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Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property
Note
This course is not offered to international students.
UTS has established expertise in and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade mark professions. The UTS Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property is the first at an Australian university that fulfils the entire educational requirements for registration as a registered trade marks attorney and patent attorney in Australia under the relevant regulations.
The Juris Doctor (JD) is a graduate law degree that builds on the established reputation of UTS: Law to provide high-calibre, graduate-level education in the theory and practice of the law. It is specifically designed for graduates of disciplines other than law. The Juris Doctor qualifies as an Australian Qualifications Framework level 9 master's degree. The flexible nature of the JD allows students to work while they study and to tailor their workload to suit professional and personal commitments.
This course brings together knowledge and skills across the two areas of intellectual property and law. Students seeking exposure to both areas are able to undertake study in this one integrated course. Upon successful completion of this course students can seek registration as a trade marks attorney and patent attorney in Australia. This course provides students with the academic qualification required for admission to legal practice. Students who undertake additional study in Practical Legal Training (PLT) satisfy the practical requirements to seek admission, together with the academic requirements, to legal practice. UTS offers PLT with the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course aims
This course provides graduates with an understanding of the principles of the law and the Australian legal system, the registered trade marks system, the protection of unregistered marks and related forms of protection against misleading or unfair trading conduct in Australia.
Typical study program
Students in the standard full-time program enrol in 24 to 26 credit points in Autumn and Spring sessions. Optional subjects are regularly timetabled but not all options are offered in any one session. Students may choose to study one of the 30 credit-point option subjects instead of the 6 credit-point legal theory subject in the recommended sequence, provided that they complete the legal theory subject in a later session.
The standard full-time program is shown below.
First year
Autumn session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Foundations of Law | 8 | 70102 |
Ethics Law and Justice | 6 | 70103 |
Criminal Law and Procedure | 8 | 70114 |
Spring session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Contracts | 8 | 70211 |
Torts | 8 | 70311 |
Australian Constitutional Law | 8 | 70616 |
Second year
Autumn session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Commercial Law | 6 | 70327 |
Civil Practice | 6 | 70104 |
Real Property | 8 | 70317 |
Remedies | 6 | 71116 |
Spring session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Equity and Trusts | 8 | 70517 |
Administrative Law | 8 | 70617 |
Evidence | 6 | 70109 |
Third year
Autumn session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Principles of Public International Law | 6 | 70106 |
Principles of Company Law | 8 | 70107 |
Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice | 6 | 77905 |
Patent Law | 6 | 77898 |
Spring session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Trade Marks Law | 6 | 77889 |
Trade Marks Practice | 6 | 77890 |
Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications | 6 | 77895 |
Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | |
Law and Literature | 6 | 78210 |
Justice | 6 | 78235 |
Environmental Ethics | 6 | 78236 |
History and Theory of Intellectual Property | 6 | 78238 |
Feminist Perspectives on Law and Justice | 6 | 78239 |
Reading the Law: Language, Power and Ideology | 6 | 78241 |
Animal Law and Policy in Australia | 6 | 78218 |
Corporate Governance | 6 | 78126 |
Crime, Victims and Criminal Justice | 6 | 78270 |
Fourth year
Autumn session | Credit PointsA credit point is the unit of measure of workload for individual subjects. | Subject Code |
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Patent Systems | 6 | 77891 |
Designs Law and Practice | 6 | 77893 |
Drafting of Patent Specifications | 6 | 77894 |
Select 6 credit points from the following: | 6 | |
Options | 6 | cbk91267 |
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 the online calculator.
A small number of postgraduate courses offer government subsidised Commonwealth Supported Places (CSP). Find out whether there are CSPs available in this course by visiting our postgraduate fees page.
In addition to tuition fees, students are required to pay a Services 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 using fees 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 2019 is $975. The total credit points are 168.
All international students should familiarise themselves with the following documents:
- Protocol on fees and refunds for international students - contains the fee and refund conditions 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 a Student 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 the international students' fees information page.
Careers
Career options also include, but are not limited to, lawyer within a private firm, government department or community law centre, patent and trade marks attorney, IP lawyer, IP portfolio manager, policy maker and government regulator in the public or private sector or legal IP 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 168 credit points. The study components for course completion are as follows:
- 108 credit points of compulsory core law subjects (15 subjects)
- a 6-credit-point legal theory option (one subject)
- 48 credit points of intellectual property options (eight subjects), and
- a 6-credit-point option (one subject).
