Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration

The Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration gives students exposure to theoretical learning and professional practice in the disciplines of law and business. It is an Australian Qualifications Framework Level 9 master's qualification that provides an alternative pathway to a legal career for graduates of disciplines other than law.

Students study industry informed, academically rigorous and highly practical law subjects, preparing them for a legal career or for roles in other sectors where legal expertise is of value. In the MBA, they combine the study of fundamental business concepts, such as accounting, economics, management and marketing, with a choice of major, sub-major or electives.

Upon graduation, students are effective, adaptable and ready to operate in a global legal or business environment. This course meets the academic requirements for admission to practise law in NSW. Practical legal training – the practical requirement for admission as a lawyer in NSW – can also be completed at UTS.

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Maxine Evers, Associate Dean (Education), Faculty of Law: UTS as a law faculty is different from other law schools because it's very much a practice-based education program.

We also offer a range of general postgraduate courses that are very much designed to start with a small offering, such as a graduate certificate up into a master's.

Speaker: There are no large halls and long lectures and 100% exams. It's giving students small-group experience, a number of assessment tasks spread across a session, designed to replicate the sort of authentic tasks that you will do in practice.

Speaker: Flexibility timetabling was really key for me. UTS offered a lot of classes on the weekends during summer and winter and it actually made working part-time and studying a lot easier.

Speaker: The advice I'd give to anyone considering postgraduate study in law would be just to give it a go. I think you'll be surprised to find that it's quite manageable once you actually start.

Typical study program

Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 24 to 26 credit points a session. Core subjects are timetabled every session. Optional subjects are regularly timetabled but not all options are offered in any one session. TheUTS Timetable Plannerenables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.

Example full-time programs are shown below.

Please make a selection:

First year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Leading People and Change	21880	6
Foundations of Law	70102	8
Ethics Law and Justice	70103	6
Understanding Accounting and Financial Reports	22800	6

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Marketing Decision Making	24834	6
Criminal Law and Procedure	70114	8
Torts	70311	8

Second year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Financial Management	25799	6
Contracts	70211	8
Australian Constitutional Law	70616	8

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Economics for Management	23709	6
Civil Practice	70104	6
Evidence	70109	6
Select 6 credit points of options:		6

Third year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Introduction to Property and Commercial Law	70327	6
Strategic Management	21715	6
Administrative Law	70617	8
Select 6 credit points of options:		6

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Real Property	70317	8
Equity and Trusts	70517	8
Principles of Public International Law	70106	6

Fourth year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Remedies	71116	6
Principles of Company Law	70107	8
Select 12 credit points from the following:		12
Business Law	smj09059	24

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Select 18 credit points from the following:		18
Options	cbk90949	18
Select 6 credit points from the following:		6
Law and Literature	78210	6
Justice	78235	6
Environmental Ethics	78236	6
History and Theory of Intellectual Property	78238	6
Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice	78239	6
Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology	78241	6
Corporate Governance	78126	6
Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice	78270	6

First year

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Leading People and Change	21880	6
Foundations of Law	70102	8
Ethics Law and Justice	70103	6
Understanding Accounting and Financial Reports	22800	6

Second year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Marketing Decision Making	24834	6
Criminal Law and Procedure	70114	8
Torts	70311	8

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Financial Management	25799	6
Contracts	70211	8
Australian Constitutional Law	70616	8

Third year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Economics for Management	23709	6
Evidence	70109	6
Civil Practice	70104	6
Select 6 credit points of options:		6

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Strategic Management	21715	6
Introduction to Property and Commercial Law	70327	6
Administrative Law	70617	8
Select 6 credit points of options:		6

Fourth year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Real Property	70317	8
Principles of Public International Law	70106	6
Equity and Trusts	70517	8

Spring session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Principles of Company Law	70107	8
Remedies	71116	6
Select 12 credit points from the following:		12
Business Law	smj09059	24

Fifth year

Autumn session	Subject Code	Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects.
Select 18 credit points from the following:		18
Options	cbk90949	18
Select 6 credit points from the following:		6
Law and Literature	78210	6
Justice	78235	6
Environmental Ethics	78236	6
History and Theory of Intellectual Property	78238	6
Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice	78239	6
Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology	78241	6
Corporate Governance	78126	6
Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice	78270	6

Course fees

For relevant fee information, please choose from the following:

Local student

In most cases, UTS offers domestic students entry to postgraduate courses on a fee paying basis.

