Professional Entry Juris Doctor Postgraduate Program By Monash University |Top Universities
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Tuitionfee

131,700 AUDTuition Fee/year

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Main Subject Area

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Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

JD

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Juris Doctor is an intensive, graduate entry law degree designed for non-law graduates. Classes consist of small number of students and are taught at the city-based Monash Law Chambers, located in the heart of Melbourne's legal precinct. This course provides high quality graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law. Focusing on the knowledge, legal skills and professional ethics expected of legal practitioners, this course is also flexible in nature as it allows students to tailor their workload to suit their professional and personal commitments.  

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

JD

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Juris Doctor is an intensive, graduate entry law degree designed for non-law graduates. Classes consist of small number of students and are taught at the city-based Monash Law Chambers, located in the heart of Melbourne's legal precinct. This course provides high quality graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law. Focusing on the knowledge, legal skills and professional ethics expected of legal practitioners, this course is also flexible in nature as it allows students to tailor their workload to suit their professional and personal commitments.  

Admission requirements

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An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with at least a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 5.0 on a 7 point scale, or qualification/experience or satisfactory substitute that the faculty considers to be equivalent; OR

An undergraduate degree (or equivalent) with at least a Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0 on a 7 point scale and LSAT score of 150+ (taken within 5 years prior to applying for admission); OR

If, in addition to a bachelor degree (or equivalent) the applicant has incomplete studies in a law admission degree course, a minimum GPA of 5.0 on a 7 point scale in the law studies, with no fail result in the final year, is required. Credit for prior studies, up to a maximum of 48 points may be awarded.

Applicants who have not completed any formal study in the last eight years are required to submit a current curriculum vitae and a completed Monash JD personal statement.

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Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

126,000 AUD
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International Students

131,700 AUD
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