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Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law (GD-CORPLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
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Julie Clarke
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points of study 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.
Students must complete 50 credit points of study 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70140 | Accounting for Commercial Lawyers | Semester 1 (Extended) (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70336 | Advanced Commercial Law: Current Issues | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70042 | Company Takeovers | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70134 | Comparative Corporate Governance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70194 | Corporate Equity Fundraising | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70024 | Corporate Tax A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70008 | Corporate Tax B | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90216 | Cryptoassets in Global Context | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70023 | Derivatives Law and Practice | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90165 | AI and Consumer Protection Law | May (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70107 | Principles of Corporate Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70328 | Regulation of Securities Markets | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70148 | Restitution | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70316 | Schemes of Arrangement | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70193 | Shareholders' Rights and Remedies | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70166 | Sports Law: Entities and Governance | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70130 | State Taxes and Duties | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70002 | Tax of Business and Investment Income |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
October (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70331 | Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70049 | Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | Not available in 2022 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70385 | White Collar Crime | February (Online) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 12 November 2022