Course Level

Master Degree (By Coursework)

CRICOS

079533G

Master of Laws (LLM)

If you want to specialise in a specific area of law, our Master of Laws program (LLM) is for you. We offer flexible study options tailored to your career needs. Choose from Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Employment and Labour Relations Law and International Law. You'll engage in advanced studies with a strong research focus. You’ll develop critical thinking skills to analyse complex legal issues.

Campus
Duration
Fees
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NUspace

Full-time - 1 years

Part-time - 4 years

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Structure

Students admitted via the Law Pathway must either: choose 80 units from the Group A Directed course list; OR complete 40 units from their chosen specialisation plus 40 units from the Group A Directed course list.

Entry requirements

  • Entry into the Master of Laws (LLM) will be available to applicants via the following admission pathways:Law PathwayTo be eligible for admission to the LLM via the Law Pathway applicants must hold 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
  • orCompleted 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.*Legal Profession Admission BoardNon-Law PathwayTo be eligible for admission to the LLM via the Non-Law Pathway applicants must hold one of the following qualifications:A Bachelor Honours Degree or postgraduate qualification in a discipline other than Law or Legal Practice, and at least one year relevant work experience* (or at least two years' full-time legal study completed as part of a Law degree at a Bachelor level or above)
  • orA Bachelor Degree and at least two years' relevant work experience* (or at least two years' full time legal study completed as part of a Law degree at a Bachelor level or above).*Relevant areas of work experience include law, education, social science, psychology, science, engineering and surveying, architecture, medicine, legal studies, business, commerce, human resources and management, industrial relations, management, marketing, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, human and physical geography, accounting, economics, or finance.