C04250v2 Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration

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.

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 Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

Course completion requirements

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 70102 Foundations of Law 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

Example full-time programs are shown below.

The Juris Doctor component of the JD MBA may be awarded with distinction. An additional year of study is not required. To qualify for distinction, a student must complete 77740 Research Paper within CBK90949 Options. The rules governing the Juris Doctor with distinction can be found in Postgraduate course information in the handbook. Consult the Coursework research page on the UTS: Law website for information on how to apply to enrol.

Refer to the honours entry in the UTS: Handbook 2014 for the pre-2015 honours rules and regulations for the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration (C04250).

Students who completed postgraduate electives as part of their Juris Doctor (C04236) candidature may apply to have credit towards the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration (C04250).

This course satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, provided students undertake a PLT program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

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