GraduateLaw
Master of Laws
University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
About this program
The University of Western Australia's Master of Laws degree. This course is designed to equip practicing lawyers and law graduates with an advanced understanding of the law to meet the challenges of the dynamic workplace. You'll learn from highly regarded teaching staff, current or former lawyers or former judges. You can study with the next generation of leaders in legal practice, government, business and the not-for-profit sector. The degree contains exciting elective units, such as Media Law and Space Law, Satellites and Drones.
Cost & duration
English test scores
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Course structure
1 term of coursework
- Option - Group A: LAWS4227 Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions, LAWS5100 Sustainability Law and Policy in Resource Development, LAWS5105 Remedies, LAWS5111 Corporate Environmental and Social Governance, LAWS5114 International Environmental Law: Addressing the triple planetary crisis, LAWS5117 Advanced Evidence and Proof, LAWS5118 Family Law, LAWS5132 Income Taxation Law, LAWS5144 Mining and Energy Law, LAWS5150 Intellectual Property Law, LAWS5152 Media Law, LAWS5160 Law Review Part 1, LAWS5161 Law Review Part 2, LAWS5165 Public International Law, LAWS5167 Comparative Legal Method, LAWS5176 Australian Financial Transactions Law and Regulation, LAWS5181 Health Law and Policy, LAWS5183 Environmental Law, LAWS5209 Advanced Public Law, LAWS5218 Corporate Insolvency, LAWS5219 International Criminal Law, LAWS5220 International Humanitarian Law, LAWS5223 Theories for Contemporary Criminal Justice, LAWS5226 International Human Rights Law, LAWS5232 Double Tax Agreements and International Tax Law, LAWS5233 Base Erosion, Profit Shifting and Transfer Pricing, LAWS5234 Taxation of Trusts, LAWS5235 Taxation Law of a Foreign State, LAWS5237 Advanced Australian International Taxation, LAWS5238 Goods and Services Taxation, LAWS5239 Resource Taxation, LAWS5240 Special Topics in Tax, LAWS5251 International Sales Law, LAWS5254 International Trade and Investment Law, LAWS5255 Selected Topics in International Law, LAWS5260 Intersections of Law, Policy and Governance, LAWS5261 Planning Law, LAWS5296 Technology Law and Governance, LAWS5305 Mediation: Practice and Skills, LAWS5358 Innovations in Lawyering, LAWS5360 Employment Law, LAWS5398 Construction Law, LAWS5503 Conflict of Laws, LAWS5517 Mining Law, LAWS5521 Climate Change Law, LAWS5528 Unjust Enrichment and Restitution, LAWS5532 Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability, LAWS5540 Environmental Protection Law, LAWS5576 International Commercial Arbitration, LAWS5577 Governing the Commons: Oceans, ice and outer space, LAWS5590 Water Resources Law, LAWS5694 Research Paper I, LAWS5695 Research Paper II, LAWS5696 Research Paper III Part 1, LAWS5697 Research Paper III Part 2, LAWS5813 Legal Issues for Not-for-Profit Entities, SVLG5001 McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship
Career & PR pathway
Occupations this degree typically leads to, and their skilled-migration list status
SolicitorANZSCO 271311
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, but a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise. You must first be admitted to an Australian state legal profession, which for an overseas or JD graduate means passing the assessed academic subjects, completing Practical Legal Training, and being admitted by the state Supreme Court, before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa.
Assessed by VETASSESS
BarristerANZSCO 271111
On both MLTSSL and CSOL, supporting the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 as well as the employer-sponsored 482 and 186. As with Solicitor, a positive skills assessment is not the same as being able to practise: you must be admitted to the bar in an Australian state or territory before the occupation is realistically usable for a visa. Assessed by the state or territory Legal Admissions Authority, not VETASSESS.
Assessed by State or Territory Legal Admissions Authority
List membership changes over time and does not guarantee an invitation. See the skilled occupation lists guide and the points calculator before relying on this for a visa decision.
Admissions
To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have-1(a) a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws, as recognised by UWA
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