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Juris Doctor Program

The College of Law offers a four-year thesis program leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (JD). The JD program is a professional doctorate degree running through four years and covers the basic principles and theories of the law and jurisprudence.

Program Educational Objective

The program was designed to enable law students to acquire the necessary legal skills and attitudes and be of tangible service to their local communities and the nation at every level of legal studies.

Program Outcomes

The basic law program through the revised model curriculum shall produce graduates who are professionally competent, practice-ready, active, self-directed and lifelong learners responsible, highly ethical, honorable, socially mindful and gender sensitive; willing leaders and servants; and, thinkers and innovators in law. (LEBMO No. 24 Sec. 5, Series of 2021) The College of Law adopted The Revised Model Curriculum (RMLC) under LEBMO No. 24 Series of 2021 on the First Semester of AY 2022-2023. The RMLC reduced the minimum academic unit load for each subject and the total units for the program. This allows the law students more time for reflective learning and to address health and well-being concerns. The result is a holistic approach to educating students by improving on traditional methods of teaching and learning that are more appropriate for higher learning and graduate studies. (LEBMO No. 24 Sec. 4 (g))

RMLC is rooted in the context that the basic law program is a graduate level of study. It recognizes that the law faculty and the law students equally share in the responsibility of achieving academic goals. This is premised on the concept that the law student is an adult learner, is self-directed, an independent and experiential learner, and a co-creator of knowledge. (LEBMO No. 24 Sec. 5, Series of 2021)

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Juris Doctor (J.D.)

A basic law degree program that may run through four or five years, at the option of the college or university. Aside from all the subjects of the Bachelor of Laws curriculum, the Juris Doctor curriculum shall prescribe additional subjects that may be taken as electives and require besides the writing of a Juris Doctor thesis.

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LJD 1101	Introduction to Law	1
LJD 1102	Persons and Family Relations	4
LJD 1103	Constitutional Law I	3
LJD 1104	Criminal Law I	3
LJD 1105	Statutory Construction	2
LJD 1106	Philosophy of Law	2
LJD 1107	Legal Research and Thesis Writing	2
LJD 1108	Legal Profession	1
LJD 1201	Obligations and Contracts	5
LJD 1202	Constitutional Law II	3
LJD 1203	Criminal Law II	4
LJD 1204	Legal Technique and Logic (Legal Opinion and Trial Memorandum Making II)	2
LJD 1205	Legal Writing	2
LJD 1206	Basic Legal Ethics	3
LJD 2101	Property	4
LJD 2102	Negotiable Instruments	3
LJD 2103	Criminal Procedure	3
LJD 2104	Agency, Trust and Partnership	3
LJD 2105	Sales	2
LJD 2106	Credit Transactions	3
LJD 2107	Legal Medicine	1
LJD 2108	Natural Resources and Environmental Law	2
LJD 2109	Agrarian Law and Social Legislation	2
LJD 2201	Civil Procedure	4
LJD 2202	Corporation Law	4
LJD 2203	Taxation I	3
LJD 2204	Adm. Law, Law on Public Officers & Election	3
LJD 2205	Public International Law	2
LJD 2206	Special Issues on International Law	2
LJD 2207	Human Rights	2
LJD 2208	Land Titles and Deeds	2
LJD 3101	Succession	4
LJD 3102	Labor Law I	3
LJD 3103	Transportation	2
LJD 3104	Insurance	2
LJD 3105	Torts and Damages	2
LJD 4302	Clinical Legal Education I	2
LJD 4990	Thesis Writing (with Defense)	4
LJD EL01	Elective	2
LJD 3201	Evidence	4
LJD 3202	Labor Law II	3
LJD 3203	Special Proceedings	2
LJD 3204	Taxation II	3
LJD 3205	Conflict of Laws	2
LJD 3206	Legal Forms (incl. Judicial Forms)	2
LJD 4317	Clinical Legal Education II	2
LJD EL02	Elective	2
LJD 4970	Summer Apprenticeship	4
LJD 4101	Constitutional Law Review	4
LJD 4102	Civil Law Review I	4
LJD 4103	Remedial Law Review I	3
LJD 4104	Labor Law Review	3
LJD 4105	Commercial Law Review I	3
LJD 4106	Practice Court I	2
LJD EL03	Elective	2
LJD EL04	Elective	2
LJD 4201	Criminal Law Review	4
LJD 4202	Civil Law Review II	4
LJD 4203	Remedial Law Review II	3
LJD 4204	Taxation Law Review	3
LJD 4205	Commercial Law Review II	3
LJD 4206	Practice Court II	2
LJD EL05	Elective	2
LJD EL06	Elective	2

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The Juris Doctor Program Curriculum

The Law School offers a four-year course leading to the degree of Juris Doctor (J.D.). It pioneered the offering of the J.D. program in the Philippines, first conferring the degree to its graduates in 1991. 

