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Specific Course Requirements
 
Tuition Fees: A$14,024 in total
Duration: 1 Semester (6 months)
Campus: Hobart
Next Intake: January 2013
Dates to be confirmed

This program is designed for graduates of a Bachelor of Laws or combined Law degree. This Professional Legal Training Program (PLTP) adopts and teaches the National Pre-Admissions Competency Standards as accepted by the Tasmanian Board of Legal Education.

All core units and additional modules are compulsory and are aimed at ensuring trainees obtain the appropriate skills for the practice and procedure necessary as new legal practitioners.

Successful completion of the UTAS Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice is a normal prerequisite for admission as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Tasmania.

Minimum entry requirements

* As per NOOSR guidelines.

Meeting minimum academic entry requirements does not guarantee entry into the program.

English Language Requirements
  • IELTS (Academic) overall 6.0 (no band less than 6.0), within the last 24 months; or
  • TOEFL (PBT) 575 TWE 4.5, within the last 24 months; or
  • TOEFL (iBT) 88 (no score below 20), within the last 24 months; or
  • PTE Academic 50 with no score lower than 50, within the last 24 months; or
  • Evidence that a minimum of 2 years full-time study with English as the sole medium of instruction and examination have been completed within the last 24 months.
Other Requirements
  • UTAS does not require applicants to sit an exam or interview. Assessments are based on academic results and are conducted by staff of International Admissions and the Faculty of Law.
Application and Offer Deadlines
  • All applications for the 2013 intake must be received by the 31st October 2012.
  • No offers will be made until mid November 2012.
  • Offers of Enrolment made at that time are valid for 4 weeks from the date of issue and are for commencement in January 2013 only.
How to Apply

For further information on how to apply, to apply online or download an application form, please visit the Apply Now section of the website.

Applications and certified documents should be forwarded to: International.Admissions@utas.edu.au in electronic format (pdf preferable).

Or mailed to:

International Admissions & Exchanges
University of Tasmania
Private Bag 38
Hobart, Tasmania 7001
AUSTRALIA