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postgraduate

Degree

Juris Doctor (Accelerated) (Coursework)

Course code: #5734

postgraduate

Degree

Juris Doctor (Accelerated) (Coursework)

Quick facts

  • Annual tuition (2023)

    $41,000 AUD

  • Application fee

    $50 AUD

  • Duration

    2 years

  • PSW

    4 years

  • Min GPA

    4 out of 7

  • CRICOS code

    099124C

Highlights
Accelerated

These are mandatory and all come with course.

Options
Work Integrated Learning (WIL)

These items are optional and you can choose them as you wish after applying for the course.

Deadlines

Term start& deadline Deadline
Fall-March 31-January-2024 2024-01-31
Winter-July 03-June-2024 2024-06-03
Fall-March 31-January-2025 2025-01-31
Winter-July 03-June-2025 2025-06-03

Overview

Juris Doctor (Accelerated)

The Juris Doctor program at Griffith will prepare you for a rewarding career. 

It is an alternative to the Bachelor of Laws for students who have completed an undergraduate degree in any discipline.

Griffith Law School offers a professional legal curriculum focusing on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. 

You can choose law electives based on your interests, including high-level research and clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience. 

You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. 

You will also develop an interdisciplinary understanding of law and legal work.

You will take courses that cover areas such as crime, contracts, property, corporate law, torts and theories of law.

The Juris Doctor is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extended degree.

Work-integrated learning

The Juris Doctor provides the opportunity for optional work-integrated learning through its variety of clinic courses.

Estimate your cost

Residency
Count of person

$57,300

Total costs

yearly

Details


Cost of living 1 person $8,568
Accommodation 1 bed room $16,300
Tuition 1 person $41,000

Hourly wage

Min wage

23.23 AUD / 1 hour

in Australia every student can work 48 hour per fortnight

Required documents

  • Academic transcripts
  • Award certificates
  • A key/guide to a grading system
  • Official English language translations of documents not in English
  • IELTS or TOEFL test results if English is not your native language
  • Passport or Visa Documents

Language requirements

GRE
not required
GMAT
not required

IELTS

7
6.5
listening
6.5
writing
6.5
speaking
6.5
reading

TOEFL

92
22
listening
22
writing
22
speaking
22
reading

PTE

65
58
listening
58
writing
58
speaking
58
reading

Cambridge

185
176
listening
176
writing
176
speaking
176
reading
Language pathway (conditional offer) is available

Suppose you do not meet the University's specified English language requirements. 

In that case, you may wish to contact the Griffith English Language Institute to increase your eligibility for entering a Griffith University program. 

The duration of your English study will vary depending on your current level of English.

International students who successfully complete the Direct Entry Program (DEP) will satisfy the English Language requirements for this Griffith degree.

The Direct Entry Program (DEP) is not available for Domestic students.

Griffith University Degrees require IELTS 6.5:

IELTS Entry requirementTOFEL Entry requirementPTE Entry requirementWeeks
6.0 (no sub score < 5.5)71 (W19, L,R,S 17)50 (no comm skill < 42)10
5.5 (no sub score < 5.0, W 5.5)52 (W17,S15 L,R 10)42 (no comm skill < 36, W42)20
5.5 (no sub score < 5.0)52 (W,S15 L,R 10)42 (no comm skill < 36)25
5.0 (no sub score < 4.5, W 5.0)40  (W15,S13 L,R 6)36 (no comm skill < 30, W36)30
5.0 (no sub score < 4.5)40 (W,S13 L,R 6)36 (no comm skill < 30)35
4.5 (no sub score < 4.0, W 4.5)33  (W13,S12 L,R 4)30 (no comm skill < 29, W30)40
4.5 (no sub score < 4.0)33 (W,S12 L,R 4)30 (no comm skill < 29)45
4.0 or lower32 or lower29 or lowerOver 45

Academic background and requirement

To be eligible for admission to the Juris Doctor, an applicant must have completed the following:

  • a Bachelor's degree (except a Bachelor of Laws) or higher, providing it is equivalent to 1.5 years of full-time study from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0 on a 7-point scale (or equivalent) OR
  • a law degree from a different legal system (i.e. it must be a Bachelor of Laws from a non-Australian tertiary institution).

Career opportunities

  • Solicitor
  • Barrister
  • Corporate Lawyer
  • Litigation Lawyer
  • Legal Consultant
  • Judicial Clerk

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