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Master of Environmental Law (MC-ENVLAW) // Course structure
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Course structure
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, as well as 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list and 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).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Environmental Law subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90168 | Animal Law and Policy | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90268 | Climate Law, Economics, and Finance | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90248 | Automated Decision-Making and Justice | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70176 | Construction Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
February (Off Campus)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90252 | Sustainable Resource Development | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 November 2023