Overview
Learning Outcomes
- Professionals
- Scholars
- Global Citizens
- Leaders
- Scholars
- Scholars
- Professionals
- Leaders
- Scholars
Program Structure48 Units of Credit:
Students must complete 48 UOC as a standalone program.
The LLM by Coursework may be taken full-time in 3 terms or part-time in a minimum of 4 terms. Students must undertake and satisfactorily complete 8 term-long courses or the equivalent. A total of 48 units of credit (UOC) is required for the award of the degree.
Students may, but are not required to, elect to complete a major sequence of courses, known as a specialisation (see below). Successful completion of the requirements of both the LLM by Coursework and the specialisation entitle the student to receive the name of the specialisation in parentheses after 'Master of Laws' on the student's testamur.
Postgraduate courses are taught in a variety of formats during the University's formal academic terms. While some are taught for three hours per week over a teaching term, in others the class hours are arranged more intensively to permit students to focus fully on a research project.
Not every course available within the LLM is offered each year.
Foundation Courses
Students with a degree from any discipline other than law must complete the following two courses (12 UOC) in their first or second term.
Specialisation Requirements
Completion of a specialisation is optional. Students may choose a maximum of one specialisations below.
Cross-Disciplinary Electives
Students can take up to a maximum of 12 UOC of the following courses.
Law Electives
Students can take up to a maximum of 36 UOC of the following courses.
Research Thesis
Students can take up to 6 UOC of the following courses.
Note: Students who take the single course LAWS8423 Research Thesis (6 UOC) are not required to take a second course from the research-based course list but must still meet the total UOC requirements of the program and may do so by selecting an additional course from the Law Electives list.
Research-based Electives
Students must complete a minimum of 12 UOC of the following courses
Admission Requirements
Program Requirements
Recognition of Achievement
Additional Information
Enrolment and Progression
A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.
FOUNDATION COURSES PE
Students with a degree from any discipline other than law must complete the following two courses (12 UOC) in their first or second term:
- LAWS8213 Legal Concepts, Research and Writing 6 UOC
- LAWS8214 Global Common Law Systems 6 UOC.
Note: Students who have completed a law degree with a non-common law background must complete only LAWS8214 Global Common Law Systems (6 UOC) in their first or second term.
No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of three academic terms from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or four terms in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be six terms from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and nine terms for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Postgraduate Director.
Program Fees
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