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Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law (510AA) // Course structure
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Beth Gaze
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Melbourne Law School
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Course structure
Principles of Employment Law is compulsory for students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction, and it is strongly recommended that this subject be taken before any other employment and labour relations law subjects.
Principles of Employment Law is also recommended for students who have not studied an equivalent subject in their law degree, or who have not done so recently.
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 and Principles of Employment Law, as well as at least 37.5 credit points from the list of Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects. The remaining subjects can be taken from the Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects and the other subjects list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 50 credit points from the list of Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects. The remaining subjects can be taken from the Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects and the other subjects list (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | 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 |
LAWS90205 | Digital Technologies and Labour Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (Online) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | December (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
July (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90012 | Comparative Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Online)
May (Online)
July (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
March (Online)
July (Online)
|
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 |
LAWS70117 | International Sports Employment Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (Online)
March (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | August (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 6 May 2022