Master of Legal Practice (coursework) : Handbook 2022 : The University of Western Australia

Course overview

Description
Course title: Master of Legal Practice (coursework)
Award abbreviation: MLegalPrac
Course code: 21560
Course type: master's degree by coursework only
Status: current / 2022
Administered by: UWA Law School
CRICOS code: 098378M

Course details

Intake periods: Beginning of year and mid-year
Attendance type: full- or part-time (Student visa holders should read Education Services for Overseas Students Act 2000 for more information.)
Articulation: The Master of Legal Practice has the following exit award: 20350 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (48 points including up to 24 points of advanced standing points) (48 points including up to 24 points of advanced standing points)
Credit points required: 96
A standard full-time load is 24 points per semester.
Standard course duration: 2 years
Time limit: 5 years
Delivery mode: internal
Locations offered: UWA (Perth)
Domestic fee type: Postgraduate fee-paying/FEE-HELP
Available to international students: Yes. For information on international student fees see 'Student Procedures: Fees'. (Enquiries: https://www.uwa.edu.au/askuwa)
Course Coordinator(s): Dr Penny Carruthers
Fees: Visit the fees calculator.

Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.

No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.

Specialisations

Course structure

Key to availability of units:
S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2022; NS = non-standard teaching period

All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.

Note:Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2023 or 2024.

Take unit(s) to the value of 48-96 points, as approved by the School, and as required by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia::

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
NS	LAWS4101	Foundations of Law and Lawyering	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	2022 mid year Attendance Date: Monday 11 July to Friday 22 July Refer to the LMS Page for session times and venues.
S1	LAWS4102	Criminal Law	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S1	LAWS4103	Contract	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S1	LAWS4104	Property	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: LAWS4103Contract Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S2	LAWS4106	Torts	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S2	LAWS4107	Land Law	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4104 Property and LAWS4103 Contract Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	up to 4 hours per week
S2	LAWS4108	Foundations of Public Law	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S2	LAWS4110	Interpretation	Prerequisites: Unit(s) LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering (ID 4099) Unit(s) LAWS4102 Criminal Law (ID 4093) Unit(s) LAWS4103 Contract (ID 4090) Incompatibility: Unit(s) LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics (ID 6256) Unit(s) LAWS5820 Legislation in Practice (ID 4718)	4 hours per week
S1	LAWS5101	Constitutional Law	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	lectures: 3 hours per week; tutorials: 2 hours per fortnight
S2	LAWS5102	Administrative Law	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	up 4 hours per week
S1	LAWS5103	Equity and Trusts	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4104 Property and LAWS4103 Contract Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S2	LAWS5104	Corporations Law	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4106 Torts and LAWS5103 Equity and Trusts Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	up to 4 hours per week
S2	LAWS5105	Remedies	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, and LAWS5103 Equity and Trusts Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
S1	LAWS5107	Evidence	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawerying and LAWS4102 Criminal Law Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	4 hours per week
NS	LAWS5108	Professional Practice	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS5109 Dispute Resolution (previously LAWS4105), LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics (previously LAWS5106) LAWS5103 Equity and Trusts and LAWS5104 Corporations Law. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	Two week intensive workshop period: Monday 14 February to Friday 25 February 2022. Tutorials will commence during the intensive period and will run for four weeks.
NS	LAWS5109	Dispute Resolution	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS4105 Dispute Resolution	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 14-25 February. Refer to the timetable for exact class times.
S2	LAWS5115	Procedure	Prerequisites: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4105 Dispute Resolution or LAWS5109 Dispute Resolution, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS5103 Equity and Trusts, LAWS5104 Corporations Law, LAWS5105 Remedies, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5101 Constitutional Law, LAWS5102 Administrative Law and LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.

