Administrative Law and Policy
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Administrative Law and Policy |
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| Candidates must complete 48 credit points of units of study, including: | |||
| A minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, including a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study; and | |||
| A maximum of 24 credit points from faculties other than the Faculty of Law. | |||
2011 Core Units of Study |
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| For LAWS6252, candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake this unit prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6011 Administrative Law |
6 |
compulsory for MALP students |
S1 Late IntB |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. |
Int Sept S1 Late IntA S1 Late IntB S2 Late IntA |
| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139, LAWS6042, LAWS6113 compulsory for MALP students |
Int Sept |
2011 Elective Law Units of Study |
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| Candidates must enrol in at least 12 credit points but no more than 24 credit points from the following elective units. | |||
| JURS6018 Constitutional Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators |
S2 Late IntB |
| LAWS6043 Environmental Impact Assessment Law |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction Environmental law students must complete LAWS6252 and this compulsory unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units |
S1 Intensive S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6045 Environmental Planning Law |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6072 Human Rights, Ageing & Disability Law |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6072 Law, Ageing and Disability. |
Semester 1 |
Independent Research Project |
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| This unit is available as a one semester unit of study worth 6 or 12 credit points, or as a full year unit of study worth 12 credit points. No more than 12 credit points of the Independent Research Project may be credited towards the requirements for the master's degree. | |||
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6068 Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol & Procedure |
6 | S1 Late IntC |
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| LAWS6112 Law of Tax Administration |
6 | A Students who are not working in the tax area and have not taken an undergraduate/postgraduate income tax unit in Australia in the past five years must undertake LAWS6128 or LAWS6825 before enrolling in this unit. If in doubt, please consult the Taxation Program Coordinator. This unit replaced LAWS6112 Tax Administration |
S2 Late IntA |
| LAWS6963 Regulation and Regulators |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6963 Regulation: Theory and Practice |
S1 Late IntA |
| LAWS6926 The Business of Tax Administration |
6 | S1 Late IntB |
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| LAWS6887 The Judicial Power of the Commonwealth |
6 | A It is assumed that students have a good working knowledge of the Australian judicial system and Australian federal constitutional law. Only students with a law degree from an Australian institution, or who have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction and have studied Australian federal constitutional law will be permitted into the unit. The unit replaced LAWS6887 Federal Jurisdiction |
Int Sept |
| LAWS6191 Water Law |
6 | S2 Late IntB |
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Electives units offered by other Faculties/Departments |
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| Candidates must not complete more than 24 credit points of units of study (including the compulsory unit of study) offered by other Faculties/Departments as listed below. | |||
2011 Elective Units Offered by the Department of Government & International Relations |
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| GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence & Trade |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6318 Crises, Disasters and Public Management |
6 | Semester 1b |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2a |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 Summer Main |
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2011 Elective Units Offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work |
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| SCWK6948 Social Policy Frameworks |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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2011 Elective Units Offered by the Department of Sociology and Social Policy |
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| SCLG6901 Citizenship Rights and Social Movements |
6 | N SCWK6901 |
Semester 2 |
| SCLG6904 Ethics and Private Life |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Course rules
Master of Administrative Law and Policy
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
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Code |
Course title |
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JC009 |
Master of Administrative Law and Policy |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in government, law, social work or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
5 Requirements for award
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The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of Administrative Law and Policy. To qualify for the award of the Master of Administrative Law and Policy, a candidate must complete 48 credit points of core and elective units of study, including:
(a)
a minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, including a minimum of 12 and a maximum of 24 credit points of elective units of study; and
6 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.