Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Juris Doctor Units of Study |
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JD Full-Time Structure - Compulsory Units of Study |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5000 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000 or LAWS1006 |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
| LAWS5018 Legal Research |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
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| LAWS5001 Torts |
6 | C LAWS5000 N LAWS1010 or LAWS1012 or LAWS3001 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5002 Contracts |
6 | N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2000 or LAWS2008 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
| LAWS5003 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | N LAWS1001 or LAWS1007 or LAWS1014 or LAWS2006 or LAWS3002 or LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5004 Criminal Law |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5003 or LAWS1014) N LAWS1003 or LAWS1016 or LAWS2001 or LAWS2009 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5006 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5001 or LAWS1012) and (LAWS5002 or LAWS1015) N LAWS1017 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1023 or LAWS1018 |
Semester 2 Summer Late |
| LAWS5007 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006 N LAWS1004 or LAWS1021 or LAWS2002 or LAWS3003 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
Year 2 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one JD 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 in their penultimate year. | |||
| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS1004 or LAWS2011 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5008 Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS2004 or LAWS2007 or LAWS2012 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
| LAWS5009 The Legal Profession |
6 | N LAWS1001 or LAWS2013 or LAWS3002 or LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | N LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5000 N LAWS2004 or LAWS2015 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5003 or LAWS1014) N LAWS2006 or LAWS2016 or LAWS3223 |
Semester 2 Summer Early Winter Main |
| LAWS5012 Real Property |
6 | P LAWS5008 or LAWS1012 N LAWS2007 or LAWS2017 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5017 Private International Law A |
6 | N LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS2018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
JD Part-Time Structure - Compulsory Units of Study |
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Year 1 |
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| LAWS5000 Foundations of Law |
6 | N LAWS1000 or LAWS1006 |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
| LAWS5018 Legal Research |
Intensive March Semester 1 |
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| LAWS5005 Public International Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS1023 or LAWS1018 |
Semester 2 Summer Late |
| LAWS5007 Public Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 or LAWS1006 N LAWS1004 or LAWS1021 or LAWS2002 or LAWS3003 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
Year 2 |
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| LAWS5003 Civil and Criminal Procedure |
6 | N LAWS1001 or LAWS1007 or LAWS1014 or LAWS2006 or LAWS3002 or LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5002 Contracts |
6 | N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2000 or LAWS2008 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
| LAWS5004 Criminal Law |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5003 or LAWS1014) N LAWS1003 or LAWS1016 or LAWS2001 or LAWS2009 |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5006 Torts and Contracts II |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5001 or LAWS1012) and (LAWS5002 or LAWS1015) N LAWS1017 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
Year 3 |
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| LAWS5010 Administrative Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS2002 or LAWS2010 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5011 Federal Constitutional Law |
6 | P LAWS5007 or LAWS1021 N LAWS1004 or LAWS2011 or LAWS3000 or LAWS3003 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5014 Corporations Law |
6 | N LAWS2003 or LAWS2014 |
Semester 2 Summer Main |
| LAWS5013 Evidence |
6 | P (LAWS5000 or LAWS1006) and (LAWS5003 or LAWS1014) N LAWS2006 or LAWS2016 or LAWS3223 |
Semester 2 Summer Early Winter Main |
Year 4 |
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| Students may substitute one compulsory unit with one JD elective unit in each semester of their fourth year, deferring the compulsory unit(s) to their fifth year. Students cannot enrol in more than 2 elective units in their fourth year. | |||
| LAWS5008 Intro to Property and Commercial Law |
6 | P LAWS5000 N LAWS2004 or LAWS2007 or LAWS2012 |
Semester 1 Summer Early |
| LAWS5009 The Legal Profession |
6 | N LAWS1001 or LAWS2013 or LAWS3002 or LAWS3004 |
Semester 1 Summer Main |
| LAWS5015 Equity |
6 | A LAWS5008 P LAWS5000 N LAWS2004 or LAWS2015 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
| LAWS5012 Real Property |
6 | P LAWS5008 or LAWS1012 N LAWS2007 or LAWS2017 |
Semester 2 Winter Main |
Years 5 & 6 |
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| LAWS5017 Private International Law A |
6 | N LAWS1018 or LAWS2005 or LAWS2018 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |