Future Students
Introduction of the Melbourne Model
From 2008, the University will introduce landmark educational reforms known collectively as the Melbourne Model. The model introduces broader and more structured undergraduate programs followed by a professional graduate degree, research higher degree or entry directly into employment. Find out more about the range of programs available to future students here.
Melbourne Law School
An extensive range of degree programs are available to prospective students at Melbourne Law School. Significantly, in 2008 the School will begin the transition to a fully graduate law school. Over the next few years, the Melbourne Juris Doctor (JD) will become the only degree offered by the School that will lead to admission to legal practice. The final intake for the LLB program took place in 2007, with intakes into the Melbourne JD program increasing in planned stages between 2008 and 2011. The Law School will continue to teach the LLB in parallel to the JD, to allow existing LLB students and those admitted in 2007 to complete their studies.
If you are interested in applying for admission to any of these programs, please visit the relevant program website for further information:
The Melbourne JD (Juris Doctor) is a graduate degree for students with an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than law that meets the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in Australia. A combined JD/MBA is also available.
The Melbourne Law Masters includes a range of general and specialist Masters degrees and Graduate Diplomas by coursework in a broad range of specialist areas.
The Melbourne Law Doctorates provides students with research education and training of the highest international standard under the supervision of leading scholars. The research programs including the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), Master of Laws by Thesis (LLM by Thesis) and Doctor of Laws (LLD).