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:
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 Law | 24cp | |
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 Law | 24cp | |
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 Law | 24cp | |
Spring semester | ||
75421 Civil Litigation | 6cp | |
75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
Select 6 credit points from the following options: | 6cp | |
SMJ09059 Business Law | 24cp | |
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
