C04145v3 Master of Dispute Resolution
Award(s): Master of Dispute Resolution (MDR)UAC code: 942402 (Autumn semester), 945402 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 027886A
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 48
Course EFTSL: 1
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Levels of award
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information
Overview
The UTS Dispute Resolution program, a first in Australia, focuses on the wide range of non-adversarial dispute resolution processes. The subjects available accommodate distinct streams that include commerce, family, community and court-annexed programs.
Dispute resolution at UTS is focused on experiential learning involving a fusion of critical and reflective thinking paradigms with the application of theory in practical, work-based contexts.
The mixture of experience-based learning and formal lectures by professional practitioners give students a hands-on understanding of the full range of dispute resolution processes, from negotiation through the consensual processes to decisional theory.
Career options
Career options include arbitrator, manager, negotiator and professionals in a wide range of areas such as health and education, government and industrial relations.
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.
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.
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.
The core introductory subject is offered in intensive block mode over several days of attendance at the beginning of semester. The other subjects are taught in intensive block mode over several full days of lectures, workshops and seminars.
Course structure
The course requires completion of a core introductory subject (6 credit points) plus a further seven subjects (42 credit points).
Subjects are regularly timetabled but not all subjects listed are offered in any one semester. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable can be found at:
Course completion requirements
| 79771 Dispute Resolution | 6cp | |
| Select 42 credit points from the following options: | 42cp | |
| 77746 Advanced Mediation | 6cp | |
| 77752 Commercial Arbitration (Domestic) | 6cp | |
| 77792 Crisis Negotiation | 6cp | |
| 77761 Dispute Resolution in Commerce | 6cp | |
| 77760 Family Dispute Resolution | 6cp | |
| 77751 International Commercial Arbitration | 6cp | |
| 77745 Negotiation | 6cp | |
| 77740 Research Paper | 6cp | |
| 77867 Workplace Dispute Resolution | 6cp | |
| STM90111 Research project (Law PG) | 12cp | |
| 77783 International Commercial Dispute Resolution | 6cp | |
| 77850 Psychology and Dispute Resolution | 6cp | |
| 78029 Mediation Practice | 6cp | |
| 78173 Dispute Resolution in Civil Practice | 6cp | |
| 78138 Facilitation | 6cp | |
| Total | 48cp |
Levels of award
To qualify for honours in the master's program, candidates must attain a weighted average mark of 75 per cent across all subjects attempted and complete the two-semester research project.
Articulation with UTS courses
Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution (C11125) candidates may internally transfer to the Master of Dispute Resolution. Subjects undertaken within the graduate certificate are recognised within the master's.
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
