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Welcome to the ANU Juris Doctor Online.

ENROLLING IN YOUR FIRST JDO COURSE

Once you have accepted your offer, you will be sent a password that will allow you to enrol and access a range of university systems.  You will use ISIS – the ANU Interactive Student Information System – to enrol in your online courses.

Log in to ISIS using your University ID and password. Note that you should enrol in all the courses you wish to study during a calendar year.

What do I enroll in?

If you are commencing in January:

Summer session (January): LAWS8701: Torts & Civil Litigation and Dispute Management A.

Autumn session (May): LAWS8702 Torts & Litigation & Dispute Management B

Winter session (August): LAWS8703 Criminal Law & Procedure & Evidence A

If you are commencing in May:

Autumn session (May): LAWS8701: Torts & Civil Litigation and Dispute Management A.

Winter session (August): LAWS8702 Torts & Litigation & Dispute Management B

If you are commencing in August:

Winter session (August): LAWS8701: Torts & Civil Litigation and Dispute Management A.

LAST DAY TO ENROL AND CENSUS DATE

In 2017, JDO courses begin on 16 January (Summer), 8 May (Autumn) and 28 August (Winter).

To begin studying in January, you must enrol no later than Friday 13 January 2017.

To begin studying in May, you must enrol no later than Friday 5 May 2017.

To begin studying in August, you must enrol no later than Friday 25 August 2017.

Census is the last day to withdraw from a course without academic or financial penalty. You can find the Census date for a specific course by searching for it on Programs and Courses.

WATTLE

Wattle is your online campus – the learning environment where you’ll interact with fellow students and the teachers who’ll be supporting your study, and where you’ll find all the tools, texts and resources you need for online conferencing, discussions and debates, group work, and private study.

We contact all enrolled students when Wattle courses become available.

Use your University ID and password to log in to Wattle. Note that Wattle will ask for a ‘User Name’ – this is your University ID.

PROGRAM STRUCTURE

The ANU Juris Doctor Online program is made up of 13 compulsory courses (102 units) and 7 elective courses (42 units).

Compulsory courses

You must study the first 12 of these 13 compulsory courses in a specific order, and need to complete them before you can begin your elective courses.

LAWS8701 Torts & Litigation & Dispute Management A

LAWS8702 Torts & Litigation & Dispute Management B

LAWS8703 Criminal Law & Procedure & Evidence A

LAWS8704 Criminal Law & Procedure & Evidence B

LAWS8705 Property Law & Contracts A

LAWS8706 Property Law & Contracts B

LAWS8707 Equity & Trusts & Corporations Law A

LAWS8708 Equity & Trusts & Corporations Law B

LAWS8709 Administrative Law & Commonwealth Constitutional Law A

LAWS8710 Administrative Law & Commonwealth Constitutional Law B

LAWS8711 Australian Public Law & International Law A

LAWS8712 Australian Public Law & International Law B

Elective courses

Once you have completed the 12 compulsory courses above, you will be able to select from a large number of elective courses, including those offered online and on-campus. You can find further details of what elective courses are available by checking the Masters Timetable [PDF; 258kb].

Capstone

The final compulsory course is LAWS8713 Law Capstone Project. Allowing you to undertake a substantial individual research project that addresses a complex problem of your choice, the course offers an exciting opportunity to bring together the knowledge you have gained through the ANU Juris Doctor Online.