Juris Doctor
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Part 3- Jurisprudence Units of Study |
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| Students must complete 42 credit points of elective units of study. | |||
| Students must complete a minimum of 6 credit points from Part 3 to satisfy the Jurisprudence requirement | |||
| LAWS5147 Law and Economics |
6 | N LAWS3036 or LAWS3447 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5212 Law and Social Theories |
6 | N LAWS5162 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5213 Philosophy of Criminal Law |
6 | P LAWS5004 |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5175 Philosophy of International Law |
6 | N LAWS3475 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5154 Philosophy of Law |
6 | N LAWS3459 or LAWS3454 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 2 requirement of the LLB. Enrolment is by separate application to the Law School. |
Intensive July Semester 2 |
| LAWS5195 The Rule of Law and its Value |
6 | N LAWS3495 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5171 Theories of Conscientious Obedience |
6 | N LAWS3471 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 2 |
| LAWS5168 Theories of Justice |
6 | N LAWS3077 or LAWS3468 This unit satisfies the Juriprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
| LAWS5169 Theories of Law |
6 | N LAWS3089 or LAWS3469 This unit satisfies the Jurisprudence/Part 3 requirement of the JD. |
Semester 1 |
Part 3 - Master's Level Electives (Jurisprudence) |
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| Students may choose no more than 24 credit points of master's level units of study in the Juris Doctor. | |||
| LAWS6187 Functional Analysis of Law and Soc Control |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6827 Legal Responsibility and Philosophy of Mind |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| LAWS6338 The Nature of the Common Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6316 Theories of the Judiciary |
6 | Intensive June |
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