cp
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Autumn commencing, part time
Year 1
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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70102 Foundations of Law
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8cp
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|
70103 Ethics Law and Justice
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6cp
|
Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70114 Criminal Law and Procedure
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8cp
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|
70211 Contracts
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8cp
|
Year 2
Autumn session
|
course
|
credit
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70311 Torts
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8cp
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70616 Australian Constitutional Law
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8cp
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Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70104 Civil Practice
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6cp
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70109 Evidence
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6cp
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Summer session
|
course
|
credit
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70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law
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6cp
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Year 3
Autumn session
|
course
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credit
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|
70617 Administrative Law
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8cp
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70106 Principles of Public International Law
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6cp
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Spring session
|
course
|
credit
|
|
70317 Real Property
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8cp
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70517 Equity and Trusts
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8cp
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Year 4
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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71116 Remedies
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6cp
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70107 Principles of Company Law
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8cp
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Spring session
|
course
|
credit
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Select 6 credit points of options
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6cp
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Select 6 credit points from the following:
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6cp
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78210 Law and Literature
|
|
|
78235 Justice
|
|
|
78236 Environmental Ethics
|
|
|
78238 History and Theory of Intellectual Property
|
|
|
78239 Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice
|
|
|
78241 Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology
|
|
|
78218 Animal Law and Policy in Australia
|
|
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78126 Corporate Governance
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|
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78270 Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice
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|
Summer session
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course
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credit
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Select 12 credit points of options
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12cp
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Year 5
Autumn session
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course
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credit
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Select 12 credit points of options
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12cp
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Spring session
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course
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credit
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75424 Legal and Professional Skills
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6cp
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75422 Transactional Practice
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6cp
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Year 6
Summer session
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course
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credit
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75423 Litigation and Estate Practice
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6cp
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75411 Practical Experience
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0cp
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Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
For this course the equivalent qualification required is a bachelor's degree in a discipline other than law or a law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education).
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