As part of the intellectual property component of the course, students must complete 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice.
Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.
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), such as the Graduate Certificate in Professional Legal Practice (C11232).
Course completion requirements
Requirement | Credit Points |
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STM90831 Core subjects (JD) | 108 |
CBK90921 Options (Legal Theory PG) | 6 |
CBK90711 Choice | 48 |
CBK91267 Options | 6 |
Total | 168 |
Additional information
Course duration
The standard course can be completed in three-and-a-half years of full-time study. There are two intakes a year (in Autumn and Spring sessions).
All subjects within the intellectual property component of the course can be studied by distance, requiring no on-campus attendance. All lectures, tutorials, course materials and assessments are distributed by a combination of web-based technology and electronic media. Students conduct all communication with the lecturer by electronic means. A number of subjects are concurrently offered in traditional face-to-face on-campus format.
Subjects in the Juris Doctor (C04236) component of the course are offered in face-to-face mode or blended mode (face-to-face and online).
Full time, on campus and distance
Part time, on campus and distance
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.
For this course the equivalent qualification required is a bachelor's degree in a discipline other than law or a law qualification from an overseas jurisdiction. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education).
The English proficiency requirement for local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
Check to see if there are additional admission requirements for this course.
If you don't meet the admission requirements for this course, there may be alternative pathways to help you gain admission.
Recognition of prior learning
Recognition of prior learning in the UTS Intellectual Property courses is generally not granted for subjects not primarily directed to Australian or New Zealand law.
Exemption may be granted from 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice for:
- completion of a dedicated intellectual property subject in the last six years, and
- completion of a degree leading to practice as a legal practitioner, and
- a current Australian Practicing Certificate.
The Trans-Tasman Intellectual Property Attorneys Board (TTIPAB) – the body that registers Australian and New Zealand Trade Marks and Patent Attorneys – may not recognise subject exemptions recognised by UTS students in the UTS Intellectual Property courses. Students intending to seek registration from the TTIPAB should seek RPL from the TTIPAB directly, and are advised to do this prior to seeking recognition of prior learning towards the UTS Intellectual Property courses.
More detailed information (including application, credit point limits, time limits, appeal of decision, record of precedent) about recognition of prior learning in the Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property is available at postgraduate course information.
Scholarships and prizes
Scholarships
For Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property students
For Law students
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Dr Chau Chak Wing Scholarship (KTP Master Degree)
- International Postgraduate Coursework Full Tuition Scholarship
- LATAM International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship
- Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship
- UTS 30th Anniversary Study Abroad Accommodation Scholarship
- UTS ATN-LATAM Scholarships
- UTS Grant for Masters by Coursework Students
- UTS Grant for Students from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- UTS Nepal Scholarship (Postgraduate Coursework)
- UTS Postgraduate Coursework Grant - Bangladesh
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
For all domestic students
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
Prizes and awards
For Law students
- AJ Park Prize
- Allens Prize
- Ashurst Litigation Prize
- Australian Insurance Law Association Prize
- Banking Law Prize
- Blackstone Waterhouse Lawyers Prize
- Blanchfield Nicholls Partners Prize
- Business Deans Merit List (Postgraduate)
- City of Sydney Law Society Practical Legal Training Award
- Competition Law Prize
- David and Catherine Barker Mooting Award
- David Toolan Memorial Prize
- Ernst & Young Prize
- Fragar Prize in Environmental Planning and Development Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Labour Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Work Law
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Inner West Law Society Award
- King & Wood Mallesons Award
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers Prize
- Law Society of New South Wales Prize
- Maurice Blackburn Prize
- New South Wales Bar Association Prize
- Norton Rose Fulbright Prize
- Peter Egri Memorial Prize
- Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Prize for Excellence in Pharmacy
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- SHPA NSW Branch Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Prize
- The Hon Michael Kirby – Voiceless Prize for Animal Law
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Postgraduate Prize
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Undergraduate Prize
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Advanced Commercial Law
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Media Law
- Veronica Pike Prize
- Zonta Club of Sydney Prize for the Woman MBA Graduate of the Year
Professional recognition
The Juris Doctor component of the 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).
The intellectual property component of the course meets the educational requirements for registration as a patent attorney and trade marks attorney in Australia and New Zealand with the Australian Government's Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board for Patent and Trade Marks Attorneys can be fulfilled by completing all eight accredited subjects in this course.
Prospective students should check with the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board for specific subjects required to be completed for registration.
