C11211v1 Graduate Certificate in Australian Law
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Australian Law (GradCertAustLaw)UAC code: 942425 (Autumn semester), 945425 (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 064381G
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 30
Course EFTSL: 0.625
Location: City campus
Note(s)
This course is not appropriate for applicants who are already admitted to practise as a lawyer in NSW.
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Applications
Assumed knowledge
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Australian Law is designed to permit appropriately qualified lawyers from common law jurisdictions outside Australia to satisfy the academic requirements for admission as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW.
The course allows lawyers from common law jurisdictions to meet the academic requirements to practise in Australia.
Career options
Career options include lawyer in NSW within a government or corporate department, private law firm or community law centre.
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.
Applicants' bachelor's degree in law must be from outside Australia or they must be admitted to practise as a legal practitioner in a common law jurisdiction outside Australia.
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.
Applications
Before lodging an application, applicants must contact the Legal Profession Admission Board of the NSW Supreme Court (LPAB) to determine the subjects they are required to complete to be eligible for admission to practise in NSW. Further details about admission is available at:
Notification from the LPAB, listing the subjects required, must accompany the application for admission into the course.
Assumed knowledge
Appropriately qualified knowledge of the common law legal system.
Course duration and attendance
Full-time students can complete the course in a minimum of one semester. Part-time students can complete the course in a minimum of one year. International students are unable to undertake part-time study.
Course structure
The course requires completion of 30 credit points of specified subjects. However, in some cases and subject to approval, students may substitute one subject.
Industrial training/professional practice
Applicants should note that in order to gain admission as a lawyer of the Supreme Court of NSW they may also be required to undertake a course in practical legal training, such as the UTS Practical Legal Training Program.
Course completion requirements
| 70317 Real Property | 8cp | |
| 70616 Australian Constitutional Law | 8cp | |
| 70617 Administrative Law | 8cp | |
| 75420 Ethics and Professional Conduct | 6cp | |
| Total | 30cp |
Professional recognition
This course may satisfy the requirements for admission to the Supreme Court of NSW. The Legal Profession Admission Board may recognise subjects attempted within this course. Applicants are advised to obtain written confirmation of the LPAB in recognition of subjects attempted within this course prior to enrolling.
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
