Master of Laws 12 months Postgraduate Program By The University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney) |Top Universities
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Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

Suitable for legal practitioners and non-law professionals, this flexible degree provides the opportunity to tailor your program to your goals, whether that’s advancing your existing practice or providing entry into a new field. You can choose from eight specialisation areas that reflect UNSW Law & Justice’s expertise and the latest developments in legal scholarship, including Human Rights Law & Policy and Media, Intellectual Property & Technology Law, or you can complete a generalist program and choose courses across our specialisations. You'll learn from, network and engage with a diverse cohort of students and teachers with interdisciplinary perspectives in their fields.

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Blended

Suitable for legal practitioners and non-law professionals, this flexible degree provides the opportunity to tailor your program to your goals, whether that’s advancing your existing practice or providing entry into a new field. You can choose from eight specialisation areas that reflect UNSW Law & Justice’s expertise and the latest developments in legal scholarship, including Human Rights Law & Policy and Media, Intellectual Property & Technology Law, or you can complete a generalist program and choose courses across our specialisations. You'll learn from, network and engage with a diverse cohort of students and teachers with interdisciplinary perspectives in their fields.

Admission requirements

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The UNSW LLM is open to law and non-law graduates. If you’re applying to the program with a non-law degree or with a law degree from a non-common law country, you’ll need to incorporate compulsory core courses into your program.

To be eligible for the Master of Laws by Coursework, you must have any of the following:

  1. 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.
  2. a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree with a credit average from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
  3. a Juris Doctor degree with a credit average from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution.
  4. 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.
  5. 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;
  6. 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.
For (5) and (6), relevant professional experience could include professional experience in legal and policy issues gained as an officer in local government; consulting on legal and policy issues; an officer/manager or similar for state or federal government agency with responsibility for legal and policy issues; corporate auditing, monitoring or managing legal and policy issues; project management with a legal or policy focus; NGO or international organisation responsible for law or policy reform.

Credit Transfer Policy

If you've completed postgraduate law courses at another tertiary institution or in another UNSW degree, you may be eligible for a credit transfer. Find out more in the Credit Transfer Rules and Regulations.

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