Take remaining unit(s) to a total of 96 points::

Availability	Unitcode	Unitname	Unit requirements	Contact hours
N/A	LAWS5111	Corporate Governance for Resources Companies	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	LAWS5114	International Environmental Law	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
NS	LAWS5117	Advanced Evidence and Proof	Prerequisites: For Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics); for all other students: LAWS3310 Evidence Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3327 Advanced Evidence and Proof	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 27 to 30 June. Refer to the timetable website for further information.
S1	LAWS5118	Family Law	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics); for all other postgraduate students: approval must be given by the unit coordinator to take this unit Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3376 Introduction to Family Law, LAWS3377 Advanced Family Law (or equivalents)	3 hours per week
N/A	LAWS5128	Consumer Law	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3370 Consumer Law	4 hours per week
S2	LAWS5132	Income Taxation Law	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3362 Income Taxation Law	lectures: 2 hours per week; tutorials: 5 x 2 hours
NS	LAWS5135	Select Topics in Insurance Law	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Graduate Diploma in Insurance law students: LAWS5890 Insurance Claims and Dispute Resolution and LAWS5891 Principles and Practice of General Insurance Law or LAWS5892 Principles and Practice of Life Insurance Law OR a completed Law degree Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3383 Insurance Law	Please refer to the timetable website for session times and venues. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.
S1	LAWS5144	Mining and Energy Law	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics for all other postgraduate students: students from a non-law background must seek permission from the unit coordinator Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3371 Mining and Energy Law, LAWS5517 Mining Law	3 hours per week
N/A	LAWS5150	Intellectual Property Law	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering, LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, and LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3338 Introduction to Intellectual Property	3 hours per week
S2	LAWS5165	Public International Law	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3354 Public International Law	seminar: up to 3 hours per week
S1	LAWS5167	Comparative Legal Method	Prerequisites: For Juris Doctor students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property Law, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law and LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics. For Master of Public Policy or Graduate Certificate of Public Policy students without a recognised Law degree: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3331 Comparative Law	3 hours per week
N/A	LAWS5175	Heritage Governance: from Global to Local	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil
NS	LAWS5179	Law of the Sea	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	Teaching dates for this unit are 4,7,11,14 October. Please refer to the timetable website for session times and venues. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory.
S2	LAWS5181	Health Law and Policy	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) for all other students: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: LAWS3324 Medicine and the Law
N/A	LAWS5219	International Criminal Law	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: for Master of International Law (coursework) (21520) and Graduate Diploma in International Law (21320) students: LAWS5224 Foundations of Public International Law or equivalent; for students in other courses: none Incompatibility: Nil.
NS	LAWS5220	International Humanitarian Law	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil.	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 6, 7, 13 April. Refer to the timetable website for further information. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory and pre reading including recorded lectures must be completed before these dates.
N/A	LAWS5223	Theories of Justice and Punishment	Prerequisites: For Master of Public Policy or Graduate Certificate of Public Policy students without a recognised Law degree: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
NS	LAWS5226	International Human Rights Law	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: for Master of International Law (coursework) (21520) and Graduate Diploma in International Law (21320) students: LAWS5224 Foundations of Public International Law or equivalent; for students in other courses: none Incompatibility: Nil.	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 20-24 June.
N/A	LAWS5254	International Trade Law	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS5511 International Trade Law, LAWS6719 International Trade Law, LAWS6254 WTO Law, LAWS3319 International Trade Law	3 hours per week
N/A	LAWS5305	Mediation: Practice and Skills	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil
NS	LAWS5358	Innovations in Legal Practice Management	Prerequisites: For JD students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics; LAWS5109 Dispute Resolution; LAWS5101 Constitutional Law; LAWS5103 Equity and Trusts; LAWS5102 Administrative Law; LAWS5104 Corporations Law; LAWS5105 Remedies Co-requisites: Nil Incompatibility: Nil	Seminars: 5 days (9am - 4pm)
S1	LAWS5360	Employment Law	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	LAWS5378	Government Accountability—Law and Practice	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	LAWS5503	Conflict of Laws	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
N/A	LAWS5507	International Oil and Gas Law	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	This unit will next run in 2023.
NS	LAWS5517	Mining Law	Prerequisites: Nil Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3371 Mining and Energy Law (formerly 200.371 Mining and Energy Law 371), LAWS5144 Mining and Energy Law	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 26-28 October Refer to the timetable website for further information.
NS	LAWS5521	Climate Change Law and Emissions Trading	Prerequisites: For Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate of Public Policy, the unit LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions is recommended as a pre-requisite for students who do not have a legal background. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 13-15 July. Refer to the timetable website for further information.
NS	LAWS5528	Unjust Enrichment and Restitution	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor students: LAWS4101 Legal Process, LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3392 Unjust Enrichment and Restitution	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 7-11 February 2022. See the timetable for exact times.
NS	LAWS5532	Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 1-3 November. Refer to the timetable website for further information.
NS	LAWS5540	Environmental Protection Law	Prerequisites: For Master of Public Policy and Graduate Certificate in Public Policy students: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	This unit will run online with pre-reading from 1 August. Interactive classes will be held 6-8 September. Attendance at these sessions is mandatory. Refer to the LMS page for further information,
N/A	LAWS5541	Equity Capital Markets & Securities Regulation	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students only: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics) Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
NS	LAWS5576	International Commercial Arbitration	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3307 International Commercial Arbitration, LAWS6576 International Commercial Arbitration	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 21-25 November. Refer to the timetable website for further information.
NS	LAWS5589	Energy Regulation: Sustainable Oil and Gas and Alternative Energy Production	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	Students must attend every day of the intensive period 5-7 July. Refer to the timetable website for further information.
N/A	LAWS5590	Water Resources Law	Prerequisites: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions for students who do not have a legal background, except for Master of Environmental Planning students will be required to undertake online learning modules as directed by the Unit Coordinator Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
NS, S1, S2	LAWS5694	Research Paper I	Prerequisites: For Master of Public Policy or Graduate Certificate of Public Policy students without a recognised Law degree: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.	This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester.
S1, S2	LAWS5695	Research Paper II (12 points)	Prerequisites: Nil. Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS5696 Research Paper III Part 1, and LAWS5697 Research Paper III Part 2	This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester.
N/A	LAWS5813	Legal Issues for Not-for-Profit Entities	Prerequisites: for Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics); for all other students: LAWS4103 Contract (formerly LAWS5103 Contract) or equivalent Bachelor of Law unit Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: Nil.
S1	LAWS5820	Legislation in Practice	Prerequisites: Juris Doctor (JD) students: LAWS4101 Foundations of Law and Lawyering and 30 points from: LAWS4102 Criminal Law, LAWS4103 Contract, LAWS4104 Property, LAWS4106 Torts, LAWS4107 Land Law, LAWS4108 Foundations of Public Law, LAWS5106 Legal Theory and Ethics or LAWS4109 Legal Theory and Ethics Co-requisites: Nil. Incompatibility: LAWS3320 Legislation in Practice	3 hours per week

