Overview
The Master of Laws by Coursework (LLM) offers a flexible and specialised opportunity for law and non-law graduates to develop an advanced, integrated and contemporary understanding of one or more areas of legal study, some of which call for cross-disciplinary perspectives, depending entirely on the student's areas of interests. Courses … For more content click the Read More button below.
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.
Program Structure
The LLM requires completion of a total of 48 UOC.
- Core Courses: Students who have NOT completed an Australian law degree must complete two core courses in their first term.
- Cross-Disciplinary Electives (optional): Students can take a maximum of 12 UOC of Cross-Disciplinary Electives from the 9201 program Cross-Disciplinary Elective list.
- Specialisation (optional): Students may complete a specialisation by taking 24 UOC of LAWS courses listed in the relevant Specialisation List. In exceptional cases, two specialisations may be possible. Students should discuss this with the Program Director.
- Law Electives: All remaining courses must be taken from the program approved LAWS Elective List, up to the total 48 UOC required for the degree.
- Exemption to Core Courses: Students with substantial work experience or prior learning in a common law jurisdiction may apply to the Program Convenor for an exemption to the core courses. Students who are exempt from these courses must complete additional electives to satisfy the number of credit points required for the completion of this program
Core Courses
Specialisation Requirements
Cross-Disciplinary Electives
Law Electives
Enrolment Disclaimer
Please note that this Handbook is a comprehensive catalogue of our offerings and includes courses that can be taken to satisfy program requirements irrespective as to their availability for a particular year. Availability of courses is best checked using filters on this site or on the class timetable site.
You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements
Minimum Entry Requirements
Limitations on Recognition of Prior Learning
Special Admission Requirements
Other
Program Requirements
Progression Requirements
For more information on university policy on progression requirements please visit Academic Progression
Associated Programs
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Master of Business Administration - MBA9225 - Law / Business Administration (Part-time)
Recognition of Achievement
Award with Excellence
For more information, please visit the link above.
The Award with Excellence is awarded in coursework masters programs, including Masters (Extension) but with the exception of Masters (Extended) such as JD and MD, when a Weighted Average Mean (WAM) of at least 80% has been achieved and at least 50% of the requirements of the award are completed at UNSW. All eligible programs will award 'with Excellence' except in special circumstances where approval of Academic Board has been given for a program to opt out.
Program Fees
At UNSW fees are generally charged at course level and therefore dependent upon individual enrolment and other factors such as student's residency status. For generic information on fees and additional expenses of UNSW programs, click on one of the following:
Pre-2019 Handbook Editions
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