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Master of Banking and Finance Law (526AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Paul Ali
Melbourne Law Masters
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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 of study from the prescribed list of subjects.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete 87.5 credit points of study from the prescribed list and may choose 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90081 | Advanced Payment Devices and Fintech | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | May (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
January (Online)
June (Online)
November (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90216 | Cryptoassets in Global Context | March (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70111 | Debt Capital Markets | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90237 | FinTech and Payments Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70013 | Global Financial Architecture | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | April (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
February (Online)
May (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
December (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90239 | Superannuation Law and Policy | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90300 | Financial Crises: Policy and Regulation | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 August 2024