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Course structure
Students must complete eight subjects in total.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Subject options
Asian Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90009 | Chinese Law and Commerce | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70351 | Contemporary Chinese Law and Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70414 | Deals with China | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70415 | Drugs and the Death Penalty in Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Banking and Finance Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90081 | Advanced Payment Devices and Fintech | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70023 | Derivatives Law and Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90083 | Appropriation, Art and the Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70080 | Film and Television Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70396 | Internet Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70428 | Newsgathering | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Competition and Consumer Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70416 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90067 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90064 | Cartels |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 2 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90069 | Competition Law in a Globalised World | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90070 | Consumer Protection | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90015 | Consumer Redress and Product Defects | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70010 | Economics for Competition Lawyers | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90090 | EU Competition Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70050 | Global Cartel Law and Enforcement | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90071 | Institutions | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70301 | Internat and Comparative Competition Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70029 | Market Power and Competition Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70347 | Merger Regulation Under Competition Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90072 | Mergers |
Term 3 (Online)
Term 4 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90066 | Unilateral Conduct |
Term 2 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70320 | US Competition Law and Policy | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90065 | Foundations: Competition Law & Economics |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90034 | Construction Contracting: New Frontiers | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70176 | Construction Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70450 | Global Perspectives on Construction Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | October (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Off Campus)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90029 | Sustainable Urban Construction Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Corporations and Securities Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70140 | Accounting for Commercial Lawyers | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70191 | Charity and Not-for-Profit Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70042 | Company Takeovers | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70134 | Comparative Corporate Governance | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70194 | Corporate Fundraising | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70385 | Criminal Law: Business and Organisations | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70343 | International Corporate Insolvency | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70027 | International Securities Regulation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70107 | Principles of Corporate Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70328 | Regulation of Securities Markets | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70316 | Schemes of Arrangement | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70193 | Shareholders' Rights and Remedies | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Dispute Resolution
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70202 | Advanced Civil Litigation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90080 | Advanced Dispute Intervention | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70071 | Advanced Evidence | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70186 | Human Rights Litigation and Advocacy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90021 | Intercultural Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90022 | International Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Commerce | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
February (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90102 | Persuasion and Advocacy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70178 | Proof in Litigation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70052 | Written Advocacy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90051 | The Practice of Commercial Arbitration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Employment and Labour Relations Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90012 | Comparative Superannuation Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90086 | Conducting Workplace Investigations | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70446 | Equality Law Internationally | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70197 | Labour Standards and their Enforcement | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Trade, Human Rights and Development | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Energy and Resources Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90020 | Energy Resources in Emerging Markets | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90043 | Principles of Natural Resources Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90100 | Natural Resources Law in Asia | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Environmental Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90026 | Managing Public and Native Title Lands | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Intellectual Property Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70261 | Designs Law and Practice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70418 | European Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70387 | Fundamentals of Patent Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90094 | International IP Dispute Settlement | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70061 | Interpretation and Validity of Patents | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70209 | Licensing Law and Technology Transfer | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70021 | Patent Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70060 | Patent Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90035 | Trade Mark Practice | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70046 | Trade Marks and Unfair Competition |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90104 | US Copyright Law and Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70406 | US Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
International Economic Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70069 | International Sale of Goods | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Private Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70336 | Commercial Law: Issues and Policies | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90096 | International Trust Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70402 | Remedies in Commercial Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70148 | Restitution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90032 | US Contract Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Sports Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70388 | Gambling Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70117 | International Sports Employment Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70164 | Racing Industry Law and Regulation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70332 | Sport and Taxation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70059 | Sport, Commerce and the Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70437 | Sports and Competition Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70376 | Sports Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70166 | Sports Law: Entities and Governance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70275 | Sports Marketing and Media Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70165 | United States Sports Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Tax
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70081 | Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90055 | Charity Law for the 21st Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70410 | Comparative Tax Avoidance | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70024 | Corporate Tax A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70008 | Corporate Tax B | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70162 | Fiscal Reform and Development | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70031 | Goods and Services Tax Principles | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90017 | International Tax: Anti-avoidance | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70130 | State Taxes and Duties | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90030 | Tax and Crime | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70005 | Tax Avoidance and Planning | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70318 | Tax Practice: Writing Effectively | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70002 | Tax of Business and Investment Income |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90031 | Taxation of Major Projects | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70331 | Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70049 | Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70267 | Taxation of Superannuation | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70465 | Trade and Tax Policy | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70333 | Taxation of Trusts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90082 | Adversary System: Bases and Corollaries | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Winter Term (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70350 | Management for Professionals | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90103 | Public Law and Private Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2017 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020