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Master of Construction Law (195AA) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Directors of Studies
Matthew Bell
Wayne Jocic
Melbourne Law Masters
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Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 100 credit points in total.
Students without 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. Of those, at least 62.5 credit points must be from the Construction Law list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists. Of those, at least 62.5 credit points must be from the Construction Law list. These students 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).
Students may only study ONE of: Principles of Construction Law; Construction Law; or Construction Project Delivery Law.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
Subject options
Construction Law - Foundation subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70176 | Construction Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law - Contracting subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90229 | Rethinking Construction Contracting Risk | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Project delivery subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90208 | Law of Construction Delay and Disruption |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
October (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
September (Off Campus)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90267 | Clean Energy Projects Law and Regulation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90305 | Global ESG Law and Construction Projects | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - International subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70450 | Global Perspectives on Construction Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Dispute avoidance and resolution subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Capstone subject
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | 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 |
| LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
August (Online)
December (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90250 | Civil Appeals | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90070 | Consumer Protection | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90172 | Core Principles of Contract | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70229 | Negligence | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | 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 |
| LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70392 | International Business Transactions |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90022 | International Dispute Settlement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70304 | Internat Investment Law and Arbitration |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70197 | Enforcing Work Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90210 | Law and Psychology | August (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90199 | Pandemic Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90206 | Social Procurement Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | October (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90280 | Work Law in Unionised Sectors | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90277 | Designing Effective Legislation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90303 | Constitutional Law and Climate Change | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90318 | Energy Markets and the Energy Transition | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90314 | Equity and the World of Commerce | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90307 | The Politics and Process of Legal Reform | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90295 | Principles of International Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 6 May 2025