📖Program Curriculum
Four of the following elective courses, two of which must be completed at core ** level and two at non-core level:
Access to Information and Privacy Law
Advanced Administrative Law
Advanced Broadcasting Law
Advanced Collective Labour Law
Advanced Contract Law
Advanced Individual Labour Law
Company Law I (non-core only)
Comparative Law of Mining and Environment
Competition Law
Cyber Law
Domestic Tax Law *
Economics of International Trade and Investment (noncore only) *
Foundational Principles of Tax Law
Human Rights and the Marketplace
Intellectual Property Law
International Business Transactions Law *
International Dispute Resolution
International Law on Foreign Investment *
International Trade Law I *
International Trade Law II *
Law of Banking and Finance
Media Law
Pension Fund Law I
Pension Fund Law II
Prospecting and Mining Law
Regulation and Law
Telecommunications Law
Urban and Local Government Law
*Course subject to prerequisite(s)
** Core courses
A core course covers the same content as a non-core course, but students must complete an additional research component, counting for 50% of the final mark for the core course.
* Prerequisite courses
Some courses are subject to prerequisites, as set out below.
Note: A candidate who has not completed the prerequisite(s) for a course prior to commencing the programme, will only be able to take the course(s) once they have completed the prerequisite(s). In some cases this may necessitate the candidate registering for the programme on a part-time basis and completing the prerequisite(s) in the first of study, so that they can complete the course(s) subject to prerequisite(s) in the second of study.
Course Description
Prerequisite(s)
Domestic Tax Law
Foundational Principles of Tax Law
or Taxation (LAWS4084A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level
Economics of International Trade and Investment
A Bachelor of Commerce with third-year Economics;
or a qualification in Law with third-year Micro- and Macro Economics or equivalent;
or completion of the certificate of competence course ‘Economics for Law’
Environmental Law and Sustainability II
Environmental Law and Sustainability I
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level
International Business Transactions Law
It is recommended that candidates must have passed either Public International Law (LAWS3050A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
International Law on Foreign Investment
It is recommended that candidates must have passed either Public International Law (LAWS3050A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
International Tax Law
Foundational Principles of Tax Law
or Taxation (LAWS4084A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level
International Trade Law I
Advanced International Law
or Public International Law (LAWS3050A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
International Trade Law II
International Trade Law I
or International Trade Law
or International Trade Law (LAWS4082A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level.
Labour Arbitration
Labour Law (LAWS4053;LAWS4066A) or an equivalent course at undergraduate level;
or Advanced Individual Labour Law and Advanced Collective Labour Law ;
or Certificates of Competence in Individual Labour Law Practice and in Collective Labour Law Practice and Jurisdiction
Mediation and Conciliation (Non-core)
Labour Law (LAWS4053;LAWS4066A) or an equivalent course at undergraduate level;
or Advanced Individual Labour Law and Advanced Collective Labour Law ;
or Certificates of Competence in Individual Labour Law Practice and in Collective Labour Law Practice and Jurisdiction
Taxation of Specific Entities and Transactions
Foundational Principles of Tax Law
or Taxation (LAWS4084A);
or an equivalent course at undergraduate or postgraduate level
