Juris Doctor
Compulsory unit of study table
| This page was first published on 13 November 2025 and was last amended on 12 December 2025. View details of the changes below. |
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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. |
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Full-time | ||
Compulsory units of study | ||
Year 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | P LAWS5020 and LAWS5024 and LAWS5013 C LAWS5015 N LAWS5003 |
Year 3 | ||
| LAWS5017 Conflict of Laws | 6 | A LAWS5008, LAWS5013 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 and LAWS5001 or LAWS5024 N LAWS2018 |
Part-time | ||
Compulsory units of study | ||
Year 1 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | P LAWS5020 and LAWS5024 and LAWS5013 C LAWS5015 N LAWS5003 |
Years 5 and 6 | ||
| LAWS5017 Conflict of Laws | 6 | A LAWS5008, LAWS5013 P LAWS5002 or LAWS5020 and LAWS5001 or LAWS5024 N LAWS2018 |