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C04250v1 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration

Award(s): Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Juris Doctor (JD)

UAC code: 941436 (Summer session), 942436 (Autumn semester), 945436 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 074765J
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 192
Course EFTSL: 4
Location: City campus

Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Levels of award
Articulation with UTS courses
Other information

Overview

The Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration (JDMBA) is a graduate law and business degree that builds on the established reputations of UTS: Law and UTS: Business to provide high-calibre, graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law and business. It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law.

This course provides students with an integrated exposure to professional practice in both legal and business contexts.

Career options

Career options include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, government department or community law centre, regulatory affairs and policy adviser in the public or private sector or legal specialisation related to students' previous degree or enhanced career options within an existing professional sphere.

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.

Previous qualifications must be in a discipline other than law or a law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (teaching and learning), Faculty of Law.

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 maximum course duration is four years of full-time study. Subjects may also be available in Summer session.

Course structure

The course comprises a total of 192 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:

  • 96 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (13 subjects)
  • 48 credit points of compulsory core business subjects (eight subjects)
  • 24 credit points of law options (three subjects)
  • 24 credit points of business law sub-major subjects (four subjects).

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.

Students enrolled in the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration who wish to practise as lawyers in NSW can complete the requirements by undertaking a PLT program, such as the UTS Practical Legal Training Program.

Course completion requirements

STM90742 Core stream 96cp
STM90345 Core subjects 48cp
SMJ09059 Business Law 24cp
CBK90858 Options (JD) 24cp
Total 192cp

Course program

Students in the standard full-time program enrol in between 24 and 26 credit points a semester. Core subjects are timetabled every semester. The introductory core law subject 70120 Legal Method and Research and select core subjects may be timetabled in Summer session. Optional subjects are regularly timetabled but not all options are offered in any one semester. Optional subjects are timetabled subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable can be found at:

http://timetable.uts.edu.au

Juris Doctor students who wish to study postgraduate law options may apply through e-Request providing evidence of general or professional experience that demonstrates potential to complete the subject at master's level.

Example full-time programs are shown below.

Autumn commencing, full time
Year 1
Autumn semester
21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice 6cp
70120 Legal Method and Research 6cp
70115 Perspectives on Law 8cp
70211 Contracts 8cp
Spring semester
21800 Management and Organisations 6cp
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
23706 Economics for Management 6cp
70218 Criminal Law 8cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
25742 Financial Management 6cp
70311 Torts 8cp
70317 Real Property 8cp
Spring semester
70616 Australian Constitutional Law 8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts 8cp
70417 Corporate Law 8cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
70617 Administrative Law 8cp
21844 Managing Work and People 6cp
24734 Marketing Management 6cp
70327 Commercial Law 6cp
Spring semester
21715 Strategic Management 6cp
70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
SMJ09059 Business Law24cp 
Year 4
Autumn semester
75421 Civil Litigation 6cp
75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
SMJ09059 Business Law24cp 
Spring semester
Select 24 credit points from the following options: 24cp
CBK90858 Options (JD)24cp 
Spring commencing, full time
Year 1
Spring semester
21878 Organisational Dialogue: Theory and Practice 6cp
70120 Legal Method and Research 6cp
70115 Perspectives on Law 8cp
70211 Contracts 8cp
Year 2
Autumn semester
21800 Management and Organisations 6cp
22747 Accounting for Managerial Decisions 6cp
23706 Economics for Management 6cp
70218 Criminal Law 8cp
Spring semester
25742 Financial Management 6cp
70311 Torts 8cp
70317 Real Property 8cp
Year 3
Autumn semester
70616 Australian Constitutional Law 8cp
70517 Equity and Trusts 8cp
70417 Corporate Law 8cp
Spring semester
70617 Administrative Law 8cp
21844 Managing Work and People 6cp
24734 Marketing Management 6cp
70327 Commercial Law 6cp
Year 4
Autumn semester
21715 Strategic Management 6cp
70717 Evidence and Criminal Procedure 6cp
Select 12 credit points from the following options: 12cp
SMJ09059 Business Law24cp 
Spring semester
75421 Civil Litigation 6cp
75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct 6cp
Select 6 credit points from the following options: 6cp
SMJ09059 Business Law24cp 
Year 5
Autumn semester
Select 24 credit points from the following options: 24cp
CBK90858 Options (JD)24cp 

Levels of award

The Juris Doctor component of the JDMBA may be awarded with honours. An additional year of study is not required. To qualify for honours, a student must complete 78102 LLM Project by Research within CBK90858 Options (JD). The rules governing the Juris Doctor with honours (current and pre-2012) can be found in Postgraduate course information in the handbook. Please consult the Coursework research page on the UTS: Law website for information on how to apply to enrol.

Articulation with UTS courses

Students who completed 8-credit-point postgraduate electives as part of their Juris Doctor (C04236) candidature may apply to have these subjects credited towards the Master of Laws (C04143) or the Doctor of Juridical Science (C02027), up to a maximum of 24 credit points.

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