The Master of Laws program (LLM) is designed to expand your knowledge and deepen your understanding of a specialist area of law. All courses offered within the LLM program are developed for advanced study, contain a significant research component and focus on critical thinking and critical analysis of complex legal issues.

Students are required to complete 80 units of coursework as prescribed by their relevant admission pathway:

Law Pathway

Students admitted via the Law Pathway can either:

• Choose 80 units from the Group A Directed course list; OR
• Complete 40 units from their chosen specialisation plus an additional 40 units chosen from either the specialisation or from the Group A Directed courses.

Specialisations available to students admitted via the Law Pathway are:

• Criminology
• Environmental Law
• Employment and Labour Relations Law
• Dispute Resolution
• International Law
• Law in Practice. This specialisation is only available to students who completed their Law degree outside of Australia.

Non-Law Pathway

Students admitted via the Non-Law Pathway must:

• Complete 10 unit Group B Compulsory Course; AND
• Choose 70 units from the Group B Directed course list.

Specialisations will soon be available to students admitted via the Non-Law Pathway.

Students who have obtained their undergraduate law degree outside Australia must choose LAWS6047 Legal System of Australia as one of their directed courses. 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 caseby- case basis by the Program Convenor.

2024 Program Handbook

Refer to the program handbook for details of the complete program structure, course requirements and availability.

View program handbook

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 and/or advice
• In-house Counsel
• Public policy
• Government sector
• Non-government sector
• Private sector, e.g. finance and business

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 or Grad

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