Language Requirements
Qualification Requirements
Entry is based on a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Master of Laws or Juris Doctor, with or without full-time relevant professional experience. English language requirements must also be met.
If you are an international applicant who wants to study on campus in Australia:
This course is offered under two admission rules.
Rule A: You meet ONE of the following entry requirements:
You have completed a Bachelor of Laws with Honours (AQF Level 8 or overseas equivalent).
You have completed a master's qualification in Law (AQF Level 9 or overseas equivalent).
You have completed a Bachelor of Laws (AQF Level 7) or Juris Doctor (AQF Level 9) (or overseas equivalents) AND have completed a minimum of two years of full-time (or part-time equivalent) relevant professional experience.*
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule A. Please see the Rule A Course Structure (Program of Study).
Rule B: You have completed a Bachelor of Laws (AQF Level 7) or Juris Doctor (AQF Level 9) or overseas equivalents.
If you are admitted on this basis, you will be eligible for admission under Rule B. Please see the Rule B Course Structure (Program of Study).
* Relevant professional experience includes, but is not limited to, the following:
Law departments
Legal practice
Legal research
Policy writing
Some courses require you to provide documentary evidence, or interviews to support your application. The following documents are required to support your application:
A certified academic transcript of your completed qualification/s.
If you are applying for admission under Rule A based on your completed Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctor, you must provide both a certified academic transcript of your completed qualification AND a Statement of Service from your employer/s on company letterhead. Learn about our Statement of Service requirements.
Proof of identity and citizenship. This can be a certified/notarised copy of the photo page of your passport, or another form of official photo identification that lists your full personal details including name and date of birth, for example, a foreign government identity card.
Evidence of English Language Requirements satisfied. If you have completed a UNE-approved formal English test within the last two years, you must provide a copy of the test results with your application.
An International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5*, or
Equivalent Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of at least 213 in the computer-based test or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component.