J.D. students are required to prepare and defend a thesis on a controversial or novel legal issue, which requires extensive discussion and analysis of legal principles and cases relevant to the chosen topic. 

In 2015, the Law School introduced an enhanced J.D. Program, which features core courses that include bar subjects, complemented by an apprenticeship program and elective courses offered to allow students to specialize in certain fields of law. 

During their second and third years, students are required to spend 240 hours of apprenticeship in law school-based organizations, law firms, government institutions, and non-government organizations in order to translate their knowledge into skills. The apprenticeship program also provides opportunities for the students to serve the country while learning the law.   

Tracked elective subjects complement the core subjects on the third and fourth years of the J.D. program. Such elective subjects are designed to allow students to focus on one of the following areas of specialization or tracks covering:

• Corporate and Business Law

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• International Law and Development

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CHED clarifies basic law degrees are not equivalent to doctoral degrees

By Merlina Hernando-Malipot

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) reminded all higher education institutions (HEIs) that in respect to the "requirements for offering graduate degrees, the classification of members of the teaching corps" of all HEIs, the policies and standards of the Commission shall "prevail."

CHED Chairperson J. Prospero De Vera III, in a statement, further clarified that “with respect to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs), guidelines, classifications and promotions are made by their Board of Regents guided by regulations of the CHED, the Civil Service Commission, and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

CHED issued these reminders after expressing “serious concern” on Resolution 2019-406 purportedly issued by the Legal Education Board (LEB) that declares that the basic law degrees, whether Bachelor of Laws (Ll.B. or Juris Doctor (J.D.), shall be “considered as equivalent to doctoral degrees in other non-law academic disciplines for purposes of appointment/employment, ranking and compensation.”

De Vera said that the issuance of the said Resolution— which was also posted on social media – has been “interpreted by some to mean that individuals who have completed basic law degrees have been granted doctoral degrees.”

“While CHED recognizes that the LEB has authority in administering the legal education in the country, the provisions of Republic Act No. 7722 or the Higher Education Act are clear about the powers and duties of the Commission,” De Vera said.

De Vera noted that one of which (under Section 8) is the “power to lay down standards, policies and guidelines for programs” in higher education. “Consequent to this express grant of power is the power of the Commission to determine the requirements for the offering of graduate programs, e.g. a) that graduate programs shall be vertically structured; b) that for doctoral programs, there shall be at least three (3) full-time faculty who are doctoral degree holders and who have published works in refereed journal(s) in the discipline; and c) that dissertation is required for all doctoral programs (CMO No. 36, Series of 1998),” he explained.

Meanwhile, De Vera said that, as crafted by experts and observed by all HEIs these past years – including those that are offering Master and Doctor of Laws, graduate education is regarded as an advanced program of study – which is focused on an interdisciplinary academic discipline or profession and involves certain objective options, e.g. a) rigorous evaluation of work and interaction with professors and peers; b) professional experience via internships, teaching and research, and c) production of original research or creative work (RCW).

De Vera said that guided by Republic Act No. 10968 or An Act Institutionalizing the Philippine Qualifications Framework (PQF), establishing the PQF-National Coordinating Council and Appropriating Funds Therefor, CHED asserts that a doctoral degree holder should have demonstration of highly advanced systematic knowledge and skills is highly specialized and/or complex interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field of learning; utilization of complex research/creative work and/or professional practice and/or the advancement of learning with full independence in individual work and/or teams of interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary setting; application of more complex setting that demands leadership for research and creativity with strategic value added; and application of significant level of expertise-based autonomy and accountability to professional leadership for innovation, research and/or development management in highly specialized or multi-disciplinary field as competencies.

“A doctoral degree is, therefore, not determined solely by the number of units completed or the number of years in graduate school,” De Vera said. “The rigors of completing a regular doctorate program in any discipline in the Philippines and abroad, including ASEAN countries, are very different from that of a law degree,” he added.

De Vera said that a PhD “entails the creation of new knowledge in a field of specialization through a dissertation, which needs to be publicly presented and defended before a panel of PhD holders in a specific field of study” and in many cases, “it involves publication of one’s research in peer-reviewed academic journals to demonstrate contribution to advanced scholarship.”

