C02027v4 Doctor of Juridical Science
Award(s): Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)CRICOS code: 001126M
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Recognition of prior learning
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Other information
Overview
This course combines coursework subjects and completion of a thesis. Candidates develop their doctoral topic through the coursework component. The SJD is awarded to candidates who successfully complete their coursework and, through their thesis, make an original and distinct contribution to knowledge in their field of specialisation.
This program was the first professional doctorate of its kind in Australia. It counters the isolation experienced by many PhD candidates by providing a combination of postgraduate coursework subjects and a thesis, and allows candidates to benefit from contact with coursework students and UTS: Law academic staff. This degree is valuable for an academic or professional career.
Career options
Career options include positions in universities, undertaking research, contributions to public policy, or other academic work including teaching, submissions to think tanks and interest groups and legal publishing.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised master's by research or bachelor's degree with first or second class honours (division 1), or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate research studies.
Support for the project, availability of supervision, availability of places, legal knowledge and experience, evidence of research capacity in a relevant discipline and the applicant's overall abilities and experience are all taken into account. Applicants must submit a research proposal at the point of application. Once final approval is obtained for a research proposal, the topic cannot be changed except with the approval of the University.
The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 575 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 90 overall with a writing score of 21; or DEEP: C; or PTE: 64
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
International students
Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.
Applications
Detailed information about the application process can be found at:
www.gradschool.uts.edu.au/prospective/application.html
Recognition of prior learning
Students who have successfully completed the Juris Doctor (C04236) at UTS and have completed 6 credit point Master of Laws (C04143) equivalent subjects within the Juris Doctor, may apply for these subjects to be credited towards this course, up to a maximum of 18 credit points. Such students have this credit applied towards, and must complete, the Options (CBK90419) choice block.
Course duration and attendance
The course duration is four years of full-time, or eight years of part-time study.
There are no attendance requirements once the coursework component is completed. The dissertation component may be carried out either on University premises, at a site external to the University, or some combination of both. However, candidates are required to make contact with their supervisor(s) at least once a month to discuss the progress of their dissertation. UTS: Law recommends that candidates spend no longer than one-third of the maximum course duration on the coursework subject component and no less than two-thirds of the maximum course duration on the dissertation component.
Course structure
From Spring 2008, this course requires completion of six 8-credit-point postgraduate coursework subjects and a dissertation of approximately 50,000–70,000 words. (Refer to the course entry in the UTS: Handbook 2007 for the previous course structure.) For a current listing of subjects in each course refer to the study package directory. In particular, refer to the correct structure of the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) major options in CBK90248.
While the SJD thesis may be shorter than a PhD thesis, taking account of the coursework component, it is expected to exhibit the same level of originality, criticism and intellectual rigour normally associated with a PhD thesis.
Both the candidate and the candidate's principal supervisor are required to submit progress reports at the end of each semester. Within the first year of commencement for full-time students, or one-and-a-half years for part-time students, candidates must complete a formal candidature assessment to ensure they are gaining the prerequisite knowledge and skills to allow successful and timely completion of the proposed research program; that their progress is consistent with completion of the research program in the prescribed time; and that they demonstrate the potential to complete the work to standard. Doctoral candidates are also required to make an oral presentation of their dissertation six months prior to submission of their dissertation for examination.
Course completion requirements
| 77688 Doctoral Dissertation (SJD) | ||
| Select 48 credit points from the following options: | 48cp | |
| MAJ09390 Corporate and Commercial Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09391 Family Law and Dispute Resolution | 24cp | |
| MAJ09392 International Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09393 Health Law and Policy | 24cp | |
| MAJ09394 Law and Regulation | 24cp | |
| CBK90400 Options (Law) | 24cp | |
| CBK90412 Options B | 24cp | |
| MAJ09400 Intellectual Property | 24cp | |
| MAJ10030 Global Business Law | 24cp |
Course program
As part of this course, students must complete the subject 78100 Postgraduate Legal Research. This subject is included in the majors and choice blocks.
Candidates may choose to complete one or two majors, undertaking three postgraduate subjects (24 credit points) within each major area. Alternatively, students can choose not to major in a particular area and instead choose six subjects (48 credit points) from across the major areas of study.
The coursework subjects must be completed before the dissertation is commenced as the subjects provide the basis of the research for the dissertation.
| List of majors | ||
| MAJ09390 Corporate and Commercial Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09391 Family Law and Dispute Resolution | 24cp | |
| MAJ09392 International Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09393 Health Law and Policy | 24cp | |
| MAJ09394 Law and Regulation | 24cp | |
| MAJ09400 Intellectual Property | 24cp | |
| MAJ10030 Global Business Law | 24cp | |
Other information
Further information is available from the research officer:
Applicants are encouraged to visit the University Graduate School website at:
