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Master of Environmental Law (MC-ENVLAW) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Associate Professor Margaret Young
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
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 lists.
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
Environmental Law subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | US Environmental Law and Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Development, Environment and Int'l Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (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 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2018 | 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 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | Not available in 2018 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | August (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)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | Principles of International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | US Environmental Law and Policy | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020