3196 - Master of Business Administration and LLM (Commercial Law)

This double degree course aims to provide a broad based foundation in business and management while providing existing and aspiring managers with the opportunity of developing specialist knowledge and expertise in business law.

The learning goals associated with this course are to:

• provide managers and aspiring managers with an educational experience that will enable them to become outstanding leaders within organisations
• develop knowledge and skills across a broad range of business disciplines to enable students to effectively manage and lead an organisation
• develop specific knowledge and skills in commercial law
• further enhance communication, inter-personal, problem solving and critical thinking capabilities.

(a.) Students must complete 10 core MBA units (60 points) as follows:

• MBA5005 Strategic management
• MBA9002 The legal environment of business
• MBA9003 Economics for managers
• MBA9004 Accounting for business
• MBA9005 Corporate finance
• MBA9006 Marketing
• MBA9007 Business analysis
• MBA9008 Managing and leading people at work
• MBA9010 Supply chain and operations management
• MBA9050 International business

(b.) students must complete eight units (48 points) from the Master of Laws (Commercial Law) as follows:

Coursework stream*

(i.) five units (30 points) must be selected from the specialist commercial law units. The units in the specialisation will be those that are specified from time to time by the Faculty of Law Board on the recommendation of the Postgraduate Studies Committee of the faculty. For further information regarding specialisations visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html

(ii.) a further three units (18 points) can be selected from any units offered in the Master of Laws program. Students with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction will be required to complete the unit LAW7436 (Introduction to Australian legal process).

Coursework and research*

The LLM by coursework and minor thesis may be taken in two ways:

Option 1

(i.) six units (36 points) with at least three of these from the specialist units**

(ii.) minor thesis of 12,000-15,000 words on an approved topic in the area of commercial law (12 points)

Option 2

(i.) four units (24 points) with at least two of these from the specialist units**

(ii.) minor thesis of 25,000-30,000 words on an approved topic in the area of commercial law (24 points).

(c.) students must complete a further two units (12 points) subject to the following condition:

• the units can be selected from the Master of Laws (Commercial Law) or from faculties other than the Faculty of Law, subject to the approval of the course convenor (LLM).

Note: Within this framework students can take up to four units approved for the Master of Commercial Law by the Faculty of Law, provided the course convenor (LLM) is satisfied that the unit does not substantially duplicate a subject previously completed by the candidate.

** In order to qualify to undertake one of the minor thesis options, a student must have achieved a minimum of 70 per cent in each of the units undertaken.

Further details of educational requirements for professional recognition can be found at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/postgrad/bus-06.html

Students wishing to exit the Master of Business Administration and LLM (Commercial Law) early may apply to graduate with one of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

• Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of study
• Graduate Diploma in Business Administration after successful completion of 48 points of study
• Either of the single masters degrees subject to satisfying the requirements of the single degree

Master of Business Administration

Master of Laws (Commercial Law)