1997 QUT Handbook

FACULTY OF LAW
COURSE STRUCTURES
Doctor of Juridical Science (LW50)
Location: Gardens Point campus
Course Duration: Minimum of 2 1 /2 years full-time, 5 years part-time
Total Credit Points: 288
Standard Credit Points/Full-Time Semester: 48 (Average)
Course Coordinator: Professor D.E. Fisher (Acting)
Entry Requirements
On the recommendation of the Dean of the Faculty of Law, the Research Management Committee may
admit to candidature for the degree an applicant who:
(i) holds or has completed the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Laws at QUT with at least
Second Class Honours Division A or its equivalent from another institution which in the opinion of the
Dean maintains standards comparable with those required for the award of the degree of Bachelor of
Laws at QUT, or
(ii) is a graduate of another institution and is accepted by the Dean and the Research Management Committee
as having qualifications equivalent to those specified in paragraph (i), or
(iii) has either (a) completed the requirements for a degree of Bachelor of Laws at QUT or its equivalent
from another institution which, in the opinion of the Dean, maintains standards comparable with those
required for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Laws at QUT, or (b) is admitted to practice as a
barrister or solicitor in Queensland or another state or territory of Australia or, who in the opinion of
the Dean, is similarly qualified; and in both cases (a) and (b) has completed at least 48 credit points
towards the requirements for a degree of Master of Laws at QUT or its equivalent from another institution
which in the opinion of the Dean maintains standards comparable with those required for the award of
the degree of Master of Laws at QUT; or
(iv) holds or has completed the requirements for a degree of Master of Legal Practice at QUT,
and, in any of the situations above,
(v) has a minimum of two years’ professional experience in a position of responsibility appropriate to the
proposed course of study, and
(vi) is recommended by the Dean as being suitably qualified in the particular field of study in which the
applicant proposes to be a candidate.
Course Structure
Students undertake 96 credit points of coursework units taken from Schedule 1 and complete a dissertation
component.
Stage 1
96 credit points of coursework units taken from Schedule 1 in the entry for LW51 Master of Laws by
Coursework. The unit LWN048 Advanced Legal Research must be undertaken by candidates in their
coursework component. (Schedule 1 lists units available in 1997.)
Stage 2
Dissertation component (approximately 70 000 words).
Full-Time Course Structure
Year 1, Semesters 1 and 2
Units taken from Schedule 1 for any given year equal to 48 credit points per semester. (Whole year units
are counted as 12 credit points per semester.)
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