The UNSW Master of Laws (LLM) is a highly regarded and internationally recognised postgraduate course designed to expand your legal knowledge and accelerate your career.

Suitable for legal practitioners and non-law professionals, this flexible degree provides the opportunity to tailor your program to your goals, whether that’s advancing your existing practice or providing entry into a new field. 

The UNSW Master of Laws (LLM) is a one-year full-time postgraduate degree that offers you the opportunity to develop an advanced and contemporary understanding of one or more areas of legal study, acquire further expertise and enhance your career prospects.

You can choose from eight specialisation areas that reflect UNSW Law & Justice’s expertise and the latest developments in legal scholarship. Our LLM areas of specialisation include:

• Chinese International Business & Economic Law
• Corporate, Commercial & Taxation Law
• Criminal Justice & Criminology
• Dispute Resolution
• Environmental Law & Sustainable Development
• Human Rights Law & Policy
• International Law
• Media, Intellectual Property & Technology Law

Alternatively, you can complete a generalist program and benefit from choosing courses across our specialisations.

Please note this program is not a pathway to legal practice. Students looking for a postgraduate qualification enabling them to practice law should instead consider UNSW's Juris Doctor.

 

Key features

• Learn up-to-date knowledge and skills. We review our LLM program continuously to ensure the curriculum is tailored to meet the industry's evolving needs and offers the latest legal education innovations.
• Specialise in one of our eight specialisation areas or generalise to undertake a broad range of courses across our areas of expertise.
• Benefit from flexible course delivery, with a combination of intensive or weekly classes (including evenings) and a mix of online or in class, to suit various learning preferences and help you balance work and family commitments.
• Choose from a range of cross-disciplinary electives across UNSW’s faculties, including Business, Medicine, Science, Engineering and Arts, Design & Architecture.
• Learn from, network and engage with a diverse cohort of students and teachers with interdisciplinary perspectives in their fields.