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Directors of Studies
Dr Matthew Bell
Mr Wayne Jocic
Melbourne Law School
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Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law as well as 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists. Of those, at least 62.5 credit points must be from the Construction Law list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists. Of those, at least 62.5 credit points must be from the Construction Law list. These students may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from those available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Students may only study ONE of: Principles of Construction Law; Construction Law; or Construction Project Delivery Law.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Construction Law - Foundation subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70176 | Construction Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90207 | Construction Project Delivery Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
March (Online)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law - Contracting subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting |
February (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90229 | Rethinking Construction Contracting Risk | November (Online) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Project delivery subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90034 | Construction Contracting: New Frontiers | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90208 | Law of Construction Delay and Disruption |
April (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - International subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70450 | Global Perspectives on Construction Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90146 | Construction Law in the Middle East | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Dispute avoidance and resolution subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | August (Online) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Capstone subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
July (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90015 | Consumer Redress and Product Defects | No longer available | |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70197 | Labour Standards and their Enforcement | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (Online)
March (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Semester 2 (Extended) (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90031 | Taxation of Major Projects | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90193 | Design for Innovation | April (Online) |
6.25 |
| LAWS90194 | Contract Design and Automation | July (Online) |
6.25 |
| LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90210 | Law and Psychology | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90172 | Core Principles of Contract | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90031 | Taxation of Major Projects | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 15 November 2021