Meanwhile, De Vera noted that in a few countries like the United States, a J.D. (not an Ll.B.) is considered a “professional doctorate, which is not necessarily equivalent to “other doctoral degrees in other non-law academic disciplines.”

In other countries like Australia, he added that it is “classified as a master’s degree, while in Canada, a baccalaureate degree.”

De Vera reiterated that the grant of “authority or equivalency to non-law academic disciplines of degrees programs, in this case, basic law degrees are within the powers and authority” of the CHED.

“Considering that the said Resolution has only been issued recently by the Legal Education Board, CHED is open to sit down with the LEB to discuss issues attendant to this Resolution and find an acceptable solution to benefit all parties concerned,” he ended.

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Please note: Full-time study in Trimester 1 and Trimester 2 only. part-time study only in Trimester 3.

Students should be aware of the commitment required for this course. Each subject includes 22 hours of pre-recorded lectures, 22 hours of seminars and up to 100 hours of reading and assessment time. The live seminars aren’t mandatory however students who do attend gain a far greater learning experience.

Year	2025 course information
Juris Doctor
Deakin course code	M729
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Campus	This course is only offered Online
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Duration	3 years full-time or part-time equivalent
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Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) recognition	The award conferred upon completion is recognised in the Australian Qualifications Framework at Level 9

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Prepare for a first-class law career at one of Victoria’s top 3 law schools.* Deakin’s practise-focused Juris Doctor (JD) is built on the principle that lawyers can be catalysts for positive change in society. Designed for non-law graduates, this prestigious law program goes beyond the typical theory-centred model. You will focus on sharpening your critical thinking and practical skills, while developing a solid foundation of legal knowledge. Looking for a progressive, engaging and flexible online course to launch your law career?

Delivered fully online, Deakin’s JD gives you comprehensive training in each of the major areas of legal practice, with research, theory and policy considerations embedded throughout the curriculum. With flexibility at its core, lectures and interactive live seminars are recorded so you can schedule your study around your other commitments.

Learn from world-leading scholars in human rights, intellectual property, land, property, mining and engineering law, and be guided by teachers with strong practicing backgrounds, including a former judge. This impressive array of expertise helps shape the course, so you can be confident everything you learn is relevant to industry and can be applied as soon as you enter the field.

A placement in the Deakin Law Clinic is also on offer – an award-winning community legal centre where you'll gain real-world experience with practicing solicitors and real clients. Other work-integrated learning (WIL) options are available and strongly encouraged.

The Deakin JD cohort is made up of students with rich and diverse personal and professional backgrounds. Often already successful and established in their first career, your fellow classmates can be a positive source of encouragement and inspiration. Group assignments not only allow you to network in a professional capacity but will enable you to forge genuine connections that you'll carry throughout your career.

You will also have extracurricular opportunities to network with the Deakin Law Students’ Society and can access our campuses, libraries and facilities at any time.

*QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023

You can expect to participate in a range of teaching activities each week. This could include lectures, seminars, online interactions, or professional experiences for Work Integrated Learning (WIL) units. You can refer to the individual unit details in the course structure for more information. You will also need to study and complete assessment tasks in your own time.

Deakin's Juris Doctor is designed to satisfy the academic qualifications necessary for admission to the legal profession. In Victoria these have been set by the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB). In addition to satisfying the academic qualifications, a person seeking admission to the legal profession in Victoria is required to have satisfactorily completed certain practical legal training requirements and must be considered a fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession.

A person seeking admission in a jurisdiction outside Australia may be required to satisfy additional requirements. Please check the relevant jurisdiction’s legal admissions authority to confirm the required academic qualifications criteria, including any restrictions on online study or distance education.

A Juris Doctor qualification meets the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in Victoria, as well as some other Australian and international jurisdictions .

Law touches every aspect of society, and the career opportunities reflect this. As a graduate, you will be qualified to practice in a broad range of areas including:

• government industrial relations
• law firms – from small rural/regional practices to large national or international organisations
• law reform bodies
• public administration.

Units in this course may have participation requirements that include compulsory placements, work-based training, community-based learning or collaborative research training arrangements.

Units which contain work integrated learning, a community placement or interaction with the community may require a police check, working with children check or other check. These requirements will be detailed in unit guides upon enrolment.

