
Overview
Key features
The Juris Doctor program at Griffith University offers a professional legal curriculum that focuses on core areas of legal practice and the legal skills that lawyers must have. You will have the opportunity to choose law electives based on your interests, including high-level research and clinical courses that emphasise practical legal skills, insights and experience. In the Juris Doctor program at Griffith University you will also have the option of completing a major in Canadian Law, International Law or Migration Law.
You will make connections between law and ethics, legal theory, Indigenous issues, and internationalisation. You will also develop interdisciplinary understandings of law and legal work.
You will take courses that cover areas such as crime, contracts, property, corporate law, torts and theories of law.
Careers
- A Juris Doctor degree from Griffith is your passport to the world and is recognised as a qualifying degree for admission into the legal profession in many countries around the world.
- Prepare for a career as a solicitor or barrister, after gaining professional recognition. You may also find opportunities in business and government in areas such as academia, administration, banking, finance, industrial relations, management and marketing.
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Visit programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:
- Contracts
- Crime
- Global Law
- Torts
- Constitutional Law
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Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
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Credits
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Disciplines
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Visit programme websiteAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
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Student insurance
Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:
- Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
- Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
- Liability
- Home contents and baggage
- Accidents
- Legal aid
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Other requirements
General requirements
CRICOS 099124C
To be eligible for admission to the Juris Doctor, an applicant must have completed:
- a Bachelor 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).
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International
45000 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 45000 AUD per year during 24 months. -
National
35000 AUD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35000 AUD per year during 24 months.
National students: Commonwealth supported places
Funding
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Scholarships Information
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