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Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law (GD-CORPLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
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Future students:
Coordinator
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) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70336 | Advanced Commercial Law: Current Issues | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90165 | AI and Consumer Protection Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70408 | Chinese Corporate Law and Securities | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90204 | Civil Regulatory Litigation | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70042 | Company Takeovers | September (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70134 | Comparative Corporate Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70194 | Corporate Equity Fundraising | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70024 | Corporate Tax A |
Semester 1 (Extended) (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70008 | Corporate Tax B | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90216 | Cryptoassets in Global Context | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions |
October (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70238 | Managed Investments Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70107 | Principles of Corporate Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70328 | Regulation of Securities Markets | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70316 | Public M&A: Schemes of Arrangement | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70193 | Shareholders' Rights and Remedies | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70166 | Sports Law: Entities and Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70130 | State Taxes and Duties | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70002 | Tax of Business and Investment Income |
Semester 1 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70331 | Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70049 | Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70385 | White Collar Crime | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 November 2023