C04363v1 Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property
University of Technology Sydney
About
UTS has established expertise in and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade mark professions.
The UTS Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property is the first at an Australian university that fulfils the entire educational requirements for registration as a registered trade marks attorney and patent attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations.The Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate law degree that builds on the established reputation of UTS:
Law to provide high-calibre, graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law.
It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law.
The Juris Doctor qualifies as an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 master's degree.
The flexible nature of the JD allows students to work while they study and to tailor their workload to suit professional and personal commitments.This course brings together knowledge and skills across the two areas of intellectual property and law.
Students seeking exposure to both areas are able to undertake study in this one integrated course.
Upon successful completion of this course students can seek registration as a trade marks attorney and patent attorney in Australia.
This course provides students with the academic qualification required for admission to legal practice.
Students who undertake additional study in Practical Legal Training (PLT) satisfy the practical requirements to seek admission, together with the academic requirements, to legal practice.
UTS offers PLT with the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Structure
The course comprises a total of 168 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (15 subjects)
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject)
- 48 credit points of intellectual property options (eight subjects), and
- a 6-credit-point option (one subject).
As part of the intellectual property component of the course, students must complete 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice.
Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
Industrial training/professional practice
To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| STM90831 Core subjects (JD) | 108cp |
| CBK90921 Options (Legal Theory PG) | 6cp |
| CBK90711 Choice | 48cp |
| CBK91267 Options | 6cp |
| Total | 168cp |
Course program
Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 24 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 one of the 30 credit-point option subjects instead of the 6 credit-point legal theory subject in the recommended sequence, provided that they complete the legal theory subject in a later session.
The standard full-time program is shown below.
Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70102 Foundations of Law | 8cp |
| 70103 Ethics Law and Justice | 6cp |
| 70114 Criminal Law and Procedure | 8cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70211 Contracts | 8cp |
| 70311 Torts | 8cp |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp |
Year 2
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70327 Introduction to Property and Commercial Law | 6cp |
| 70104 Civil Practice | 6cp |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp |
| 70109 Evidence | 6cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp |
| 70517 Equity and Trusts | 8cp |
| 70106 Principles of Public International Law | 6cp |
Year 3
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 71116 Remedies | 6cp |
| 70107 Principles of Company Law | 8cp |
| 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice | 6cp |
| 77898 Patent Law | 6cp |
Spring session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 77889 Trade Marks Law | 6cp |
| 77890 Trade Marks Practice | 6cp |
| 77895 Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications | 6cp |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp |
| 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 | |
| 78126 Corporate Governance | |
| 78270 Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice | |
Year 4
Autumn session
| course | credit |
|---|---|
| 77891 Patent Systems | 6cp |
| 77893 Designs Law and Practice | 6cp |
| 77894 Drafting of Patent Specifications | 6cp |
| Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6cp |
| CBK91267 Options | |
Entry requirements
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 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.
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