Master of Business Law

A competitive edge in business

Want to bolster your business skills with legal expertise?

The ability to understand, analyse and use legal information can be critical for strength and longevity in the business realm. Postgraduate law courses provide an overview of legal issues within a contemporary business context.

To qualify for the degree of Master of Business Law, students must satisfactorily complete:

1. A foundation law course which provides the background for students' study: LAW 7177 Introduction to Australian Law (3 units).
2. Law elective courses to the value of 39 units.*
3. Research equivalent courses to the value of 6 units, in the form of a research dissertation or two research essays.

*It is possible to include courses from other disciplines within the University, subject to approval by the Program Coordinator.

Research Component

To satisfy this requirement, candidates must complete one of two options.

1. A candidate must satisfactorily complete two 4,000 word (or more) research essays chosen from any postgraduate coursework Law elective course. The research essays will be in addition to any other course assessment requirements if students seek to undertake the essay in a course which does not otherwise have a research essay assessment. Where a research essay with shorter length is part of the course assessment, the word limit will be extended to 4,000 words to satisfy this requirement. Students may apply to undertake the extended research essay option for any course during the program, and will be accommodated if it possible for the courses in which students propose to complete the essay.
2. A candidate must satisfactorily complete:
   LAW 7187 Advanced Legal Research and Writing (3 units)
   LAW 7025 Dissertation (PG) (6 units)
   Entry into LAW 7025 is by application only and students must complete at least 9 units of courses (including LAW 7187) before commencing the Dissertation.