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Master of Laws (LLM)

ProviderUniversity of Newcastle
Course code: SIA-193414UniversityStudy area: Society and CultureCourse data availableData JSON

Course overview

If you want to specialise in a specific area of law, our Master of Laws program (LLM) is for you. We offer flexible study options tailored to your career needs. Choose from Dispute Resolution, Environmental Law, Employment and Labour Relations Law and International Law. You'll engage in advanced studies with a strong research focus. You’ll develop critical thinking skills to analyse complex legal issues.

Entry requirements

Postgraduate and higher courses usually use academic prerequisites, degree equivalence and English-language requirements.

Postgraduate entry

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.

English requirement
Cambridge C1 Advanced 176, no component below 169Cambridge C2 Proficiency 176, no component below 169IELTS Academic 6.5, no band below 6PTE Academic 58, no component below 50TOEFL iBT 79, no component below 20

If your current English result is below direct entry, consider the university-recognised English language pathway or ELICOS package; successful completion at the required level can usually satisfy English entry without another English test.

Past Offers

Current-course cases first, supplemented by same-institution scored cases.

Scored cases
Source countriesMalaysia
Common pathwayBachelor background · Diploma background
Target levelBachelor degree · Master degree
Offer fieldsEnvironmental · Master of Architecture
1
MalaysiaDiploma background
Bachelor of Renewable Energy Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · RENEWABLE ENERGY ENGINEERING · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.72/4.0top band · approx. top 5-10%
2
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Offshore
GPA / 4.0GPA 3.38/4.0strong band · approx. top 15-20%
3
MalaysiaBachelor background
Master of ArchitectureMaster degree · Master of Architecture · Offshore
gpa 4GPA 3.47/4.03.47/4.00 · strong band · approx. top 10-15%
4
MalaysiaFoundation background
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)Bachelor degree · Environmental · Offshore
Percentage90.0%90% · top band · approx. top 5-10%

Course curriculum

Course structure, credit points and subject sequence

Course curriculum not yet available

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