Doctor of Philosophy (Law)

There are three main conditions of admission, namely: (i) Academic qualifications (ii) Research and publication experience and (iii) Suitability of the proposed course of study and research. If you are not academically qualified to undertake a research degree, you may consider pursuing your research interests through coursework study before progressing to a research degree. The coursework program provides you with an opportunity to enhance your expertise in the proposed area of research by allowing you to complete research projects in related units of study. Applicants require a Master's degree (with a significant research component) and/or Bachelor's degree with first or upper second class honours. There are three main conditions of admission, namely: (i) academic qualifications (ii) research and publication experience (iii) suitability of the proposed course of study and research If you are not academically qualified to undertake a research degree, you may consider pursuing your research interests through coursework study before progressing to a research degree. The minimum requirement for admission is completion of one of the following degrees: · a bachelor’s degree with first class honours; or · a master’s degree by research; or · a master’s degree by coursework awarded at a High Distinction or Distinction level, and that includes a research component equivalent to 25% of one year of full-time enrolment; or · a qualification deemed equivalent to one of the above degrees, as determined by the Law School Postgraduate Research Education Committee. Planning reference: missing 2027 requirements use the latest published requirements from 2026; newer explicit 2027 requirements take precedence.