C04143v5 Master of Laws
Award(s): Master of Laws (LLM)UAC code: 942401 (Autumn semester), 945401 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 001125A
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Further study at UTS
Other information
Overview
The UTS Master of Laws (LLM) caters to the changing demands of the legal profession. Providing the opportunity for law graduates to specialise in particular areas that are relevant to their area of legal practice, the UTS LLM is vocationally relevant and intellectually rewarding.
Close interaction between the legal profession and UTS: Law guarantees a close match between a first-class education and a marketable postgraduate legal qualification. Classes are taught by a mix of practising professionals, full-time academic staff and international visiting academics, and opportunities for cross-institutional study, both inside and outside Australia, are encouraged.
Career options
Specialisation and development of expertise leads to careers in a range of sought-after specialist vocations in the practice of law.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.
A relevant, appropriate first degree is the Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor. Students with a Bachelor of Laws from a non-common law country may be required to complete 78103 Common Law Legal Traditions. Students who have graduated with a Shari'a law degree are not eligible to apply for this course. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (teaching and learning).
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: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 58-66
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.
Credit recognition
Students who have successfully completed the Master of Law and Legal Practice, the Master of Dispute Resolution (C04145) or the Master of International Law (C04149) at UTS, or equivalent postgraduate law studies at a recognised tertiary institution, may, in line with UTS: Law policy, apply for a maximum of one quarter of the credit-point value of the course in exemptions. As Master of Laws subjects are 8 credit points in value, students may apply for exemptions not exceeding 8 credit points within the course.
Students who have successfully completed the Juris Doctor (C04236) at UTS and have completed 6 credit point Master of Laws equivalent subjects within the Juris Doctor may apply for these subjects to be credited towards the Master of Laws, up to a maximum of 18 credit points. Such students will have this credit applied towards, and must complete, the Options (CBK90419) choice block.
Students who completed 8-credit-point postgraduate electives as part of their Juris Doctor candidature may apply to have these subjects credited towards the Master of Laws, up to a maximum of 24 credit points.
Solicitors with current specialist accreditation from the Law Society of NSW may apply for 8 unspecified credit points of exemption within this course.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in a minimum of one year of full-time or two years of part-time study. Subjects may also be available in Summer session, allowing accelerated progression.
Course structure
From Spring 2008, students undertake six 8-credit-point postgraduate subjects (totalling 48 credit points). (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 Master of Laws major options in CBK90248).
Students may choose to undertake one or two majors, by completing at least three subjects (24 credit points) within the area of the major. Students may also choose not to major in a particular area and instead choose six subjects (48 credit points) from across the major areas.
As part of this course, students must complete the subject 78100 Postgraduate Legal Research. This subject can be included in any of the majors or choiceblocks. Students from a non-common law background are also required to enrol in the subject 78103 Common Law Legal Traditions.
Course completion requirements
| Select 48 credit points from the following options: | 48cp | |
| MAJ09390 Corporate and Commercial Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09392 International Law | 24cp | |
| CBK90400 Options (Law) | 24cp | |
| CBK90412 Options B | 24cp | |
| MAJ09400 Intellectual Property | 24cp | |
| MAJ09410 Global Business Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09425 Dispute Resolution | 24cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Course program
The list of available majors is shown below.
Most subjects are timetabled over a two-year period and consequently not all subjects listed are offered in any one year. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable can be found at:
| List of majors | ||
| MAJ09390 Corporate and Commercial Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09425 Dispute Resolution | 24cp | |
| MAJ09392 International Law | 24cp | |
| MAJ09400 Intellectual Property | 24cp | |
| MAJ09410 Global Business Law | 24cp | |
Levels of award
To qualify for honours in the Master of Laws, candidates must attain a weighted average mark of 80 per cent across all subjects attempted.
Further study at UTS
Students in this course may apply for admission into the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) (C02027) after completion of 48 credit points of options. SJD applicants must provide satisfactory evidence of their ability to undertake advanced research appropriate to a doctoral program. Candidates do not take out the Master of Laws, rather subjects undertaken within the masters are applied towards the SJD.
Other information
Further information for future students is available from:
telephone +61 2 9514 3660
email law@uts.edu.au
Further information for current students is available from:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
