Master of Laws
Master of Laws
The UNSW Master of Laws (LLM) is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree that offers you the opportunity to develop an advanced and contemporary understanding of one or more areas of legal study, acquire further expertise and enhance your career prospects. Key features Learn up-to-date knowledge and skills. We review our…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The UNSW Master of Laws (LLM) is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree that offers you the opportunity to develop an advanced and contemporary understanding of one or more areas of legal study, acquire further expertise and enhance your career prospects.
Key features
Learn up-to-date knowledge and skills. We review our LLM program continuously to ensure the curriculum is tailored to meet the industry’s evolving needs and offers the latest legal education innovations.
Specialise in one of our eight specialisation areas or generalise to undertake a broad range of courses across our areas of expertise.
Benefit from flexible course delivery, with a combination of intensive or weekly classes (including evenings) and a mix of online or in class, to suit various learning preferences and help you balance work and family commitments.
Choose from a range of cross-disciplinary electives across UNSW’s faculties, including Business, Medicine, Science, Engineering and Arts, Design & Architecture.
Learn from, network and engage with a diverse cohort of students and teachers with interdisciplinary perspectives in their fields.
Future careers
You’ll graduate with advanced, integrated and up-to-date legal knowledge that you can apply to a broad range of law and non-law career opportunities.
Law graduates will find this program appealing as it allows them to acquire a new field of legal knowledge for a career change, career advancement or professional development. For non-law graduates, the acquired legal knowledge and skills will help them understand how the law works in their industry.
REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for the Master of Laws by Coursework, you must have any of the following:
- a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) (Honours) degree with a credit average from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
- a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with a credit average from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
- a Juris Doctor degree with a credit average from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
- a bachelor’s degree in social sciences or humanities with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
- a Juris Doctor degree or a bachelor’s degree in laws, Social Sciences or Humanities from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience;
- a bachelor’s degree from UNSW Sydney with a credit average or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience.
English Language Requirements:
IELTS: 7.0 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest); TOEFL IBT (Internet Based): 94 overall (min. 25 in writing, 23 in reading, listening and speaking); Pearson (PTE – Academic): 65 overall (min. 54 in each subtest); C1 Advanced Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 169 in each subtest); C2 Proficiency Cambridge: 185 overall (min. 180 in each subtest); UNSW Global University English Entry Course (UEEC): Successful completion with a minimum overall grade of B and a minimum grade of C in the writing component.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of South Australia is a globally connected and engaged university with industry-informed teaching and research that is inventive and adventurous. Ranked in the world’s top 50 under 50^ and with 100% of assessed research rated at or above world-class*, the University is young, innovative and offers students the chance to gain real-world experience.Focused on life beyond the classroom, the University of South Australia offers a practical approach to teaching and learning. Degrees are designed in partnership with industry, giving students opportunities to gain the latest insights and trends and ensuring they graduate career ready.^Ranked in the World’s Top 50 Under 50 – Ranked #29, 2021 QS Top 50 Universities Aged Under 50 and Ranked #46, 2022 THE Young University Rankings*2018 Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA), 4-digit Fields of Research
