Single Subjects

The Melbourne Law Masters offers an exciting range of subjects that can be undertaken without enrolling in a formal degree. Available to both law and non law graduates, single subject enrolment is a great way to advance your professional knowledge in a specific area of law.

It also exposes you to some of the best legal minds in Australia and throughout the world and helps you to get a feel for graduate study. Many students who have completed single subjects with assessment have later enrolled in a master degree or graduate diploma and found single subject study has provided an excellent transition into their course.

Single subjects may be undertaken with or without assessment (on an audit basis) however in order to gain credit to a course, you must complete the subject with assessment. You can apply for single subjects anytime before the subject commences.

Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Legal practitioners in most jurisdictions across Australia are required to undertake mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity in order to maintain their practising certificate. Melbourne Law Masters subjects have been accredited by the Law Institutes of Victoria and New South Wales and the Victorian Bar and may also meet the requirements in other Australian states and common law jurisdictions.

Find out how practitioners undertaking a course or subject in the Melbourne Law Masters may be eligible to earn CPD points through their study. Continuing Professional Development (CPD)

Applications

Applications may be made at any time before the commencement of the subject.

Students should complete an Application for Admission form from the 'How to apply' page and submit it with the relevant documentation to the Melbourne Law Masters Office.

Selection criteria

  • A degree in a relevant discipline and the equivalent of at least one year of full-time, documented, relevant professional experience; or
  • A degree in law leading to admission to legal practice (LLB, JD or equivalent), at honours standard or equivalent; or
  • A degree in law leading to admission to legal practice (LLB, JD or equivalent) and the equivalent of at least one year of full-time, documented, relevant professional experience.

Note to applicants

Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent).

FEE-HELP is not available for single subject enrolments.

Please note, students may also be charged a services and amenities fee. Subject fees are likely to increase annually.

Fees 2012

Single subjects (with assessment): $4,080
Single subjects (without assessment): $3,264