Legal Studies

The UTS: Law Legal Studies program meets the increasing market need for non-law graduates employed in the public and private industries to possess a comprehensive comprehension of the legal and regulatory framework in which they operate. This comes with an comprehension of foundational legal theories such as contract law and tort law, ways of legal research and theory, in addition to the possibility to produce expertise in specialist legal areas such as compliance and intellectual property lawenforcement. The Master of Legal Studies attracts students from a vast array of backgrounds considering enlarging their skills to incorporate an comprehension of the legal framework, including professionals by the insurance, human resources, banking and finance industries, administrators and supervisors, and HSC legal studies educators. The application especially benefits accountants and auditors, business development managers, compliance managers, architects and engineers, financial advisors and planners, IT professionals, law enforcement officers, paralegals, policy officers in the public, private and non-profit sectors, land developers, and public business managers and administrators (particularly those that work in Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, and the attorney general's Department and Treasury).

• Applicants should have completed a UTS approved bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or filed additional evidence of general and professional qualifications which demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies. An applicant's bachelor's degree should be in a field other than lawenforcement. Entry is at the discretion of the associate dean (education). The English proficiency requirement for international students or regional applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0
• Or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 complete with TWE of 4.5, internet established: 79-93 entire with a writing score of 21
• Or AE5: Walk
• Or PTE: 58-64
• Or CAE: 176-184.