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Juris Doctor
UNSW Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
About this program
UNSW's Juris Doctor is a postgraduate law degree recognised for admission to legal practice, comprising 144 units of credit split across core courses, prescribed theory electives and law electives that together satisfy the Legal Profession Admission Board's requirements for NSW recognition. Students build a sound knowledge base in law through a structured sequence of core courses complemented by a wide range of electives, with flexible full-time or part-time study that lets students move between the two as needed, up to a maximum duration of eight years. It suits graduates from any prior discipline who've decided on a legal career after completing an unrelated first degree, distinguishing it from the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws path aimed at school leavers. The flexible pacing particularly suits working professionals or career-changers who need to balance legal study with other commitments.
Fees & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
- JURD7121Crime and the Criminal Process
- JURD7122Criminal Laws
- JURD7130Lawyers
- Ethics and Justice
- JURD7141Principles of Public Law
- JURD7150Principles of Private Law
- JURD7152Introducing Law and Justice
- JURD7155Legal Research and Writing
- JURD7160Administrative Law
- JURD7161Torts
- JURD7175Contracts
- JURD7224Business Associations
- JURD7250Federal Constitutional Law
- JURD7251Court Process
- Evidence and Proof
- JURD7270Law in the Global Context
- JURD7271Resolving Civil Disputes
- JURD7283Land Law
- JURD7285Equity and Trusts. Prescribed Theory Elective: JURD7223 Legal Theory
- JURD7236Theories of Law and Justice
- JURD7284Legal Experimentalism
- JURD7222Law and Social Theory
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
Domestic Applicants: Entry into the UNSW JD is based on academic merit. Students must have completed a tertiary qualification at Bachelor, Masters or PhD level in a discipline other than law, or a degree in law from an overseas institution. UNSW offers domestic applicants both Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP) and full-fee places in the JD. CSP are offered to the most competitively ranked applicants and the remaining eligible applicants will be offered a full-fee place in the JD program. For Australian citizens, permanent residents and New Zealand citizens, applications for the UNSW JD are online through the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC). Go to www.uac.edu.au and click on “UAC Postgraduate”. Indigenous Alternative Entry Scheme: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people considering the Juris Doctor may be assessed under the Indigenous Alternative Entry Scheme pathway. In ad...
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