Graduate · Law
Juris Doctor
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Juris Doctor is a three-year graduate law degree, with entry set at a bachelor degree with a grade point average of at least 5.5 and a notably high English requirement of IELTS 7.5 overall with no band below 7.0. The program is 17 core units worth 102 points plus electives, starting with Foundations of Law and Lawyering, criminal law, contract and property in the first year. It is accredited by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia; graduates complete a recognised practical legal training course before admission to practice. Graduates work as solicitors, barristers and in-house counsel, and move into politics, international relations, the judiciary and legal publishing. Indicative international tuition is around A$57,100 per year.
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