Postgraduate School of Law

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The Faculty of Law at the Queensland University of Technology offers the opportunity to complete courses in Law regardless of your location within Australia.

Students are able to study at home or work, by using the Internet to access some resource materials, discussion groups (if relevant to the unit) and lecturers. (Please note, international students must enrol in 4 units (48 credit points) each semester and at least 1 unit must be taught internally).

Teaching Periods for 2009

Some intensive units in 2009 will use alternative teaching periods, such as 5 and 6 week teaching periods (5TPs and 6TPs). The use of these alternative teaching periods for intensive units allows more flexibility for students to add units closer to the start date of the class, and also allows for withdrawal dates to be more closely aligned to the actual class dates.

Please note: Not all intensives align well into these alternative teaching periods, therefore some intensives will remain as part of the Sem 1 or 2 teaching periods). Students choosing to take units that are offered in different teaching periods or semesters must familiarise themselves with the different addition and withdrawal dates that relate specifically to each teaching period.

For enquiries or further information:

• The “addition and withdrawal without academic penalty” dates for intensives relate specifically to the teaching period which they are offered in (ie. Sem 1, Sem 2, 5TPs & 6TPs etc).  Please go to http://www.studentservices.qut.edu.au/info/dates/index.jsp to be taken to further information on these specific dates for 2009)

• Intensive units require compulsory attendance at Gardens Point campus on all days scheduled (normally 4 or 5 days). If you cannot attend all of the classes for an intensive, you should consider withdrawing from the unit.

Description of how units are taught:

Postgraduate law units are offered in either intensive; internal and/or external mode of study:

INTENSIVE - Students attend classes on Gardens Point Campus, usually held over 4 to 5 consecutive days or over 2 weekends. Major assessment is due not normally less than 8 weeks after the completion of classes. Attendance at all classes is compulsory.

INTERNAL - Students usually attend a 2 hr lecture/tutorial once a week for the 13 week teaching period. Lectures are normally held from 6.00pm-8.00pm* on any evening Monday to Thursday. Major assessment is due at the end of the teaching period. Attendance is compulsory. *class times may vary for some units.

EXTERNAL - Students do not need to attend campus. Internal lectures are recorded and an audio-stream is available on the Blackboard site for that unit. Major assessment is due at the end of the teaching period.

Please note that the information below is subject to change & changes will be posted below and kept as up-to-date as possible.

Summer Period 2009 (6TP1 - Jan & Feb 2009)
Semester 1 (includes 5TP2, 5TP3, 6TP3 & 5TP5)
Semester 2 (alternative teaching periods to be advised)

For enquiries or further information:

Email: lawpg_enquiries@qut.edu.au
Telephone: (07) 3138 2981 or 3138 2305