C11232v1 Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice
Award(s): Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (GradCertProfLegalPrac)UAC code: 942440 (Autumn semester), 942441 (distance) (Autumn semester), 945440 (Spring semester), 945441 (distance) (Spring semester)
CRICOS code: 077342G
Commonwealth supported place?: No
Load credit points: 24
Course EFTSL: 0.5
Location: City campus
Overview
Career options
Admission requirements
Credit recognition
Course duration and attendance
Course structure
Course completion requirements
Course program
Professional recognition
Other information
Overview
The Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice allows students to complete the practical legal training (PLT) requirements necessary for admission by the Supreme Court of NSW to practise as a lawyer. The UTS PLT program is accredited by the Legal Profession Admission Board (LPAB) of the Supreme Court of NSW and offers students a university-standard level of teaching, involving interactive exercises such as practice courts, simulated practice transactions and skills training.
Career options
Career options include lawyer, provided graduates have fulfilled all other academic requirements.
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.
For this course the equivalent qualification required is a bachelor's degree in law, the Juris Doctor, LPAB Diploma in Law, or a law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction. Lawyers with overseas law qualifications should consult with the LPAB for admission purposes in order to practice law in NSW. 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 studying this course are given credit recognition for CBK90399 Law Options. This means students need to complete STM90792 Core subjects (18cps), including 75411 Practical Experience subject (0cp), in order to fulfil the course requirements.
Credit is not given where students enter the course on completion of the LPAB Diploma in Law.
Course duration and attendance
The course can be completed in one semester of full-time or one year of part-time study, plus 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) approved practical experience.
Further information regarding completion requirements is available from the practical experience guidelines and rules at:
www.law.uts.edu.au/practical/experience/rules
Students who elect to study by distance should refer to the individual subjects with regard to any requirement to attend on-campus intensive block classes.
Course structure
Students complete 24 credit points of subjects, plus 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) practical experience.
Industrial training/professional practice
A practical experience work placement is a compulsory and integral component of the course. Practical experience requires students to complete 16 weeks of full-time (or equivalent part-time) practical experience work placement. Students must complete their practical experience work placement within two-and-a-half years of enrolling in 75411 Practical Experience. Further information about the practical experience component of the course can be found at:
Course completion requirements
| STM90792 Core subjects | 18cp | |
| CBK90399 Law options | 6cp | |
| Total | 24cp |
Course program
All subjects are timetabled each semester. The current timetable can be found at:
http://timetable.uts.edu.au| Full time, Autumn or Spring commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn or Spring semester | ||
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
| Part time, Autumn or Spring commencing | ||
| Year 1 | ||
| Autumn or Spring semester | ||
| 75424 Legal and Professional Skills | 6cp | |
| Select one of the following: | 6cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Autumn or Spring semester | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6cp | |
| 75423 Litigation and Estate Practice | 6cp | |
| 75422 Transactional Practice | 6cp | |
| 75411 Practical Experience | 0cp | |
| Select 6 credit points of options | 6cp | |
Professional recognition
This course satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW.
Other information
Further information for students is available from:
telephone 1300 ask UTS (1300 275 887)
or +61 2 9514 1222
Ask UTS www.ask.uts.edu.au
