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Graduate Diploma in Corporate Law (GD-CORPLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Rosemary Langford
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 or experience are also 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70140 | Accounting for Commercial Lawyers | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70336 | Advanced Commercial Law: Current Issues | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90165 | Regulating AI | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90287 | Australian Merger Law | July (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70206 | Principles of Banking and Finance Law | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90169 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90204 | Civil Regulatory Litigation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70011 | Commercial Applications of Equity | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70042 | Company Takeovers | June (Off Campus) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70134 | Comparative Corporate Governance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90112 | Comparative Corporate Insolvency Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70009 | Comparative Corporate Tax | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70194 | Corporate Equity Fundraising | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70190 | Corporate Governance & Directors' Duties | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70240 | Corporate Insolvency and Reconstruction | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70024 | Corporate Tax A |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70008 | Corporate Tax B | 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 |
| LAWS70420 | Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
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 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70107 | Principles of Corporate Law |
May (On Campus - Parkville)
September (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90110 | Regulation of FinTech | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70316 | Public M&A: Schemes of Arrangement | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70193 | Shareholders' Rights and Remedies | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70130 | State Taxes and Duties | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70036 | Superannuation Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70002 | Tax of Business and Investment Income |
Semester 1 (Online)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70331 | Taxation of Mergers and Acquisitions | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70049 | Taxation of Small and Medium Enterprises | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70385 | White Collar Crime | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90293 | International Commercial Insurance Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90293 | International Commercial Insurance Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90314 | Equity and the World of Commerce | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90317 | Comparative Corporate Law in Asia | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90301 | Comparative Corporate Governance in Asia | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90295 | Principles of International Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 13 June 2025