Entry into the Master of Law Program will be available to applications who have completed one of the following qualifications:
Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree;
Graduate Certificate in Law or Legal Practice following the completion of a 3 year Bachelor of Laws degree;
Graduate Diploma in Law or Legal Practice following the completion of a 3 year Bachelor of Laws degree;
Combined Law degree with a duration of 5 years where 3 years of study was undertaken primarily in law;
Bachelor of Laws degree with a duration of 4 years where 3 years of study was undertaken primarily in law;
Bachelor of Laws graduate entry with a duration of 3 years undertaken primarily in law;
Bachelor of Laws with a duration 3 years undertaken primarily in law and have completed a minimum of two years relevant work experience in a legal environment. Applications will be assessed by the Program Convenor through the consideration of a statement outlining the relevant work experience. Transcripts and detailed CVs must be provided to the University;
An equivalent Bachelor degree or Bachelor (Honours) degree with a minimum 3 years of study undertaken primarily in Law. Applications will be assessed by the Program Convenor to determine eligibility; or
Completed study to the satisfaction of an “admission of Law Body” (similar to LPAB*) that has qualified the student for admission to practice law in a common law jurisdiction.
IELTS overall minimum - 7.0, IELTS section minimum - 6.5
Students are required to complete eight courses (80 units) which they can choose from our list of cutting-edge courses, including:
Mediation Skills and Theory
Equal Opportunity Law
International Environment Law and Policy
International Arbitration
Legal Innovation and Design
Negotiation in a Legal Context
You can choose to specialise in any one of the following five specialist areas:
Dispute Resolution
Employment and Labour Relations Law
Environmental Law
International Law
Law in Practice
To obtain a specialisation, students must complete four courses (40 units) from one of the specialist areas and an additional four courses (40 units) either from their specialisation stream or other directed courses.
Students who have obtained their undergraduate law degree outside Australia must complete LAWS6047 Legal System of Australia as a core course. Students who have completed their overseas degree in a sufficiently comparable common law system or have completed a substantial number of common law courses as part of their overseas degree may apply for a waiver of this requirement, which will be decided on a case-by-case basis by the Program Convenor.
CRICOS code: 079533G
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Directed Courses
Students must complete 80 units of courses from the directed course list
Public International Law
International Human Rights Law
Environmental Law
Employment Law
Advocacy Skills
International Environment Law and Policy
Advanced Legal Research Project
Legal System of Australia
Commercial Dispute Resolution
Internet Law
Health Law
Special Interest Topic
International Arbitration
Mediation Skills and Theory
Dispute Resolution
Negotiation in a Legal Context
Upon completion of the LLM you will be able to use your specialised knowledge to advance your career and work in various areas including;
Legal practice or advice
In-house Counsel
Public policy
Government sector
Non-government sector
Private sector, e.g. finance and business
OSHC: 629 ($) AUD per year
