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Overview
- Expand your legal learning, developing critical evaluation of the law.
- Attain a high competence in legal research and writing.
- Option to progress on to the Doctor of Juridical Science.
- Customise your degree with internal, external or block modes of teaching
| QUT course code | LW51 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 1 year full-time
2 years part-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
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On campus
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| CRICOS code | 006380A |
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Details
The ultimate in flexibility, you have the option to complete the Master of Laws without a specific major. That means you have a smorgasbord of choices and can dip into any areas of law that interest you. Choose any eight units from the interdisciplinary list to complete your Masters. You still have all the benefits of the Masters including the option to complete a research project.
Units
Students may complete the degree without a specific major by choosing all 96 credit points from any of the majors.
LWN162 Australian Common Law System is a compulsory unit for all international students in their first semester of study.
Not all units are available in any one year. Generally, postgraduate units are offered on a two-year rotational basis, and are offered subject to staff availability and minimum enrolments being met. Units may be offered in internal, external or block mode of teaching. Units offered externally are not available for off-shore study - students must be living in Australia.
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Entry requirements
Prospective students must have:
(i) completed the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Laws or equivalent (as approved by Director, Graduate Programs) with a minimum GPA of 4 or equivalent;
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(ii) hold a professional qualification in law and have at least three years of professional legal experience after first admission to practice and also satisfy the Director, Graduate Programs, that they have the requisite ability to complete the Master of Laws by Coursework degree.
Course fees
Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.
2013: $7,800 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees
You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
These scholarships are available for this course:
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Master of Laws (no major)
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
