Master of Banking and Finance Law (526AA) // Course structure
About this course
Contact
Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Paul Ali
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
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 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Principles of Banking and Finance Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
August (Online)
December (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90216 | Cryptoassets in Global Context | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70106 | Financial Services Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90237 | FinTech and Payments Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (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 | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70308 | International Economic Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70110 | International Financial System | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70125 | International Financial Transactions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90143 | International Lending | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90097 | Investment Deals and Disputes in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90239 | Superannuation Law and Policy | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90300 | Financial Crises: Policy and Regulation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90313 | Private Equity - Law and Practice | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90314 | Equity and the World of Commerce | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90321 | Regulating Green Finance: Europe & Asia | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90323 | Banking and Financial Regulation in Asia | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 27 February 2025