Master of Environmental Law

at University of Melbourne

Subjects:
 

• Environmental Law subjects

• Climate Change Law

• Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation

• Environmental Law

• International Environmental Law

• Space, High Seas, Seabed & Antarctic Law

• Water Law & Natural Resources Management

Other subjects
 

• Comparative Indigenous Rights

• Construction Law

• Construction Risk

• Energy Regulation and the Law

• Fundamentals of the Common Law

• Human Rights and Climate Change

• International Law

• International Law and Development

• International Legal Internship

• International Mineral Law

• International Sustainable Finance

• Legal Leadership Essentials

• Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces

• Mineral and Petroleum Law

• Payment Matters in Construction Projects

• Principles of Construction Law

• Project Finance

• Public Private Partnerships Law

Applicants must have completed:
 

• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, at honours standard, or equivalent
  
  or
   
• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, or equivalent and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  
  or
   
• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  
  or
   
• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; and successful completion of four subjects in a cognate graduate diploma and one year of documented relevant professional experience.

Also, in considering whether to admit an applicant the Selection Committee will consider:
 

• The quality of the degree(s) that the applicant has previously been awarded

• The standing and reputation of the university or universities that awarded the degree(s)

• The duration and type of work experience the applicant has obtained

• The relevance of the applicant's work experience to the course for which they have applied.

International full fee:
 

• AUD$ 46,656

As a student in the Master of Environmental Law, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of environmental law, including:
 

• An in-depth knowledge of the specialist area of environmental law and associated disciplinary areas

• Detailed knowledge of the complex law, regulation and market-based approaches in the field

• The capacity to identify new laws and/or apply existing law in the rapidly evolving legal context for environmental law

• Advanced understanding of developments in international environmental law.

You’ll also develop skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and transmit your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.