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Master of Private Law (MC-PRIVLAW) // 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 list.
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 the subjects 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
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70336 | Advanced Commercial Law: Current Issues | 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 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90156 | Comparative Family Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70207 | Copyright Law |
September (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90172 | Core Principles of Contract | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90266 | Cyber Security and the Law | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | February (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70409 | International Commercial Litigation | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions |
October (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90096 | International Trust Law | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70021 | Patent Law |
March (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law |
March (Online)
September (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90103 | Private Law and Government | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70402 | Remedies in Commercial Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90082 | The Legal System: Bases and Challenges | Not available in 2023 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90230 | Trusts Law in the Asia-Pacific Region |
July (Online)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Last updated: 10 February 2024