Australian National University

Master of Laws

  • Delivery: Face to Face
  • Study Level: Postgraduate
  • Duration: 12 months
  • Course Type: Master's

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Course overview

Study a Master of Laws at Australia’s national law school at Australia’s top-ranked University. This highly valuable qualification deepens your understanding of how law operates in and interacts with the modern world and equips you with skills and knowledge for the 21st-century job market.

Pursue a general LLM for a broad perspective of the role of law in domestic and international societies. You can focus your studies on one of five specialisations – Public Law, International Law, Human Security Law, New Technologies Law or Private and Commercial Law.

Open to law and non-law graduates, the LLM offers you the flexibility to complete your studies in a way that suits you. Courses are delivered in various modes – semester length, online or in a shorter ‘intensive’ format.

Upon completion, you will join a prestigious and highly recognised alum network of over 19,000 professionals in Australia and around the globe.

Key facts

Delivery
Face to Face
Course Type
Master's
Duration
12 months (Full time)
Price Per Unit
From $4,436.2
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The estimated per units fees are calculated based on the annual average first year fee. It applies to a full time study load of 48 units per year (unless the program duration is less than 48 units).
Campus
Acton
Intake
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Units
8
Fees
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What you will study

The Master of Laws requires the completion of 48 units, which must consist of:

Six units from completion of the compulsory course:

  • Law and Legal Institutions
  • A minimum of 30 units from completion of 8000-level courses in the subject area LAWS Law.
  • A maximum of 12 units from completion of any 8000-level courses on offer at the ANU

Students who have completed an Australian undergraduate law degree or Juris Doctor or equivalent are exempted from LAW8586 Law and Legal Institutions and are required to complete an additional six units from the course list.

Specialisations

  • Human Security Law
  • International Law
  • Law Research
  • New Technologies Law
  • Private Commercial Law
  • Public Law

Entry Requirements

Admission Requirements

Applicants must present one of the following:

  • A Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Juris Doctor, Graduate Certificate of Law or Bachelor's Degree in any cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 5.0
  • Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Juris Doctor, Graduate Certificate of Law or Bachelor's Degree in any cognate discipline with a minimum GPA of 4.0 plus 3 years of relevant professional experience.

The GPA for a Bachelor's program will be calculated from (i) a completed Bachelor's degree using all grades and/or (ii) a completed Bachelor's degree using all grades other than those from the last semester (or equivalent study period) of the Bachelor's degree. The higher of the two calculations will be used as the basis for admission.

Ranking and English Language Proficiency: At a minimum, all applicants must meet program-specific academic/non-academic and English language requirements. Admission to most ANU programs is competitive. Therefore, meeting all admission requirements does not automatically guarantee entry.

Recognition of Learning

Students who have undertaken previous studies that are relevant to their current academic program can request to receive course credit based on their prior learning. University rules, policy and procedure relating to the granting credit is set out in the Coursework Awards Rule, Policy: Credit and Procedure: Credit and exemptions.

For more information and instructions on applying, please refer to the ANU College of Law Application for Credit/Status.

Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

  • Develop and apply specialist knowledge within the areas of law studied.
  • Evaluate case law, legislation and scholarly writings on the specialist areas of law studied.
  • Synthesise legal materials into a concise and cohesive argument that addresses a legal question.
  • Incorporate social, comparative or interdisciplinary approaches into legal analysis.
  • Undertake legal research and present findings using a variety of materials and sources.
  • Engage in original and critical reflection on the law.
  • Contribute to debates on theoretical, policy and practical issues in the areas of law studied.

Career Outcomes

ANU ranks among the world's very finest universities. Our nearly 100,000 alumni include political, business, government, and academic leaders around the world.

Fees and FEE-HELP

Annual indicative fee in 2025: $35,490 (domestic full-fee paying place)

A student’s annual fee may vary in accordance with:

  • The number of units studied per term.
  • The choice of major or specialisation.
  • Choice of units.
  • Credit from previous study or work experience.
  • Eligibility for government-funded loans.

All students are required to pay a services and amenities fee.

Student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.

FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.