Master of Laws (LLM)

University of Newcastle

Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00109J

The Master of Laws program (LLM) is designed to expand your knowledge and deepen your understanding of a specialist area of law. All courses offered within the LLM program are developed for advanced study, contain a significant research component and focus on critical thinking and critical analysis of complex legal issues.

Structure

Students admitted via the Law Pathway must either: choose 80 units from the Group A Directed course list
OR complete 40 units from their chosen specialisation plus 40 units from the Group A Directed course list.

Standard entry requirements

Entry into the Master of Laws (LLM) will be available to applicants via the following admission pathways:Law PathwayTo be eligible for admission to the LLM via the Law Pathway applicants must hold one of the following qualifications:Bachelor of Law (Honours) degree
Graduate Certificate in Law or Legal Practice following the completion of a 3 year Bachelor of Laws degree
Graduate Diploma in Law or Legal Practice following the completion of a 3 year Bachelor of Laws degree
Combined Law degree with a duration of 5 years where 3 years of study was undertaken primarily in law
Bachelor of Laws degree with a duration of 4 years where 3 years of study was undertaken primarily in law
Bachelor of Laws graduate entry with a duration of 3 years undertaken primarily in law
Bachelor of Laws with a duration 3 years undertaken primarily in law and have completed a minimum of two years relevant work experience in a legal environment. Applications will be assessed by the Program Convenor through the consideration of a statement outlining the relevant work experience. Transcripts and detailed CVs must be provided to the University
An equivalent Bachelor degree or Bachelor (Honours) degree with a minimum 3 years of study undertaken primarily in Law. Applications will be assessed by the Program Convenor to determine eligibility
OrCompleted study to the satisfaction of an “admission of Law Body” (similar to LPAB*) that has qualified the student for admission to practice law in a common law jurisdiction.*Legal Profession Admission BoardNon-Law PathwayTo be eligible for admission to the LLM via the Non-Law Pathway applicants must hold one of the following qualifications:A Bachelor Honours Degree or postgraduate qualification in a discipline other than Law or Legal Practice, and at least one year relevant work experience* (or at least two years' full-time legal study completed as part of a Law degree at a Bachelor level or above)
OrA Bachelor Degree and at least two years' relevant work experience* (or at least two years' full time legal study completed as part of a Law degree at a Bachelor level or above).*Relevant areas of work experience include law, education, social science, psychology, science, engineering and surveying, architecture, medicine, legal studies, business, commerce, human resources and management, industrial relations, management, marketing, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, human and physical geography, accounting, economics, or finance.