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Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points 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 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list and may choose the remaining 12.5 credit points from the subjects available in the Master of Laws (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law and the Minor Thesis).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Asian Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90009 | Chinese Law and Commerce | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70230 | Commercial Law in Asia | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70351 | Contemporary Chinese Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70414 | Deals with China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70415 | Drugs and the Death Penalty in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70457 | Investment and Risk in Southeast Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70105 | Islamic Law and Politics in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90052 | Trade and Investment Law in China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Banking and Finance Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90081 | Advanced Payment Devices and Fintech | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70023 | Derivatives Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70110 | International Financial System | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Communications Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90083 | Appropriation, Art and the Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70080 | Online Streaming, Film and TV Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70396 | Internet Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70428 | Newsgathering | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Competition and Consumer Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70416 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | No longer available | |
LAWS90067 | Asian Competition Policy and Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90064 | Cartels | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90085 | Competition in the Healthcare Industry | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90069 | Competition Law in a Globalised World | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90070 | Consumer Protection | Term 4 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90090 | EU Competition Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70050 | Global Cartel Law and Enforcement | No longer available | |
LAWS90071 | Institutions | Term 3 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70301 | Intl and Comparative Competition Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90095 | International Trade and Competition Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90072 | Mergers | Term 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90066 | Unilateral Conduct | Term 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90065 | Foundations: Competition Law & Economics |
Term 1 (Online)
Term 3 (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90111 | Chinese Competition Law and Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Construction Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting |
February (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90034 | Construction Contracting: New Frontiers | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70176 | Construction Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90146 | Construction Law in the Middle East | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | 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 |
LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
March (Online)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90229 | Rethinking Construction Contracting Risk | November (Online) |
12.5 |
Corporate Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70140 | Accounting for Commercial Lawyers | Semester 1 (Extended) (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70042 | Company Takeovers | September (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
LAWS70134 | Comparative Corporate Governance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70194 | Corporate Equity Fundraising | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70385 | White Collar Crime | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70343 | International Corporate Insolvency | No longer available | |
LAWS70027 | International Securities Regulation | No longer available | |
LAWS70107 | Principles of Corporate Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70328 | Regulation of Securities Markets | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70316 | Schemes of Arrangement | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70193 | Shareholders' Rights and Remedies | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Digital Law and Technological Innovation
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90171 | Competition in Digital Markets | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90165 | Digital Consumer Protection Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90194 | Contract Design and Automation | July (Online) |
6.25 |
Dispute Resolution
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 |
LAWS70071 | Advanced Evidence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | December (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
July (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90021 | Intercultural Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (Online)
March (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90102 | Persuasion and Advocacy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70178 | Proof in Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70052 | Written Advocacy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70019 | Class Actions | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Employment and Labour Relations Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90012 | Comparative Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90086 | Conducting Workplace Investigations | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | July (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70197 | Labour Standards and their Enforcement | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Energy and Resources Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90020 | Energy Resources in Emerging Markets | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90100 | Energy and Resources Law in China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Environmental Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | July (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90089 | Environmental Compliance and Enforcement | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90148 | Politics of Transnational Regulation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90116 | US Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Intellectual Property Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70261 | Designs Law and Practice | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70418 | European Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90125 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70387 | Fundamentals of Patent Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90094 | International IP Dispute Settlement | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70242 | Internat.Issues in Intellectual Property | December (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70061 | Interpretation and Validity of Patents | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70209 | Licensing Law and Technology Transfer | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70021 | Patent Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70060 | Patent Practice | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90035 | Trade Mark Practice | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70046 | Trade Marks and Unfair Competition | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90104 | US Copyright Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70406 | US Intellectual Property Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90105 | US Patent Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90125 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property | August (Online) |
12.5 |
International Economic Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70013 | Global Financial Order | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
May (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70069 | International Sale of Goods | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70028 | International Trade Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70322 | WTO Law and Dispute Settlement | July (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70169 | Developing Countries and the WTO | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | June (Online) |
12.5 |
Private Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70336 | Advanced Commercial Law: Current Issues | August (Online) |
12.5 |
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 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90096 | International Trust Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70402 | Remedies in Commercial Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70148 | Restitution | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90032 | US Contract Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Sports Law
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90041 | Corruption in International Sport | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90157 | Esports and the Law | February (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70388 | Gambling Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70117 | International Sports Employment Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70164 | Racing Industry Law and Regulation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70332 | Sport and Taxation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70059 | Sports Industry and the Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70437 | Sports and Competition Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70376 | Sports Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70462 | Sports Integrity and Investigations | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70166 | Sports Law: Entities and Governance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70275 | Sports Marketing and Media Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70163 | Sports Medical and Anti-Doping Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70165 | United States Sports Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Tax
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70081 | Capital Gains Tax: Problems in Practice | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90055 | Not-for-Profits, Law and the State | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70353 | Comparative International Tax | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70410 | Comparative Tax Avoidance | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70024 | Corporate Tax A |
April (Online)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70008 | Corporate Tax B | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90158 | Current Issues in International Tax | September (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70162 | Tax Reform and Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70323 | Foundations of Tax Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70031 | Goods and Services Tax | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90017 | International Tax: Anti-avoidance | December (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70006 | International Tax: Principles, Structure |
Semester 1 (Online)
November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70124 | International Taxation in the US | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90050 | Special Issues in Tax Treaties | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70130 | State Taxes and Duties | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90030 | Tax and Crime | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70005 | Tax Avoidance and Planning | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70266 | Tax Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70319 | Tax Policy | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90159 | Tax in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70318 | Tax Practice: Writing Effectively | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70146 | Tax Treaties | Semester 1 (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70002 | Tax of Business and Investment Income |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90031 | Taxation of Major Projects | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70331 | Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70049 | Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70267 | Taxation of Superannuation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70203 | Transfer Pricing: Practice and Problems | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90054 | UK International Tax | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70333 | Taxation of Trusts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90130 | Tax Administration | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90131 | Tax and Innovation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90132 | Tax Treaty Interpretation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90149 | Corruption: A Global Approach | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90082 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70222 | Constitutional Law in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70186 | Human Rights Advocacy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (Off Campus)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70379 | Judicial Reasoning | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70350 | Management for Professionals | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70225 | Medical Litigation | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90103 | Private Law and Government | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70433 | Regional Integration: The Case of the EU | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Semester 2 (Extended) (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 13 November 2021