Faculty of Law
Further information
The Juris Doctor will be available in 2013.
The Juris Doctor (JD) will provide a challenging and focused environment for postgraduate studies in law by a diverse range of students who will enter the course with the benefit of wider life experience. The program meets the pre-admission academic qualifications for the practise of law in Australia.
Law graduates have a diverse range of career destinations including academia, private consultancies or non-government organisations, private legal practice, the private sector, including banks and financial institutions, accountancy firms, large resource companies, state or federal government departments or instrumentalities and trade unions.
Course structure
The JD will be a three-year postgraduate coursework program involving the completion of 24 units (eight per full-time year), including a combination of compulsory and option units. Each compulsory unit will be taught over four hours per week, with each option unit involving three contact hours per week.
Pathways
There are two pathways to the JD.
Admission requirements
Entry to the JD will be based upon the completion of an undergraduate bachelor’s degree with a grade point average of at least 5.5 (weighted average of approximately 65 per cent). However, places are limited, selection will be based on academic merit, and achieving the minimum entry requirement is not a guarantee of securing a place.
English language competence
All UWA coursework and research programs require English Language Competence. Law requires an overall IELTS of 7.5, with a minimum score of 7.5 for reading and writing and a minimum of 7.0 for speaking and listening.
Course enquiries
Faculty Administrative Officer
Email: law-fao@law.uwa.edu.au
Telephone: (+61 8) 6488 2961