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Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law (510AA) // Course structure
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Sean Cooney
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Course structure
Principles of Employment Law is compulsory for students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction, and it is strongly recommended that this subject be taken before any other employment and labour relations law subjects.
Principles of Employment Law is also recommended for students who have not studied an equivalent subject in their law degree, or who have not done so recently.
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 and Principles of Employment Law, as well as at least 37.5 credit points from the list of Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects. The remaining subjects can be taken from the Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects and the further subjects list.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 50 credit points from the list of Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects. The remaining subjects can be taken from the Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects and the further subjects list (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
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Employment and Labour Relations Law subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90086 | Conducting Workplace Investigations | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90205 | Digital Technologies and Labour Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70025 | Equality and Discrimination at Work | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70391 | Human Rights at Work | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90246 | International Employment & Equality Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70218 | International Employment Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70446 | International Equality Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70197 | Enforcing Work Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70371 | Principles of Employment Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90206 | Social Procurement Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | October (Online) |
12.5 |
LAWS90273 | Labour Law, Climate Change and Trade | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90280 | Work Law in Unionised Sectors | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
August (Online)
December (Online)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90018 | Development, Labour and Human Rights | 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 |
LAWS70264 | International Human Rights Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (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 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
Last updated: 7 November 2024