Courses on offer for 2016
Why Monash Law?
Research centres
Monash Law School has earned an international reputation for the work of its dedicated
research centres.
Domestic course
fee per 48 credit
points (AUD)
L5001
Graduate Diploma in Law
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6005
Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
Full-time: 3 years
Part-time: 4 – 6
$36,600
L6004
Master of Laws (with or without specialisations)
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6001
Master of Commercial Law
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6011
Master of Dispute Resolution
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6006.2
Master of Government Law and Regulatory
Practice
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6002
Master of Human Rights Law
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6003.2
Master of Intellectual Property
and Communications Law
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6012
Master of Law and International Development
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
L6007
Master of Workplace and Employment Law
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2 – 4 years
$29,800
For entry requirements and application process please refer to
monash.edu/law/future-students/postgraduate
Expert teaching staff
Our staff bring a mix of talent, experience
and specialist knowledge to the Monash Law
Faculty. These units are taught by outstanding
local and international academics, senior
members of the judiciary and the legal
profession, and other leading authorities.
This combination of academics and
practitioners gives students both intellectual
and practical knowledge of the law.
Career opportunities
You’ll learn the practical and transferable skills
you need to pursue a variety of careers – not
only in the legal industry, but also in a vast
range of other professional fields. Holding
a Monash postgraduate law qualification will
assist you in staying ahead of your colleagues,
give you a leading edge, and further your
career.
Convenient location
Monash Law postgraduate courses are taught
at the Monash University Law Chambers, a
dedicated postgraduate study centre in the
heart of the city and Melbourne’s legal district.
Australian Centre for
Justice Innovation
The Castan Centre for Human
Rights Law
The Centre for Commercial
Law and Regulatory Studies
The Australian Centre for Justice Innovation
(ACJI) is a research and teaching centre that
is a joint initiative between the Faculty of Law
at Monash and the Australasian Institute for
Judicial Administration. The centre has a
strong focus on innovation in the justice system
and non-adversarial justice, providing
exceptional research, evaluation and
educational programs. It marries an
overarching Australian approach to research
into and evaluation of court administration,
operation and innovation and non-adversarial
justice with strong links to international centres,
including the Center for Justice Innovation
(New York). This dual focus ensures that
ACJI’s research and evaluation framework
is informed and relevant to modern dispute
and justice settings.
The Castan Centre seeks to promote and
protect human rights through its worldrenowned public scholarship, working in
the key areas of research, teaching, public
education, policy and student programs.
The Centre is a trusted voice on human rights.
It regularly advises governments, is active in
the media and on social media, and mentors
many of the human rights leaders of tomorrow.
The centre is named after Ron Castan AM QC
(1939-1999), who was a passionate advocate
for the recognition and protection of human
rights and a distinguished member
of the Victorian Bar.
The Monash Centre for Commercial Law
and Regulatory Studies (CLARS) seeks to
foster innovative research in commercial law
and regulatory theory and practice, exploring
contemporary questions from a variety of
perspectives (including legal and regulatory
theory, empirical research and case studies).
CLARS has two major and related research
program areas that represent core units –
commercial law and practice, and regulatory
theory and practice – with demonstrable
research mass and scale from the
governmental, health, and other areas
integrated with either or both of them. Many
of the Centre’s members also sit on Monash
Law Faculty’s postgraduate advisory boards
where they review units within their area of
specialisation, provide advice regarding
relevant offerings for the following year
and make recommendations on the creation
of new units.
monash.edu/law/centres/acji
monash.edu/law/castancentre
Postgraduate
law courses
for 2016
law.monash.edu/centres/commercial-lawgroup
Further information
For further information, please visit the Monash
postgraduate website at:
monash.edu/law/postgraduate
Prestige and quality
Monash University is a member of Australia’s
Group of Eight universities, recognised globally
for excellence in research, training and
scholarship. Monash prides itself on producing
successful graduates, particularly in the legal
fraternity. Monash law graduates have held
some of the most senior judicial positions in
Australia. Around the world, other notable
Monash alumni have held senior positions
in government, the media and entertainment
industries, and governing bodies, including
the United Nations and World Bank.
Postgraduate Coursework Degrees
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Message from PG Program Director
I am delighted to introduce you to our postgraduate coursework program for 2016.
Each year, we refresh our program to maintain contemporary relevance. In 2016,
we are offering seven badged master’s courses, as well as generalist LLM and a
graduate diploma course, allowing both law and non-law graduates to study areas
of law that complement their existing employment or career plans.
The diverse curriculum and flexible course structures allow you to craft your own
programs of study to reflect your individual interests. We craft our timetable to suit the
needs of working professionals, and include many intensive or semi-intensive units.
The Monash University Law Chambers offers a purpose-built environment in an
unrivalled location in the heart of Melbourne’s bustling legal district. There are also
opportunities for you to complete selected units at our Monash Prato Centre in Italy
and Monash University Malaysia. These units are taught in English by local and
international experts, including leading academics and legal practitioners, and provide
you with a professional edge in today’s fast evolving legal and regulatory environment.
I welcome your enquiries and hope that you will consider joining us in 2016.
Moira Paterson
Associate Professor
Director Graduate Studies
Master of Laws
■■ Commercial law
■■ Dispute resolution
■■ Government law and regulatory
practice
■■ Human rights law
■■ Intellectual property and
communications law
■■ International and comparative law
■■ Law and international development
■■ Law studies
■■ Workplace and employment law.
Within your specialisation, you’ll plan and
execute a major research-based project
with a high level of personal autonomy
and accountability, which will enhance
your research methods and capacity
for independent research.
You will also investigate contemporary
and developing issues in law, practice
and scholarship, and evaluate complex
issues relevant to the field from
theoretical, international and
interdisciplinary perspectives.
