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Master of Environmental Law (MC-ENVLAW) // Course structure
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Melbourne Law School
Director of Studies
Margaret Young
Melbourne Law Masters
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Course structure
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, as well as 87.5 credit points from the prescribed lists.
Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least 87.5 credit points from the prescribed list and 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).
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 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90147 | Biodiversity Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70293 | Climate Change Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90268 | Climate Law, Economics and Finance | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70386 | Environmental Rights | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70219 | International Environmental Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90026 | Native Title Law and Practice | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90114 | Negotiating Environmental Agreements | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90115 | Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90053 | Transnat'l Corporations: Rights & Duties | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90116 | Environmental Law and Policy | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70185 | Water Law & Natural Resources Management | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90248 | AI and Justice |
June (Online)
October (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90154 | Cities, Law and Global Governance | Not available in 2024 | 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 |
| LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70217 | Fundamentals of the Common Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
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 |
February (Dual-Delivery - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
April (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70093 | International Law and Development | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90128 | International Law: Uncensored History | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70067 | International Legal Internship |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70423 | International Mineral Law | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70161 | International Petroleum Transactions | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90144 | International Sustainable Finance | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90042 | Int'l Law, Sustainability & Development | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70122 | Investment, Regulation and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70398 | Law of the Sea | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90179 | Law, Science and Development | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90226 | Legal Leadership Essentials |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
July (Online)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90180 | Multi-level Government | Not available in 2024 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90155 | NGOs and International Development | Not available in 2024 | 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)
May (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90063 | Regulating Global Markets | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90252 | Sustainable Resource Development | February (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90251 | The Law and Economics of Globalisation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90267 | Clean Energy Projects Law and Regulation | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90273 | Labour Law, Climate Change and Trade | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90296 | International Economic Law & The Climate | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 2 August 2024