Master of Dispute Resolution

Entry requirements for The University of Newcastle

Entry into the Master of Dispute Resolution Program (80 units) will be available for applicants who have:

an AQF Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree in a professional discipline (e.g., law, education, social science, psychology, science, engineering, architecture, medicine, legal studies, business, commerce or human resources and management), or
an AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a professional discipline (e.g., law, education, social science, psychology, engineering, legal studies, business, commerce or human resources and management), or
an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in a professional discipline (e.g., law, education, social science, psychology, engineering, legal studies, business, commerce or human resources and management), and at least one year relevant work experience, or
an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree not in a related discipline, and at least two years of relevant work experience, or
attained and held National Mediator Accreditation in Australia for a period of no less than three years, or are an accredited Family Dispute Resolution Practitioner, or
at least five years of work experience, of which two years should have been in a management or consultancy position dealing predominantly with complaints management or dispute resolution.

IELTS - 6.5 (Minimum 6.0 in Each Component), TOEFL iBT - 79 and TOEFL PBT - 550

English language requirements

6.5

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TOEFL Internet based overall score: 79.0

Application deadline:

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