Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD)

The University of Waikato

To qualify to enrol in the Doctor of Juridical Science degree, youll be required to:Hold a bachelor's degree with honours or a master's degree, and must have achieved first or second class honours (first division) or distinction, orHold a Master of Philosophy, orHave passed qualifying papers at a satisfactory level.In exceptional circumstances, if you have produced other evidence signifying that you hold adequate skills and knowledge to proceed with the proposed research to the satisfaction of the Postgraduate Research Committee you may be permitted to enrol in the DJS programme.To be eligible for PhD or Higher Degree study you must have completed a Bachelor with Honours or a Masters degree, which has a significant research component. A research component must be a thesis, dissertation, or research project which makes up at least 25% of one years study of your entry qualification. Research methods papers are not counted as a research component.