Tuition fees are charged:

based on the particular course in which you are enrolled
based on the number of credit points in which you are enrolled
at the rates set for the current year and revised annually

Fees for future year(s) published in the online calculator, whilst unlikely to change, are estimates only. UTS makes every effort to provide up to date future year(s) fee estimates and to limit any changes, however, UTS reserves the right to vary fees for future year(s) at any time.

Tuition fees can be found in theonline calculator.

A small number of postgraduate courses offer government subsidisedCommonwealth Supported Places(CSP). Find out whether there are CSPs available in this course by visiting ourpostgraduate fees page.

In addition to tuition fees, students are required to pay aServices and Amenities Fee(SSAF). The purchase of textbooks and other course materials may also result in additional costs.

UTS Alumni save 10%:alumni.uts.edu.au/advantage

International student

Tuition fees for international postgraduate coursework students can be found usingfees search.

Tuition fees must be paid in advance each session and are subject to annual increase. Fees for future year(s) published in fees search, whilst unlikely to change, are estimates only. UTS makes every effort to provide up to date future year(s) fee estimates and to limit any changes, however, UTS reserves the right to vary fees for future year(s) at any time.

For this course, the cost per credit point for 2024 is $936. The total credit points are 192.

All international students should familiarise themselves with the following documents:

Protocol on refund of fees for international students- contains the refund of fees information for international students.
Tuition Protection Service- designed to ensure that students receive the tuition they have paid for

In addition to tuition fees, students may be required to pay aStudent Services and Amenities Fee(SSAF). Textbooks and other course materials will also result in additional costs.

UTS Alumni save 10%:alumni.uts.edu.au/advantage

For further information on costs related to your study at UTS, visit theinternational students' fees information page.

Careers

Career options include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, government department or community law centre, regulatory affairs and policy adviser in the public or private sector or legal specialisation related to students' previous degree or enhanced career options within an existing professional sphere.

Course structure

Course structure explained

The course comprises a total of 192 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:

96 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (13 subjects)
48 credit points of compulsory core business subjects (eight subjects)
18 credit points of law options (three subjects)
a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject)
24 credit points of business law sub-major subjects (four subjects).

Industrial training/professional practice

To practise as a lawyer in NSW, students need to successfully complete an accredited legal qualification and an accredited course of practical legal training (PLT), which UTS offers through its PLT program.

Students enrolled in the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration who wish to practise as lawyers in NSW can complete the requirements by undertaking a PLT program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

Course completion requirements

Requirement	Credit Points
STM90742Core stream	96
STM90345Core subjects	48
SMJ09059Business Law	24
CBK90921Options (Legal Theory PG)	6
CBK90949Options	18
Total	192

Additional information

Course duration

The maximum course duration is four years of full-time study. Subjects may also be available in Summer session.

Full time, on campus

Admission requirements

Admission requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Applicants must have one of the following:

Completed Australian doctorate, or overseas equivalent

Completed Australian bachelor's degree or Australian master’s degree, or overseas equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 4.5/7

Completed Australian graduate certificate or Australian graduate diploma, or overseas equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 5/7

Completed Australian bachelor's degree or Australian master’s degree, or overseas equivalent, with a minimum GPA of 4.1/7 AND Capacity to study the course demonstrated through relevant professional experience

The qualification must be in a field of study other than law or, if the qualification is in a legal field of study, it shall not be an academic qualification for legal practice.

Applicants who have completed the UTS Master of Intellectual Property are not eligible for admission in this course.

Applicants who do not meet the criteria above should consider applying forC04264 Master of Legal StudiesorC11264 Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies.

Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application

For applicants who need to demonstrate capacity to pursue this course:

Curriculum VitaeANDStatement of servicein one of the following formats:
- A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
- A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
- Astatutory declarationconfirming work experience (for Australian Residents only)
- An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
- A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for Australian Businesses)
Personal statementoutlining relevant professional experience and reasons to pursue this course
Relevant work-related references

For Applicants seeking credit recognition for core law subjects in overseas legal qualification

Written assessment from the NSW Legal Profession Admissions Board(LPAB) indicating which subjects need to be completed to meet the requirements for admission as a Legal Practitioner.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: IELTS Academic: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL iBT: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64 with a writing score of 50; or C1A/C2P: 176-184 with a writing score of 169.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement:To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.

