Juris Doctor - Plan MC161P14

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Student type:

Domestic International

Entry score:: Not applicable*

Duration:: Full-time 3 years; Part-time 6 years

Fees:: AU$43,200 (2026 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

Entry score:: See admissions

Duration:: Full-time 3 years

Fees:: AU$48,000 (2026 annual)

Next intake:: February, July

Location:: Melbourne City

CRICOS code: 103207F

To graduate you must complete the following. All courses listed may not be available each semester.

Year One of Program

Students must complete a series of compulsory onboarding modules during their first semester or study period. Complete 12 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Methods	12	LAW1019	City Campus

ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Fundamentals of Contract Law	12	LAW2524	City Campus
Law of Torts	12	LAW1020	City Campus
Criminal Law	12	LAW2394	City Campus

ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Jurisprudence	12	LAW1046	City Campus
Advanced Contract Law	12	LAW2527	City Campus
Negotiation and Dispute Resolution	12	LAW1031	City Campus

ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following list of Approved Law Option courses at the end of this program structure.

AND

Year Two of Program

Complete 48 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Administrative Law	12	LAW1023	City Campus
Australian Property Law	12	LAW1024	City Campus
Australian Company Law	12	LAW1026	City Campus
International Law	12	LAW1029	City Campus

ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Federal and State Constitutional Law	12	LAW1027	City Campus
Civil Procedure	12	LAW1030	City Campus
Law and Technology	12	LAW1042	City Campus

ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following list of Approved Law Option courses at the end of this program structure.

AND

Year Three of Program

Complete 36 credit points from the following:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Equity and Trusts	12	LAW1025	City Campus
Evidence	12	LAW2395	City Campus
Innovative Justice	12	LAW2551	City Campus

ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following list of Approved Law Option courses at the end of this program structure. ANDComplete 12 credit points from the following Capstone Course:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Legal Practice Management and Professional Conduct	12	LAW1037	City Campus

ANDComplete 36 credit points from the following list of Approved Law Option courses listed at the end of this program structure.

AND

Approved Law Options List:

List of Approved Law Option Courses:

Course Title	Credit Points	Course Code	Campus
Australian Taxation Law	12	LAW1028	City Campus
Intellectual Property Law	12	LAW1022	City Campus
Clinical Legal Education	12	LAW2434	City Campus
Advocacy Skills and Training	12	LAW2436	City Campus
Wills and Succession	12	LAW1043	City Campus
International Business Law	12	LAW1034	City Campus
Human Rights Law in Australia	12	LAW2432	City Campus
Insolvency	12	LAW1045	City Campus
Acquisitions, Takeovers and Mergers	12	LAW1050	City Campus
Labour Law	12	LAW1039	City Campus
Introduction to Family Law in Australia	12	LAW2531	City Campus
Environment and Planning Law Practice	12	LAW2529	City Campus
Competition and Consumer Law	12	LAW1033	City Campus
Health Law	12	LAW2549	City Campus
External Legal Competition	12	LAW2607	City Campus
JD Study Tour (CIJ): Innovative Justice and Court Innovation	12	LAW2533	City Campus
Postgraduate Legal Internship	12	LAW2554	City Campus
Discrimination Law	12	LAW2565	City Campus
Business and Human Rights	12	LAW2564	City Campus
Legal Research Project	12	LAW1040	City Campus
Law and Justice Beyond Borders	12	LAW2627	City Campus
Transitional Justice & Mass Atrocity	12	LAW2638	City Campus

Acknowledgement of Country

RMIT University acknowledges the people of the Woi wurrung and Boon wurrung language groups of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose unceded lands we conduct the business of the University. RMIT University respectfully acknowledges their Ancestors and Elders, past and present. RMIT also acknowledges the Traditional Custodians and their Ancestors of the lands and waters across Australia where we conduct our business - Artwork 'Sentient' by Hollie Johnson, Gunaikurnai and Monero Ngarigo.

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