Juris Doctor
Compulsory unit of study table
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. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Full-Time |
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Compulsory units of study |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5019 Ngura and the Foundations of Laws |
6 | N LAWS5000 |
| LAWS5020 Contracts |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5002 and LAWS5006 |
| LAWS5021 Lawyers, Justice and Ethics |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5009 |
| LAWS5022 Criminal Law, Process, and Research I |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5003 and LAWS5004 |
| LAWS5023 Criminal Law, Process, and Research II |
6 | P LAWS5022 N LAWS5004 |
| LAWS5024 Torts |
6 | P LAWS5019 N LAWS5001 and LAWS5006 |
| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5019 N LAWS1023 |
| LAWS5007 Public Law and Statutory Interpretation |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5019 N LAWS1021 |
Year 2 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one Juris Doctor Part 1 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, nor can they enrol in a Part 2 Selective unit, in their penultimate year. | ||
| LAWS5008 Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5002 and LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 N LAWS2012 |
| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2010 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2011 |
| LAWS5012 Land Law |
6 | P LAWS5008 N LAWS2017 |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P LAWS5003 or LAWS5023 N LAWS2016 |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 N LAWS2014 |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 N LAWS2015 |
| LAWS5025 Civil Dispute Resolution |
6 | |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5017 Conflict of Laws |
6 | A LAWS5008, LAWS5013 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 and LAWS5001 or LAWS5024 N LAWS2018 |
Part-time |
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Compulsory |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5007 Public Law and Statutory Interpretation |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5019 N LAWS1021 |
| LAWS5019 Ngura and the Foundations of Laws |
6 | N LAWS5000 |
| LAWS5022 Criminal Law, Process, and Research I |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5003 and LAWS5004 |
| LAWS5023 Criminal Law, Process, and Research II |
6 | P LAWS5022 N LAWS5004 |
Year 2 |
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| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5019 N LAWS1023 |
| LAWS5020 Contracts |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5002 and LAWS5006 |
| LAWS5021 Lawyers, Justice and Ethics |
6 | C LAWS5019 N LAWS5009 |
| LAWS5024 Torts |
6 | P LAWS5019 N LAWS5001 and LAWS5006 |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5008 Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS5002 and LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 N LAWS2012 |
| LAWS5012 Land Law |
6 | P LAWS5008 N LAWS2017 |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P LAWS5003 or LAWS5023 N LAWS2016 |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 N LAWS2015 |
Year 4 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one Juris Doctor Part 1 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, nor can they enrol in a Part 2 Selective unit, in their fourth year. | ||
| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2010 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 N LAWS2011 |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 N LAWS2014 |
| LAWS5025 Civil Dispute Resolution |
6 | |
Years 5 and 6 |
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| LAWS5017 Conflict of Laws |
6 | A LAWS5008, LAWS5013 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 and LAWS5001 or LAWS5024 N LAWS2018 |
