Master of Business Law
The University Of Adelaide
Program Overview
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.
What will you do?
Our Master of Business Law caters to the needs of busy professionals. The majority of courses are taught intensively over one or two weeks and some include evening and weekend sessions. Intakes occur in late February and late July. You will:
- learn about different laws affecting your business sector
- build legal communication skills
- undertake a substantial research project
- learn best practices for dealing with legal and regulatory challenges
- broaden your networks through the University’s Lex Salus, Next Steps and Law Students' Society events.
Note: Applicants must hold a bachelor degree or equivalent in a field other than law. This program is suited to applicants with a background in business and commerce. Applicants with a Bachelor of Laws or equivalent are not eligible for entry.
Adelaide, Australia
24 Months
AU$ 47,500
IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 79
Core course
- Introduction to Australian Law
Elective courses
- LAW 7034: Anti-discrimination Law - Practice and Theory (PG)
- LAW 7057: Corporate Governance (PG)
- LAW 7061: Globalisation and the Legal Regulation of Work (PG)
- LAW 7070: International Trade Law (PG)
- LAW 7115: Insolvency Law (PG)
- LAW 7123: Perspectives on Property and Society
- LAW 7155: Introduction to Arbitration
- LAW 7156: Advanced Arbitration
- LAW 7164: Criminal Law - Selected Issues
- LAW 7170: Public International Law
- LAW 7174: Advanced Comparative Law
- LAW 7178: Planning Law
- LAW 7179: Special Topic B
- LAW 7180: Relational Corporate Governance
- LAW 7182: Personal Bankruptcy Law and Practice (PG)
Research
Students must complete either:
- Law Dissertation (PG) 6 unit course
or
two 7,000 – 8,000 word research essays chosen from any postgraduate coursework Law course each to the value of 3 units. The research essays will be an addition to any other course assessment requirement. Where a research essay is part of the course assessment, the word limit will be extended to 7,000 – 8,000 words to satisfy this requirement.
Tertiary Qualifications
Bachelor degree or equivalent in a field other than Law with a minimum GPA of 5.0. This program is suited to applicants with a background in business and commerce. Applicants with a Bachelor of Laws or equivalent are not eligible for entry.
Australian Year 12
Successful completion of an Australian year 12 qualification with a minimum pass in an accepted English language subject
English Tests accepted by the University of Adelaide
IELTS
Overall 6.5
TOEFL
Overall 79
Indicative annual tuition fees
International student place: $47,500
Potential careers
Manager / Business Management, Auditor, Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Business Management, Business Manager, Commercial and Operation Analyst, Commercialisation Manager, Government or Corporate Policy Adviser, Taxation Officer, International Trade or Business Analyst, Jury Consultant