University of Technology Sydney (UTS)

Course Level

Master Degree (By Coursework)

CRICOS

080598B

Related Careers

Master of Legal Studies

The UTS: Law Legal Studies program meets the growing market need for non-law graduates working in the public and private sectors to have a thorough understanding of the legal and regulatory framework in which they operate. This includes an understanding of foundational legal concepts such as contract law and tort law, methods of legal research and theory, as well as the opportunity to develop expertise in specialist legal areas such as compliance and intellectual property law. The Master of Legal Studies attracts students from a wide variety of backgrounds interested in expanding their skills to include an understanding of the legal framework, including professionals from the insurance, human resources, banking and finance industries, managers and administrators, and HSC legal studies teachers. The program particularly benefits accountants and auditors, business development managers, compliance managers, engineers and architects, financial advisers and planners, IT professionals, law enforcement officers, paralegals, policy officers in the public, private and non-profit sectors, property developers, and public sector managers and administrators (especially those who work in Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, the Attorney-Generals Department and Treasury).

Campus	Duration	Fees	ATAR
City	Full-time - 2 years Part-time - 4 years	$85,911	N/A

Campus

Duration

Fees

ATAR

City

Full-time - 2 years

Part-time - 4 years

$85,911

N/A

Designed for

Non-lawyers keen to undertake legal study

Structure

The course requires completion of core subjects (48 credit points), including one compulsory introductory subject and a choice of five further foundation subjects, plus a further eight option subjects (48 credit points). Core subjects are timetabled in Autumn and Spring sessions and option subjects are regularly timetabled but not all option subjects listed are offered in any one session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables. General and course-specific credit recognition information regarding the Master of Legal Studies is available at postgraduate course information.

Subjects

Foundations of law
Criminal law and procedure
Ethics law and justice
Torts
Australian constitutional law
Contracts
Real property

Entry requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelors degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies. An applicants bachelors degree must be in a discipline other than law. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education). 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: 176-184.

Study Pathways

General and course-specific credit recognition information regarding the Master of Legal Studies is available at postgraduate course information. Subjects undertaken within the Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies are recognised within the Master of Legal Studies. Students enrolled in the graduate diploma may apply to internally transfer to the master's program. Candidates are not awarded the graduate diploma but subjects undertaken are applied towards the master's. Subjects undertaken within the Juris Doctor are recognised within the Master of Legal Studies. Students enrolled in the Juris Doctor may apply to internally transfer to the master's program. Candidates are not awarded the Juris Doctor but subjects undertaken are applied towards the master's.