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Graduate Diploma in Banking and Finance Law (968AB) // 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 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 are 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90268 | Climate Law, Economics and Finance | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
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 |
| LAWS90295 | Principles of International Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 6 November 2025