If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may bealternative pathwaysto help you gain admission.

Inherent requirements

Inherent requirements are academic and non-academic requirements that are essential to the successful completion of a course. For more information about inherent requirements and where prospective and current students can get assistance and advice regarding these, see theUTS Inherent requirements page.

Prospective and current students should carefully read the Inherent Requirements Statement below and consider whether they might experience challenges in successfully completing this course.

UTS will make reasonable adjustments to teaching and learning, assessment, professional experiences, course related work experience and other course activities to facilitate maximum participation by students with disabilities, carer responsibilities, and religious or cultural obligations in their courses.

For course specific information see theFaculty of Law Inherent (Essential) Requirements Statement.

Recognition of prior learning

General and course-specific recognition of prior learning information regarding the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration is available atpostgraduate course information.

Articulation with UTS courses

Students who completed postgraduate electives as part of their Juris Doctor (C04236) candidature may apply to have credit towards the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration (C04250).

Scholarships and prizes

Scholarships

For Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration students

Dean's Academic Merit Scholarship Juris Doctor

For Law and Business - 2 students

Only for international students

For all domestic students

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

Prizes and awards

For Law and Business - 2 students

Professional recognition

This course satisfies the requirements for admission as a lawyer to the Supreme Court of NSW, provided students undertake a PLT program, such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).

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Law course guides

UTS: Handbook

See the Juris Doctor Master of Business Administrationin the UTS: Handbook for comprehensive course details.

Information for international students

Find out about support services, the Australian education system, accommodation and more to help youget the most out of your study at UTS.

Part ofThe Faculty of Law

FEBRUARY 2024
5	Postgraduate applications open for Spring and Summer Session 2024
5-16	Orientation for Main Calendar Autumn
19	Main Calendar Autumn Session 2024 commences

JULY 2024
14	Postgraduate applications close for Spring Session 2024
15-19	Orientation for Health Extended Teaching Calendar Spring Session 2024
22	Applications open for Main calendar Autumn Session 2025 *close Jan 2025
22	Applications open for Graduate School of Health Autumn Session 2025 Notes: Orthoptics, Goods Manufacturing Practice and Pharmacy may stay open depending on availability of places. Students are encouraged to apply early as some courses can close earlier
29	Orientation for Main Calendar Spring *ends 2 August

OCTOBER 2024
31	Apps close for Graduate School of Health Autumn Session 2025. Note: Orthoptics, Goods Manufacturing Practice and Pharmacy may stay open depending on availability. Students are encouraged to apply early as some courses close earlier
TBC	Postgraduate applications close for Summer Session 2024

DECEMBER 2024
2-6	Orientation for Main Calendar Summer Session 2024
2	Main Calendar Summer Session 2024 commences *concludes Jan 2025

Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration

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Typical study program

First year

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

First year

Second year

Third year

Fourth year

Fifth year

Course fees

Local student

International student

Careers

Course structure

Course structure explained

Industrial training/professional practice

Course completion requirements

Additional information

Course duration

Admission requirements

Inherent requirements

Recognition of prior learning

Articulation with UTS courses

Scholarships and prizes

Scholarships

For Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration students

For Law and Business - 2 students

Only for international students

For all domestic students

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

Prizes and awards

For Law and Business - 2 students

Professional recognition

Download a course guide

UTS: Handbook

Information for international students

Domestic students

Before you apply

How to apply

Important dates

Need more information?

Scholarships, prizes and awards

Scholarships

For Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration students

For Law and Business - 2 students

Only for international students

For all domestic students

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

Prizes and awards

For Law and Business - 2 students

International students

Before you apply

Important dates

How to apply

Need more information?

Scholarships, prizes and awards

Scholarships

For Juris Doctor Master of Business Administration students

For Law and Business - 2 students

Only for international students

For all domestic students

Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students

Prizes and awards

For Law and Business - 2 students