Program Requirements
The Juris Doctor requires the completion of 144 units, of which:

144 units must come from completion of courses from the subject area LAWS Law

A maximum of 36 units may come from completion of 2000-, 3000- and 4000-level courses

24 units from completion of courses from the following list:

LAWS6101 Foundations of Australian Law

LAWS6102 Lawyers, Justice and Ethics

LAWS6103 Torts

LAWS6105 Australian Public Law

66 units from completion of the following compulsory courses:

LAWS6105 Australian Public Law

LAWS6106 Criminal Law and Procedure

LAWS6201 Administrative Law

LAWS6202 Commonwealth Constitutional Law

LAWS6203 Corporations Law

LAWS6204 Property

LAWS6205 Equity and Trusts

LAWS6207 Evidence

LAWS6244 Litigation and Dispute Management

LAWS6249 Legal Theory

LAWS6250 International Law
 

A minimum of 18 units from completion of 7000- and 8000-level courses in the subject area LAWS Law

A minimum of 6 units from completion of one capstone course from the following list:

LAWS4010 Jessup Moot

LAWS4230 Law Internship

LAWS4240 Special Law Elective 4: International Social Justice Clinic

LAWS4267 Clinical Youth Law Program

LAWS4268 Community Law Clinical Program

LAWS8301 Graduate Research Unit

Study Options
Year 1
48 units
LAWS6101
Foundations of Australian Law
6 units
LAWS6103
Torts
6 units
LAWS6104
Contracts
6 units
Full-time students undertake 3 compulsory courses in their first semester. There is sufficient flexibility in the program due to intensive electives to allow students to complete in 3 years
LAWS6102
Lawyers, Justice and Ethics
6 units
LAWS6105
Australian Public Law
6 units
LAWS6250
International Law
6 units
LAWS6249
Legal Theory
6 units
Year 2
48 units
LAWS6106
Criminal Law and Procedure
6 units
LAWS6201
Administrative Law
6 units
LAWS6203
Corporations Law
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
LAWS6202
Commonwealth Constitutional Law
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
Year 3
48 units
LAWS6204
Property
6 units
LAWS6244
Litigation and Dispute Management
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
LAWS6205
Equity and Trusts
6 units
LAWS6207
Evidence
6 units
Law Elective
6 units
Law Elective
6 units