Administrative Law and Policy
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Administrative Law and Policy |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment. | |||
| Candidates must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 24 credit points of core units of study and 24 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, for candidates without a law background; or | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of core units of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, for candidates with a law background. | |||
2014 Core Units of Study |
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| For LAWS6252, candidates without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake this unit prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| LAWS6011 Administrative Law |
6 | A MALP and Environmental Law students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (core) before undertaking this unit. Core unit for MALP students. |
Int March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning & the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Int April Int August Int March Int Sept |
| GOVT6316 Policy Making, Power and Politics |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139, LAWS6042, LAWS6113 Core unit for MALP students. |
Int Sept |
2014 Elective Law Units of Study |
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| JURS6018 Constitutional Theory |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Int July |
| LAWS6043 Environmental Impact Assessment Law |
6 | Int May |
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| LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction Environmental Law students must complete LAWS6252 and this core unit prior to enrolling in other law elective units. |
Int August Int March |
| LAWS6045 Environmental Planning Law |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6052 Govt Regulation, Health Policy & Ethics |
6 |
MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252 or LAWS6881. For 2014, the unit is available to GradDipHL students as a core unit of study in place of LAWS6058 Information Rights in Health Care. |
Int October |
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6068 Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol & Procedure |
6 | Int August |
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| LAWS6112 Law of Tax Administration |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| LAWS6877 Mental Illness: Law and Policy |
6 | Int Sept |
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| LAWS6191 Water Law and Climate Change |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6191 Water Law |
Int November |
Elective Units Offered by Other Faculties/Departments |
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2014 Elective Units Offered by the Department of Government & International Relations |
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| GOVT6103 Australia in Diplomacy, Defence & Trade |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6150 Comparative Democratic Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6358 Comparative Migration Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6135 Global Environmental Politics |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6123 Globalisation and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6156 Governance and Civil Society |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6319 Governance and Public Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6357 International Policy Making |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6311 Issues in Public Policy |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| GOVT6313 Leadership in Theory and Practice |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6331 Public Management and Governance |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| GOVT6301 Public Sector Ethics and Corruption |
6 | Semester 1 |
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2014 Elective Units Offered by the Faculty of Education and Social Work |
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| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SCWK6920 Mental Health: Practice and Theory |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment |
Semester 1 |
| SCWK6948 Social Policy Frameworks |
6 | Semester 1 |
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2014 Elective Units Offered by the Department of Sociology and Social Policy |
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| SCLG6903 New Debates in Social Theory |
6 | Semester 2 |
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Course rules
Master of Administrative Law and Policy
These resolutions must be read in conjunction with applicable University By-laws, Rules and policies including (but not limited to) the University of Sydney (Coursework) Rule 2000 (the 'Coursework Rule'), the Resolutions of the Faculty, the University of Sydney (Student Appeals against Academic Decisions) Rule 2006 (as amended) and the Academic Board policies on Academic Dishonesty and Plagiarism.
Course resolutions
1 Course codes
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Code |
Course title |
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JC009 |
Master of Administrative Law and Policy |
2 Attendance pattern
3 Master's type
0.
The master's degree in these resolutions is a professional master's degree, as defined by the Coursework Rule.
4 Admission to candidature
(1)
Available places will be offered to qualified applicants based on merit, according to the following admissions criteria.
(a)
a bachelor's degree with a minimum credit average from the University of Sydney in government, law, social work or other appropriate discipline as determined by the Faculty, or an equivalent qualification; or
(b)
a bachelor's degree from the University of Sydney, or an equivalent qualification; and the applicant provides evidence of professional experience or of a period of service (normally of several years in duration) which in the opinion of the Dean adequately prepares the applicant to undertake the course of study.
5 Requirements for award
0.
The units of study that may be taken for the course are set out in the table of units of study for the Master of Administrative Law and Policy. To qualify for the award of the Master of Administrative Law and Policy, a candidate must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(a)
24 credit points of core units of study and 24 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, for candidates without a law background; or
(b)
18 credit points of core units of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study, including a minimum of 24 credit points from the Faculty of Law, for candidates with a law background.
6 Transitional provisions
(2)
Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2011 will complete the requirements in accordance with the resolutions in force at the time of their commencement, provided that requirements are completed by 1 January 2016. The Faculty may specify a later date for completion or specify alternative requirements for completion of candidatures that extend beyond this time.