Download a course guide
Transfer between UTS courses
Subjects undertaken within the Juris Doctor component of the course are recognised within the Master of Legal Studies (C04264), the Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies (C07122) and the Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies (C11264). Students who have completed the Juris Doctor component may apply to internally transfer to the master's, graduate diploma or graduate certificate. Candidates are not awarded the Juris Doctor but subjects undertaken are applied towards the master's, graduate diploma or graduate certificate.
Students who successfully complete the Juris Doctor component at UTS and have completed Master of Laws (C04143) equivalent subjects within the Juris Doctor, may apply for these subjects to be credited towards the Master of Laws (C04143).
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Information for international students
Find out about support services, the Australian education system, accommodation and more to help you get the most out of your study at UTS.
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Domestic students
Before you apply
Here are a few important things for you to check out before you apply:
- admission requirements for this course.
These can be found on the overview tab and there may also be additional entry requirements. - required levels of English proficiency for the course you’re interested in.
- recognition of prior learning guidelines if you’ve undertaken previous study that might be credited towards your course at UTS.
How to apply
Domestic applicants can apply via the UTS Online Application System.
Important dates
JANUARY 2019
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Final closing date for local postgraduate coursework applications for main calendar and Calendar B Autumn session
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FEBRUARY 2019
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18 February - 8 March
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Orientation for main calendar Autumn session
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18 - 22
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Orientation for Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Autumn session
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25
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Autumn session commences
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MARCH 2019
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11
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Autumn session commences for main calendar
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APRIL 2019
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10
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Census date for main calendar and Calendar B Autumn session
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JULY 2019
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22 - 26
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Orientation for main calendar and Calendar B Spring session
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22
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Spring session commences for main calendar
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29
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Spring session commences
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AUGUST 2019
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23
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Census date for main calendar and Calendar B Spring session
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31
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UTS Open Day
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SEPTEMBER 2019
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TBC
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Applications open for non-award and cross-institutional subjects for main calendar and Calendar B Autumn session 2020
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Applications open for postgraduate coursework programs, specified direct undergraduate courses and honours courses for 2020
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OCTOBER 2019
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18
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Formal classes end for main calendar Spring session
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TBC
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Enrolment opens for new postgraduate students for 2020
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31
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Final closing date for local postgraduate coursework applications for Summer session
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NOVEMBER 2019
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8
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) formal classes end for Spring session
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18
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Summer session commences for main calendar
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18 - 22
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Orientation for main calendar Summer session
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DECEMBER 2019
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11
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Census date for main calendar Summer session
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Need more information?
Scholarships, prizes and awards
Scholarships
For Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property students
For Law students
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Dr Chau Chak Wing Scholarship (KTP Master Degree)
- International Postgraduate Coursework Full Tuition Scholarship
- LATAM International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship
- Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship
- UTS 30th Anniversary Study Abroad Accommodation Scholarship
- UTS ATN-LATAM Scholarships
- UTS Grant for Masters by Coursework Students
- UTS Grant for Students from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- UTS Nepal Scholarship (Postgraduate Coursework)
- UTS Postgraduate Coursework Grant - Bangladesh
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
For all domestic students
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
Prizes and awards
For Law students
- AJ Park Prize
- Allens Prize
- Ashurst Litigation Prize
- Australian Insurance Law Association Prize
- Banking Law Prize
- Blackstone Waterhouse Lawyers Prize
- Blanchfield Nicholls Partners Prize
- Business Deans Merit List (Postgraduate)
- City of Sydney Law Society Practical Legal Training Award
- Competition Law Prize
- David and Catherine Barker Mooting Award
- David Toolan Memorial Prize
- Ernst & Young Prize
- Fragar Prize in Environmental Planning and Development Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Labour Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Work Law
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Inner West Law Society Award
- King & Wood Mallesons Award
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers Prize
- Law Society of New South Wales Prize
- Maurice Blackburn Prize
- New South Wales Bar Association Prize
- Norton Rose Fulbright Prize
- Peter Egri Memorial Prize
- Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Prize for Excellence in Pharmacy
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- SHPA NSW Branch Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Prize
- The Hon Michael Kirby – Voiceless Prize for Animal Law
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Postgraduate Prize
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Undergraduate Prize
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Advanced Commercial Law
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Media Law
- Veronica Pike Prize
- Zonta Club of Sydney Prize for the Woman MBA Graduate of the Year
International students
Before you apply
Here are a few important things for you to check out before you apply:
- admission requirements for this course.
