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Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (GD-ENVLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Margaret Young
Melbourne Law Masters
Currently enrolled students
Future students
Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points from the prescribed lists.
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
Environmental Law subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90168 | Animal Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90268 | Climate Law, Economics and Finance | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Further subjects related to course
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice | November (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90127 | Comparative Indigenous Rights | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70176 | Construction Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70452 | Human Rights and Climate Change | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90254 | Impact Investing: Driving Change | September (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70173 | International Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90252 | Sustainable Resource Development | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90252 | Sustainable Resource Development | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90267 | Clean Energy Projects Law and Regulation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90273 | Labour Law, Climate Change and Trade | Not available in 2025 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90296 | International Economic Law & The Climate | Not available in 2025 | 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 |
| LAWS90321 | Regulating Green Finance: Europe & Asia | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90325 | Traditional Knowledge, Biodiversity & IP | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 7 November 2024