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Master of Laws

Master of Laws

  • ID:UA610364
  • Level:Master's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Tertiary Qualifications, Applicants must:
Have a completed Honours degree of Bachelor of Laws or equivalent with a credit average; OR

  • Have a completed Bachelor of Laws or equivalent with a credit average, plus a completed Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice; OR

  • Have a completed Bachelor of Laws or equivalent with a credit average, plus substantial professional experience* within the profession; OR

  • Have a completed Bachelor of Laws or equivalent with a credit average, plus relevant research experience ** within the profession.

* Substantial professional experience is considered to be at least two years of practice as either a barrister or solicitor.
** Relevant research experience is the ability to demonstrate knowledge of the underlying principles in law at an advanced level and would include the demonstration of cognitive technical and communication skills and method associated with the discipline.

English Requirements

  • IELTS: Overall 6.5, Reading 6, Listening 6, Speaking 6, Writing 6

  • TOEFL: Overall 79, Reading 13, Listening 13, Speaking 18, Writing 21

  • Pearson: Overall 58, Reading 50, Listening 50, Speaking 50, Writing 50

  • C1 Advanced: Overall 176, Reading 169, Listening 169, Speaking 169, Writing 169

Course Information

A competitive edge in law

  • Studying law is more challenging and intellectually adventurous than ever before. In an expanding and evolving legal landscape, extended development is a strategic door opener.

  • Our Master of Laws is suited to students proceeding directly from undergraduate study, as well as experienced legal practitioners looking to specialise.

What will you do?

  • Focus your program through a range of elective options—including international and comparative commercial law.

  • Develop advanced legal writing, reasoning and analysis skills.

  • Study with legal professionals, former judges and international academics.

  • Broaden your networks through the University’s Lex Salus, Next Steps and Law Students’ Society events.

  • Undertake a substantial research project.

Where could it take you?

  • You might help update evidence laws around internet activity and new technologies. You could move into property or Native Title law. Perhaps you’ll become a co-owner in a Hong Kong law firm. Whether you want to uphold, use or change the system—a master in law can take you just about anywhere.

CRICOS: 051753C

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Core Courses

To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses from below* to the value of either 15 units or 18 units depending on the Research. If completing Research to the value of:

  1. 6 units students must complete Core Courses to the value of 18 units

  2. 9 units students must complete Core Courses to the value of 15 units

* Students may also complete any other postgraduate coursework courses approved by the Program Coordinator.

Course Title

  • Comparative Constitutional Law (PG)

  • Mining and Energy Law

  • Law of Debtor and Creditor (PG)

  • Anti-discrimination Law: Practice and Theory PG

  • International Environmental Law (PG)

  • Technology, Law and Society (PG)

  • Corp Gov & Sec Reg:Int & Comp Perspectives PG

  • Comparative Corporate Rescue Law (PG)

  • Competition Law: Comparative Perspectives (PG)

  • Corporate Governance (PG)

  • European Union Law (PG)

  • Globalisation & the Legal Regulation of Work (PG)

  • Selected Issues in Intellectual Property Law (PG)

  • Government, Business & Regulation (PG)

  • Intellectual Property Law (PG)

  • International Commercial Arbitration (PG)

  • Private International Law(PG)

  • International Criminal Law (PG)

  • International Energy Law (PG)

  • International Trade Law (PG)

  • Work Relationships and the Law

  • Transitional Justice (PG)

  • Transnational Organised Crime

  • International Economic Law (PG)

  • Sport Law (PG)

  • Insurance Law (PG)

  • International Trade Transactions and the Law (PG)

  • Insolvency Law

  • Transnational Business & Human Rights

  • Workplace Bargaining

  • International Financial Regulation

  • Advanced Contract Law

  • International Humanitarian Law

  • European Business Law

  • Health, Medical and Biotech Law

  • International Franchising and the Law

  • Personal Property Security Law

  • Migration Law

  • Corporate Law: Selected Issues

  • Comparative Migration Law

  • Water Resources Law

  • Bioethics and the Law

  • Internet Law

  • Competition and Consumer Law

  • Criminal Law: Selected Issues

  • National Security Law and Technology

  • Company Merger and Acquisition Law

  • Human Rights: International Perspectives (PG)

  • Perspectives on Property Law & Society

  • Legal Ethics

  • Selected Issues - Military Operations Law

  • Public International Law

  • The Law of Weaponry

  • Strategic Space Law

  • Maritime Law and Geopolitics in the Asian Region

  • Advanced Comparative Law

  • Comparative Law: Selected Issues

  • International Insolvency Law

  • Planning Law

  • Contemporary Issues in Law

  • Advanced Legal Research and Writing

  • Law Clinic PG A

  • Access to Justice Dissertation

  • Commercial Space Law

  • Law Clinic PG B

  • Government, Law and Policy

Research

To satisfy the requirements for Research students must complete courses to the value of either 6 units or 9 units.

If completing Research to the value of 6 units students may select either:

Two 7,000 - 8,000 word extended research essays chosen from any postgraduate coursework Law elective course. The research essays will be in addition to any other course assessment requirements. Where a research essay is part of the course assessment, the word limit will be extended to 7,000 - 8,000 words to satisfy this requirement. The extended research essay option can be undertaken for any core course during the program.

or

A Research Dissertation from below. Entry into LAW 7025 is by application only and students must complete at least 9 units of the coursework before commencing the Dissertation .

Course Title

  • Dissertation (PG)

or

Selected students completing the Research component to the value of 9 units, must complete the LAW7189 Access to Justice Dissertation after the completion of LAW 7187, LAW 7188 and LAW 7191.

Entry into LAW 7189 Access to Justice Dissertation is by application only.

Course Title

  • Access to Justice Dissertation

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

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Overseas Student Health Cover

Overseas student health cover: $609 per year

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