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Master of Construction Law (195AA) // Course structure
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Directors of Studies
Dr Matthew Bell
Mr Wayne Jocic
Melbourne Law School
Currently enrolled students:
Future students:
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 | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90207 | Construction Project Delivery Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
August (Off Campus)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law - Contracting subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting |
February (Online)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90229 | Rethinking Construction Contracting Risk | June (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Project delivery subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90208 | Law of Construction Delay and Disruption | October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | November (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - International subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | February (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90146 | Construction Law in the Middle East | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70450 | Global Perspectives on Construction Law | August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | December (Online) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Dispute avoidance and resolution subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Capstone subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | August (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | November (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
January (Online)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90194 | Contract Design and Automation | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | June (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90172 | Core Principles of Contract | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90193 | Design for Innovation | Not available in 2022 | 6.25 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
September (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
May (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | Semester 2 (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | May (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70197 | Labour Standards and their Enforcement | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90210 | Law and Psychology | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (Online)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | March (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90206 | Social Procurement Law and Policy | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 3 December 2022