Discipline Specific knowledge and capabilities	Develop an advanced and integrated understanding of the Australian legal system, the fundamental areas of knowledge required for legal practice, and the broader contexts within which legal issues arise, including international and comparative contexts and contemporary developments in the law; and apply that understanding, including to demonstrate appropriate competence in the fundamental areas of knowledge.
Communication	Develop and apply an ability to communicate effectively and persuasively to both legal and non-legal audiences, orally and in writing
Digital Literacy	Use technologies to identify, locate, and evaluate information for researching legal questions, solving legal problems and communicating legal solutions
Critical thinking	Apply sophisticated critical thinking capacities and exercise intellectual independence to identify and articulate complex legal issues.
Problem Solving	Apply legal reasoning and research to understand and analyse legal problems, to identify possible responses, and to make reasoned and appropriate choices to generate and justify jurisprudential and practical solutions.
Self-management	Develop the capacity to learn and research with autonomy, accountability and professionalism, and to reflect on and assess personal capabilities and performance.
Teamwork	Collaborate effectively in team environments, demonstrating constructive engagement and contribution to the team and the ability to draw on strengths of others.
Global Citizenship	Recognise and reflect on the ethical and professional responsibilities of legal professionals, and the requirements of ethical decision-making in legal practice; and apply these to a range of social, ethical, global and environmental contexts.

To complete the Juris Doctor, students must attain a total of 24 credit points, including 17 core units and 7 course elective units, plus completion of the compulsory 0-credit point module, DAI001 Academic Integrity and Respect at Deakin. Each unit (think of units as 'subjects') is equal to 1 credit point.

Students are introduced to research tools and techniques in core units of the course where they learn analytic skills and the ability to apply those skills in professional contexts. They must also complete advanced level units and a capstone unit that require them to integrate the skills learnt over their course of study and produce applied pieces of research with reference to prevailing literature.

Compulsory 0-credit point module

Academic Integrity and Respect At Deakin

Optional (but highly recommended) JD Induction program (refer to additional course information below for dates and times), which is live-streamed and recorded, plus online pre-recorded presentations

Legal Method and Statutory Interpretation

Contract Law and Policy

Criminal Law and Policy

Torts and Policy

Commercial Law and Policy

Law and Policy of Misleading Conduct and Product Liability

Criminal Procedure and Policy

Civil Procedure, Alternative Dispute Resolution and Policy

Constitutional Law and Policy

Administrative Law and Policy

Property Law and Policy

Evidence Law and Policy

Corporate Law and Policy

Land Law and Policy

Trusts and Equitable Remedies

Legal Practice, Ethics and Policy

Advanced Legal Professional Practice

Note: MLP code denotes Priestley unit s, which teach the academic areas of knowledge prescribed for admission to legal practice .

Course elective units

7 credit points of elective units can be chosen from:

Business Taxation Law and Policy

Sport and the Law

Family Law and Policy

Workplace Law and Policy

Competition Law and Policy

Intellectual Property and Policy

Taxation Law and Policy

Contemporary International Legal Challenges (Intensive)

Migration and Refugee Law and Policy

Alternative Dispute Resolution: Principles and Practice

Financial Services Regulation

Human Rights Law and Policy

Public International Law

Corporate Insolvency Law and Policy

Legal Professional Practice

Deakin Law Clinic

Health Law and Policy

Mooting and Advocacy

Animal Law and Policy

Research Thesis

Corporate Governance and Sustainability

Superannuation Law and Policy

Data Law, Privacy and Cybercrime

This course does not require students to complete compulsory work integrated learning units.

Other course information

JD students are invited to attend our Online Juris Doctor Induction Program which is delivered during Orientation Week and will support you in your studies. Orientation Week occurs the week prior to Week 1 teaching of each trimester. Please register for each session via your Orientation Itinerary.

2025 Induction Program dates:

• T1: to be advised
• T2: to be advised
• T3: to be advised

Course duration

Course duration may be affected by delays in completing course requirements, such as accessing or completing work placements.

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Research-related learning tasks are embedded across units where student achievements is demonstrated in specific assessment tasks.

Fees and charges vary depending on the type of fee place you hold, your course, your commencement year, the units you choose to study, and their study discipline or your study load.

Tuition fees increase at the beginning of each calendar year and all fees quoted are in Australian dollars ($AUD). Tuition fees do not include textbooks, computer equipment or software, other equipment or costs such as mandatory checks, travel and stationery.

Use the Fee estimator to see course and unit fees applicable to your course and type of place. For further information regarding tuition fees, other fees and charges, invoice due dates, withdrawal dates, payment methods visit our Current students website .