LAW PROGRAMS
Master of Laws (International) (LMLI)
This degree is an LLM by coursework that can be completed in two semesters. The course is only available to law graduates from jurisdictions other than Australia, who select a range of subjects totalling 120 credit points from the undergraduate Bachelor of Laws, the Global Business Law and the Public Interest Law stream. It may be used by overseas lawyers as a vehicle for admission to practice in Victoria (up to 120 credit points and subject to Council of Legal Education ruling, for which the student must apply prior to application for admission). Students may also complete two subjects from the Master of Professional Accounting, Commercial Law (LST5CML), and Company and Finance Law (LST5CFL), with the permission of the program coordinator. It may be possible for some students to complete Master of Laws subjects offered at other Australian Law schools on a cross-institutional basis. All subjects from the LLM (Global Business Law) program and the Public Interest Law Program are taught in block mode. All subjects in the LLM (Global Business Law) are examined via take home examination.
Admission requirements
Applicants must have completed a Bachelor of Laws degree or its international equivalent and satisfy the minimum English language proficiency requirements. That is, an IELTS (or equivalent) test result with a minimum overall band score of 6.5 with no individual band score less than 6.0. Note: English test results must be no more than two years old.
Course structure
The Master of Laws (International) course requires the completion of subjects totalling 120 credit points.
For a listing of the core and elective subjects within the Bachelor of Laws program, please refer to the undergraduate section of this Handbook. Please refer to the Master of Laws (Global Business Law), and Public Interest Law entries below for the list of postgraduate subjects.