Juris Doctor
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Juris Doctor |
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| To qualify for the award of the Juris Doctor, a student must successfully complete: | |||
| (i) 102 credit points of compulsory units of study; and | |||
| (ii) 42 credit points of elective units of study of which a maximum of 36 credit points are taken from Part 1, and | |||
| (iii) a minimum of 6 credit points taken from Part 2. | |||
Full-Time |
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Compulsory units of study |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5000 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000 or LAWS1006 |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
| LAWS5001 Torts |
6 | C LAWS5000 N LAWS1010 or LAWS1012 or LAWS3001 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5002 Contracts |
6 | N LAWS1015 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5003 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | N LAWS1014 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5004 Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 and LAWS5003 N LAWS1003 or LAWS1016 or LAWS2001 or LAWS2009 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1023 or LAWS1018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5006 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P LAWS5000 and LAWS5001 and LAWS5002 N LAWS1017 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5007 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1021 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5018 Legal Research |
Semester 1 |
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Year 2 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one Juris Doctor elective unit in each semester of their penultimate year, deferring the compulsory unit(s) to their final year. | |||
| Students cannot enrol in more than two elective units in their penultimate year. | |||
| LAWS5008 Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS2012 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5009 The Legal Profession |
6 | N LAWS2013 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 1 |
| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2010 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2011 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5012 Real Property |
6 | P LAWS5008 N LAWS2017 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P LAWS5003 N LAWS2016 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | N LAWS2014 Professor Jason Harris |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5000 N LAWS2015 |
Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5017 Private International Law A |
6 | N LAWS2018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Part-time |
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Compulsory |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5000 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000 or LAWS1006 |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
| LAWS5001 Torts |
6 | C LAWS5000 N LAWS1010 or LAWS1012 or LAWS3001 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1023 or LAWS1018 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5007 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1021 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5018 Legal Research |
Semester 1 |
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Year 2 |
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| LAWS5002 Contracts |
6 | N LAWS1015 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5003 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | N LAWS1014 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5004 Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 and LAWS5003 N LAWS1003 or LAWS1016 or LAWS2001 or LAWS2009 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5006 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P LAWS5000 and LAWS5001 and LAWS5002 N LAWS1017 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2010 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2011 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P LAWS5003 N LAWS2016 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 2 |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | N LAWS2014 Professor Jason Harris |
Semester 2 |
Year 4 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one Juris Doctor elective unit in each semester of their fourth year, deferring the compulsory unit(s) to their fifth year. | |||
| Students cannot enrol in more than two elective units in their fourth year. | |||
| LAWS5008 Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS2012 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5009 The Legal Profession |
6 | N LAWS2013 Note: Department permission required for enrolment in the following sessions:Intensive February |
Intensive February Semester 1 |
| LAWS5012 Real Property |
6 | P LAWS5008 N LAWS2017 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5000 N LAWS2015 |
Semester 2 |
Years 5 and 6 |
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| LAWS5017 Private International Law A |
6 | N LAWS2018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |