Jurisprudence
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| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Jurisprudence |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the University of Sydney Law School prior to enrolment. | |||
Master of Jurisprudence |
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| For the award of the Master of Jurisprudence, students must complete 48 credit points of units of study, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of core units of study; and | |||
| (ii) 36 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
Graduate Diploma in Jurisprudence |
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| For the award of the Graduate Diploma in Jurisprudence, students must complete 24 credit points of units of study. | |||
Core |
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| The following units are only available to students undertaking the Master of Jurisprudence | |||
| JURS6034 Jurisprudence Research Project A |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is compulsory for MJur students. Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both JURS6034 and JURS6035 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| JURS6035 Jurisprudence Research Project B |
6 | A JURS6034 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is compulsory for MJur students. Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both JURS6034 and JURS6035 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
Electives |
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| JURS6018 Constitutional Theory This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| JURS6019 Freedom of Speech |
6 |
Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6316 Theories of the Judiciary This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6338 The Nature of the Common Law |
6 |
Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Intensive June |
| LAWS6827 Legal Responsibility and Philosophy of Mind This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6836 Precedent, Interpretation and Probability This unit of study is not available in 2022 |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS6837 Morals and the Analysis of Legal Doctrine |
6 | N JURS6023 or JURS6022 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html |
Semester 2 |
Electives from other faculties |
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| The following elective Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences elective units only available to students undertaking the Master of Jurisprudence | |||
| LNGS7503 Language and the Law |
6 | Semester 1 |
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