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Master of Banking and Finance Law (526AA) // Course structure
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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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90081 | Advanced Payment Devices and Fintech | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90012 | Comparative Superannuation Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70023 | Derivatives Law and Practice | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70343 | International Corporate Insolvency | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (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 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 November 2025