Postgraduate - Course2107 - Master of Laws (Commercial Law)

Students who commenced study in 2012 should refer to this course entry for direction on the requirements; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course.

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This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the 'Faculty information' section of this Handbook by the Faculty of Law

Managing faculty	Law
Abbreviated title	LLM(Commercial Law)
CRICOS code	045494A
Total credit points required	48
Standard duration of study (years)	1 year FT, 4 years PT
Study mode and location	On-campus (City (Melbourne))
Admission, fee and application details	http://www.monash.edu/study/coursefinder/course/2107
Contact details	Coordinator Postgraduate Admissions and Publications Email: law-postgraduate@monash.edu Telephone: +61 3 9903 8500
Course coordinator	Associate Professor Moira Paterson

Notes

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Description

The graduate program in commercial law provides advanced offerings in this area for law graduates. The extensive range of units enables students to develop and enhance their knowledge across the breadth of commercial law that includes corporate, banking and finance and competition law, or to pursue some selected areas in greater depth.The program is attractive for those who seek to develop or expand a career in this area.The graduate program focuses upon both a thorough grounding in the fundamental principles of commercial law and its practical application as well as addressing advanced and current issues from both a local and international perspective.

Outcomes

The Master of Laws (Commercial Law) aims to provide further education in the legal profession to students who want to learn about new and developing areas of commercial law and who want to acquire or develop an expertise in an area of commercial law. The course, in terms of course structure, teaching methods, class times and venues, is designed with the interests of part-time students particularly in mind.

Maximum credit allowed

12 credit points

Structure

The course comprises eight six-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Requirements

Students must complete one of the following options:

a minumum of five coursework units in the area of commercial law. The remaining three coursework units may be taken from the approved list of law units. Refer to the 'Areas of study' for more information.
four coursework units with at least one unit in the area of commercial law and a minor thesis of 25,000-30,000 words on an approved topic in the area.
six coursework units with at least three units in the area of commercial law and a minor thesis of 12,000-15,000 words on an approved topic in the area.

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 coursework units undertaken. Information on the minor thesis option is available at http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/enrol/re-enrol.html

Additional course requirement and recommendation:

Students with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete the unit LAW7436 Introduction to Australian legal process.
International students are recommended to undertake the unit LAW7285 Legal research and communications.

For further information regarding law units and specialisations visit

http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html

Students are advised that not all units may be available in every year.

For information on the current postgraduate law timetable visit http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html