Master of Laws (2 Years)
Master of Laws (2 Years)
The Master of Laws aims to enable students to use their undergraduate skills, as well as any practical or professional experience, to develop independent critical thinking and to reflect upon and further develop research analysis in legal environments. They can gain specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice, scholarship, research…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Master of Laws aims to enable students to use their undergraduate skills, as well as any practical or professional experience, to develop independent critical thinking and to reflect upon and further develop research analysis in legal environments. They can gain specialised knowledge and skills for professional practice, scholarship, research and/or further learning. These studies enable students to apply interdisciplinary and global approaches to the development of law.
Learning Outcomes:
1. demonstrate a well developed understanding of advanced skills in research analysis and the written or oral communication of complex ideas;
2. demonstrate a sound knowledge in a range of theories that seek to explain how law is created and operates in society;
3. demonstrate advanced knowledge of, and an ability to, apply methodological approaches to legal research in order to identify and analyse complex legal and policy problems. In doing so exhibit a highly developed understanding of the use of relevant technology;
4. demonstrate developed concrete conceptual, analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills; and
5. demonstrate a well-formed and tested ability to design and construct a logically compelling legal thesis dealing with issues of significance in contemporary society.
Career outcomes
By completing the UNE Master of Law program, you can apply your specialised knowledge and skills to a wide range of career opportunities in any businesses and organisation dealing with legal requirements.
Career options include:
• legal aid agencies, advocacy organisations and commercial law firms
• government departments
• banking, finance and commerce
• business management
• environmental scientist
• education
• policy, research and analysis.
REQUIREMENTS
Entry is based on a Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws with Honours, Master of Laws or Juris Doctor, with or without full-time relevant professional experience. English Language Requirements: An IELTS (Academic): overall score – 6.0, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking – 5.5; TOEFL Computer-based test overall score – 213, Internet-based test overall score -79, Writing – 22; Pearson PTE (Academic) overall score -57, Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking – 50.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of New England was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954. The university is located on several sites in Armidale, NSW. All the programs are offered via the four faculties: Arts; Economics, Business and Law; Education, Health and Professional Studies; and The Sciences; these faculties incorporate 18 teaching schools. Research is offered in the areas of rural science, agricultural economics, geology, educational administration, linguistics, archaeology, etc.