These can be found on the overview tab and there may also be additional entry requirements. - required levels of English proficiency for the course you’re interested in.
- recognition of prior learning guidelines if you’ve undertaken previous study that might be credited towards your course at UTS.
You can meet an international student advisor at one of our events worldwide to ask questions and submit an application.
How to apply
This course is not available to international applicants. UTS International has information on all courses available to international applicants wishing to study at UTS.
Download an application formImportant dates
FEBRUARY 2019
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18 February - 8 March
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Orientation for main calendar Autumn session
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18 - 22
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Orientation for Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Autumn session
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25
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Autumn session commences
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MARCH 2019
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11
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Autumn session commences for main calendar
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APRIL 2019
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10
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Census date for main calendar and Calendar B Autumn session
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30
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Closing date for international coursework applications for Spring session (July start) – applicants based outside Australia
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MAY 2019
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31
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Closing date for international coursework applications for Spring session (July start) – applicants based in Australia
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JULY 2019
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22 - 26
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Orientation for main calendar and Calendar B Spring session
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22
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Spring session commences for main calendar
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29
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) Spring session commences
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AUGUST 2019
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23
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Census date for main calendar and Calendar B Spring session
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OCTOBER 2019
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18
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Formal classes end for main calendar Spring session
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TBC
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Enrolment opens for new postgraduate students for 2020
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NOVEMBER 2019
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8
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Calendar B (Graduate School of Health/Teacher Education) formal classes end for Spring session
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18
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Summer session commences for main calendar
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18 - 22
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Orientation for main calendar Summer session
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30
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Closing date for international coursework applications for Autumn session 2020 (February/March start) – applicants based outside Australia
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DECEMBER 2019
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11
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Census date for main calendar Summer session
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15
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Closing date for international coursework applications for Autumn session 2020 (February/March start) – applicants based in Australia
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Need more information?
Scholarships, prizes and awards
Scholarships
For Juris Doctor Master of Intellectual Property students
For Law students
Only for international students
- Australia Awards Scholarships (Australian Government Scholarships)
- Dr Chau Chak Wing Scholarship (KTP Master Degree)
- International Postgraduate Coursework Full Tuition Scholarship
- LATAM International Postgraduate Coursework Scholarship
- Postgraduate Academic Excellence Scholarship
- UTS 30th Anniversary Study Abroad Accommodation Scholarship
- UTS ATN-LATAM Scholarships
- UTS Grant for Masters by Coursework Students
- UTS Grant for Students from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam
- UTS Nepal Scholarship (Postgraduate Coursework)
- UTS Postgraduate Coursework Grant - Bangladesh
- UTS Study Abroad Excellence Scholarship
For all domestic students
Only for Aboriginal Australian or Torres Strait Islander students
Prizes and awards
For Law students
- AJ Park Prize
- Allens Prize
- Ashurst Litigation Prize
- Australian Insurance Law Association Prize
- Banking Law Prize
- Blackstone Waterhouse Lawyers Prize
- Blanchfield Nicholls Partners Prize
- Business Deans Merit List (Postgraduate)
- City of Sydney Law Society Practical Legal Training Award
- Competition Law Prize
- David and Catherine Barker Mooting Award
- David Toolan Memorial Prize
- Ernst & Young Prize
- Fragar Prize in Environmental Planning and Development Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Labour Law
- Harmers Workplace Lawyers Prize for Work Law
- Industrial Relations Society of NSW Prize for Excellence in Industrial Relations Undergraduate Study
- Inner West Law Society Award
- King & Wood Mallesons Award
- Lance Jolly Prize
- Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers Prize
- Law Society of New South Wales Prize
- Maurice Blackburn Prize
- New South Wales Bar Association Prize
- Norton Rose Fulbright Prize
- Peter Egri Memorial Prize
- Pharmaceutical Defence Limited Prize
- Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Prize for Excellence in Pharmacy
- Robert Greenwood QC Memorial Prize
- SHPA NSW Branch Prize for Excellence in Clinical Practice
- Sir Owen Dixon Chambers Prize
- The Hon Michael Kirby – Voiceless Prize for Animal Law
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Postgraduate Prize
- The Hon. Helen Sham-Ho Law Undergraduate Prize
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Advanced Commercial Law
- Thomson Reuters Prize for Media Law
- Veronica Pike Prize
- Zonta Club of Sydney Prize for the Woman MBA Graduate of the Year