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The University of Sydney Law School Handbook contains resolutions of the School and course requirements. Please familiarise yourself with the Handbook before completing your re-enrolment or enrolment in a new course.

LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System

This is a compulsory unit for all postgraduate students who do not hold a law degree or equivalent from a common law jurisdiction entering MALP, MBL, MEL, MHL, MLLR as well as graduate diplomas offered in these programs. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to undertake this unit. See Timetable and Unit Descriptions

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The University and Sydney Law School provide ongoing resources and workshops to support student wellbeing and academic writing and learning. Please do not miss the valuable opportunities available to enhance your university student life and learning experience. You can find out more about Law-specific support, University-wide learning development resources, English as a second language workshops and health and wellbeing resources and how to be involved in these academic workshops/clubs and student community by visiting Academic Enrichment and Support.

Unit Outlines and Reading Guides

Unit Outlines and reading guides (See Canvas) are generally available 2 weeks prior to the first class. Enrolled students will be notified by the Law School Academic Support Team law.academicsupport@sydney.edu.au at their university email account when these materials become available. Please ensure you have correctly enrolled in Sydney Student. See Student Responsibilities.

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Master of Laws Capstone Essay

Compulsory requirement for all LLM students.

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Cross-institutional Study

The conditions for cross-institutional study are available in the Handbook.

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Enrolment restrictions

Due to the high volume of learning and assessments in postgraduate law studies, a student is expected to enrol in units of study with a total value of no more than 24 credit points per semester. Special consideration is not granted for circumstances that are considered reasonably in your control such as balancing workloads from other units of study and conflicting timetables/commitments. A student should seek approval from the Associate Dean before enrolling in more than 24 credit points per semester. Please forward your request outlining the compelling circumstances, study plan (including class timetables and assessment submission deadlines - if known) and relevant supporting documents to explain how you might be able to successfully complete your studies to Law Postgraduate law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. Please also refer to Academic Progress.

Applications in Sydney Student

The following applications should be submitted in Sydney Student. Further information is available in Current Students or please contact the Student Centre:

Enrolment Exception Request - To apply for exemption from a compulsory or pre/co-requisite unit or a prohibition. Refer to the Handbook. In all cases, please provide reasons for making the application and supporting documents such as academic transcripts and career summary.
Departmental Permission – Written approval must be obtained from the Law School before applying for permission to enrol in an offshore unit of study or supervised research project. A Departmental Permission request will also have to be submitted for units with a restricted class size as indicated on the timetable.
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