University of Sydney Law School Juris Doctor Table
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Elective Units of Study |
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Students must complete 42 credit points of elective units of study, comprising: | |||
(i) a maximum of 36 credit points of units of study from Part 1 Electives | |||
(ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of units of study from Part 2 Jurisprudence Electives | |||
(iii) no more than 24 credit points of master's level units of study in the Juris Doctor | |||
Part 2 - Jurisprudence Elective Units of Study |
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LAWS5147 Law and Economics |
6 | N LAWS3036 or LAWS3447 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5154 Philosophy of Law |
6 | N LAWS3459 or LAWS3454 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB. Enrolment is by separate application to the Law School. |
Intensive July |
LAWS5168 Theories of Justice |
6 | N LAWS3077 or LAWS3468 This unit satisfies the Juriprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5169 Theories of Law |
6 | N LAWS3089 or LAWS3469 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5171 Theories of Conscientious Obedience |
6 | N LAWS3471 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5175 Philosophy of International Law |
6 | N LAWS3475 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5195 The Rule of Law and its Value |
6 | N LAWS3495 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
LAWS5200 Law, Morals and Politics |
6 | N LAWS3500 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5212 Law and Social Theories |
6 | N LAWS5162 |
Semester 1 |
LAWS5213 Philosophy of Criminal Law This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | P LAWS5004 |
Semester 1 |
Part 2 - Master's Level Jurisprudence Electives |
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LAWS6187 Functional Analysis of Law and Soc Control |
6 |
Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Intensive April |
LAWS6316 Theories of the Judiciary This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Intensive June |
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LAWS6338 The Nature of the Common Law This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Intensive May |
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LAWS6827 Legal Responsibility and Philosophy of Mind This unit of study is not available in 2019 |
6 | Semester 2 |
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LAWS6837 Morals and the Analysis of Legal Doctrine |
6 | N JURS6023 or JURS6022 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-people.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/cpd/ |
Semester 2 |