Courses - Masters Degree


Master of Private Law MC-PRIVLAW

Overview

Melbourne Law School’s private law program offers an opportunity to develop a deep understanding of core areas of law that are fundamentally important to commercial practice. The subjects cover current issues and developments in areas that are vitally important to lawyers involved in commercial litigation and commercial transactions, including contract law, the law of torts, equity, restitution, trusts, property and remedies.

Objectives and Skills

The Master of Private Law will allow students to achieve the attribute of academic excellence in that it will provide students with an in-depth knowledge of this area of law.

It will require students to perform to a high standard in the tasks of writing, research, problem-solving and communication. These tasks will be undertaken by students both during class time and as part of the assessment. Students will be encouraged to think critically about the issues raised by private law and to consider creatively the range of ways in which they might be dealt with.

Requirements

Students must complete eight subjects in total.

Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete Fundamentals of the Common Law, as well as seven subjects from the prescribed list. Students with a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must complete at least seven subjects from the prescribed list and may choose an eighth subject from those available in the Melbourne Law Masters (excluding Fundamentals of the Common Law).


Master of Private Law MC-PRIVLAW