Full-time or part-time study provides the
flexibility to continue your professional
practice while advancing your career
aspirations. You also have the option
to go on to doctoral studies.
Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
Commercial law
Human rights law
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in Commercial Law
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in Human Rights
Develop a thorough theoretical and practical
grounding of commercial law and develop the
advanced professional skills and specialist
knowledge you need to work in the commercial
field. You can choose from an extensive range
of commercial law units, which include
corporate law, competition law, banking and
finance law, and tax law. The specialisation is
suitable for graduates interested in developing
or enhancing careers in professions and
occupations that require a sound grasp
of commercial law issues, including as
accountants, company administrators
and business managers.
Gain an intellectual and practical foundation in
the laws governing international and domestic
human rights, and develop the advanced
professional skills and specialist knowledge
required for work in this diverse and important
field. Choose from an extensive range of units.
This specialisation is suitable for graduates
interested developing or enhancing specialist
careers within the government sector, or in
development agencies and other local and
international human rights-related organisations.
Dispute resolution
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in Intellectual Property
and Communications Law
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in Dispute Resolution
We offer maximum flexibility and choice for law graduates, with a
broad range of subjects that allow you to investigate contemporary
legal issues from both international and local perspectives.
You’ll develop advanced professional skills across the board,
and particular expertise in one or more specialisations.
There are nine specialisations
to choose from:
Specialisations
This specialisation will suit graduates interested
developing or enhancing specialist careers in
the federal, state or local government sectors,
or in occupations that require a high level of
interaction with government and regulatory
bodies. You’ll gain a thorough theoretical and
practical grounding in government law and
regulatory practice and develop the advanced
professional skills and specialist knowledge
required for working with or within government
and regulatory bodies.
Government law
and regulatory practice
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in Government Law and
Regulatory Practice
This specialisation will suit graduates interested
developing or enhancing specialist careers in
the federal, state or local government sectors,
or in occupations that require a high level of
interaction with government and regulatory
bodies. You’ll gain a thorough theoretical and
practical grounding in government law and
regulatory practice and develop the advanced
professional skills and specialist knowledge
required for working with or within government
and regulatory bodies.
Intellectual property
and communications law
Law and international
development
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in International Development
This specialisation deals with the laws and
regulatory frameworks that govern the ways
in which the international community provides
assistance to developing countries to improve
the economic, political and social quality of life
for their people. It will develop the advanced
professional skills and specialist knowledge
required for working as a professional in this
field. It is suitable for graduates interested
developing or enhancing specialist careers in
international development within government,
non-government or not-for-profit sectors.
Law studies
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws
Gain a thorough theoretical and practical
grounding in the laws regulating intellectual
property regimes and the broader fields of
communications and technology, and develop
the advanced professional skills and specialist
knowledge required for work in this complex
and dynamic field. It is suitable for graduates
interested developing or enhancing specialist
careers in intellectual property, communications,
and technology, including careers within media
organisations and the public sector.
In the law studies specialisation, you will
develop advanced professional skills and
knowledge of developments in the law, practice
and scholarship of one or more areas of law.
You can select from a broad range of electives
for professional practice. The course enhances
the capacity to undertake independent
research, and provides options for a pathway
to doctoral studies. It provides you with a
springboard from which to launch or further
a career in one of the many fields of law that
are open to trained lawyers.
International and
comparative law
Workplace and employment law
Your qualification will be a Master
of Laws in International and
Comparative Law
The international and comparative law
specialisation provides you with advanced
legal knowledge across a broad spectrum
of legal issues with international significance.
These range across broad issues of public
international law, international human rights
and humanitarian law, international criminal
law and justice, international commercial and
comparative law and international trade and
finance law, and the impact of international legal
frameworks. Your in-depth studies will enable
you to work in non-government organisations
(NGOs), government and industry (domestically
or internationally) in positions that call for
knowledge and understanding of international
legal frameworks.
Your qualification will be a
Master of Laws in Workplace
and Employment Law
This specialisation will suit graduates interested
in developing or enhancing specialist careers
in human resources and the management of
workplace and employment relations. You’ll gain
a thorough theoretical and practical grounding
in workplace and employment law, and develop
the advanced professional skills and specialist
knowledge required for working in workplace
and employment relations, including in the
public sector, corporate management, trade
unions and employer associations.
You will investigate contemporary issues in law,
practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex
issues relevant to the field from theoretical,
international and interdisciplinary perspectives.
The course enhances your capacity to
undertake independent research, and includes
options for a pathway to doctoral studies.
The Monash JD is specifically designed for graduates from non-law backgrounds and provides
an opportunity to pursue a career change or follow an ambition to practise law, enabling
graduates to meet the academic requirements for admission as a legal practitioner. Taught by
leading academics who are experts in the teaching and practice of law, Monash graduates are
held in high regard within the legal community. Experienced local practitioners and internationally
recognised academic visitors also teach in this program to enrich the educational experience.
The Monash JD comprises 24 units (16 compulsory and eight elective units) taught via small
seminar-style classes that facilitate interactive learning and lively class debate. After completing
the compulsory core units, students choose from the elective units from the Monash Law
Masters program.
For more information on the Monash JD please refer to law.monash.edu/future-students/jd
Graduate Diploma in Law
The Graduate Diploma in Law is open to both law graduates and selected non-law graduates.
Students have the opportunity to choose from nine different areas of specialisation. This course
is designed to allow students to build on their existing experience to acquire advanced legal
skills and expertise, adding to their value in the workplace. It also provides an entry point into
master’s courses (via articulation) for students who currently lack the necessary qualifications
for direct entry. While this course normally comprises eight coursework units, applicants may
be eligible to obtain credit for up to four units for recognised work experience or prior learning.
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