See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.

Rules

Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules

2.(1) Except as stated in (2), a student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module).

(2) A student who has previously achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the ACE module is not required to repeat the module.

English Language competency requirements

3.(1) To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.

(2) Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.0 and no band less than 6.5.

(3) Applicants presenting with the TOEFL iBT require an overall score of at least 106, a miminum score of 28 in the Speaking section, and no other sub-score less than 26.

(4) Applicants presenting with the TOEFL Paper Based score require an overall score of at least 580 and a miminum score of 5.0 in the Essay Rating / Test of Written English (TWE).

(5) Applicants presenting with the Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic) require an overall score of at least 70 and no sub-score less than 70.

(6) Applicants presenting with the UWA Centre for English Language Teaching (CELT) Bridging Course require a minimum grade of Grade B (75%) in the final CELT examination, with no band less than 70%.

Admission requirements

4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—

(a) a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;

and

(b) an assessment of this qualification by the Legal Practice Board of Western Australia that outlines which units are required to practice.

Admission ranking and selection

5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.

Articulations and exit awards

6.(1) This course has the following exit award:

20350 Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (48 points including up to 24 points of advanced standing points)

(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of Legal Practice course before completing it, but after completing the requirements of the Graduate Diploma, may apply to the School to be awarded the Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

Course structure

7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 96 points.

(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.

Satisfactory progress

8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.

9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.

Progress status

10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.

(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—

(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';

(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';

(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'

11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.

Award with distinction

12. This rule is not applicable to this course.

Deferrals

13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).

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