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.
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
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.
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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:
6 units students must complete Core Courses to the value of 18 units
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
Jury Consultant, Lawyer / Solicitor / Barrister
Overseas student health cover: $609 per year
