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Graduate Diploma in Energy and Resources Law (GD-ENRSLAW) // Course structure
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About this course
Coordinator
Professor Michael Crommelin AO
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed list of subjects.
Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
| 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 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90010 | Green Technology Law and Policy | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70236 | Indigenous Peoples, Land & Resource Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | Semester 2 (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70399 | Mineral and Petroleum Tax | 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 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90100 | Energy and Resources Law in China | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | September (Online) |
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 |
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90148 | Politics of Transnational Regulation | Not available in 2021 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 November 2025