Monash University
Master of Laws
- Delivery: Face to Face
- Study Level: Postgraduate
- Duration: 24 months
- Course Type: Master's
Enhance your professional skills and deepen your knowledge of legal developments, practices and scholarship within one or more areas of law.
Course overview
The Monash Master of Laws (LLM) degree is designed for law graduates wanting to develop in-depth knowledge of a particular legal area or advance their professional expertise in their current field. Regardless of your professional goals, an LLM degree provides a springboard to launch or advance your career.
Key facts
What you will study
The course is structured in four parts: Part A. Introduction to Australian Law, Part B. Law Core Units, Part C. Law specialisation and Part D. Law electives.
You must complete the following unit
- Australian legal process and research
Entry Requirements
Entry level 1: 96 points to complete
Duration: 2 years full-time
- A bachelor's degree in law (or equivalent) from a non-Australian jurisdiction.
- A letter from the Victorian Legal Admissions Board (VLAB) stipulating which areas of law are required to meet the academic eligibility requirements for admission to practice in Victoria. The letter from VLAB must be dated within 24 months of submitting your application for study.
Entry level 2: 72 points to complete
Duration: 1.5 years full-time
- An Australian bachelor's degree in Law (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average.
Entry level 3: 48 points to complete
Duration: 1 years full-time
- An Australian JD or an Australian bachelor honours degree in Law (or equivalent),
- An Australian bachelor's degree in Law (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and an Australian graduate diploma in Law (or equivalent),
- An Australian bachelor's degree in Law (or equivalent) with at least a credit (60%) average and at least 1 year of work based on relevant professional experience or other learning approved by the faculty.
Outcomes
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate mastery of theoretical knowledge and recent developments in various law and legal practice areas.
- Apply theories, knowledge and skills to different areas of law or new situations in legal practice or scholarship law.
- Design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments contributing to global professional practice or scholarship.
- Explain and justify arguments, methods and conclusions to legal and lay audiences.
- Apply appropriate research principles and methods with integrity to plan, carry out and report on an original project.
- Demonstrate a high level of personal autonomy and judgement.
Fees and FEE-HELP
Average 2025 first-year fee: $43,000 (domestic fee-paying)
The estimated per-unit fee is calculated using the annual average first-year fee. It is typically represented on a full-time study load of 48 credit points.
Some units may charge additional fees for required materials or services. The student fees shown are subject to change. Contact the university directly to confirm.
A student’s annual fee may vary by:
- The number of units studied per term.
- The choice of significant or specialisation.
- Choice of units.
- Credit from previous study or work experience.
- Eligibility for government-funded loans.
FEE-HELP loans are available to assist eligible full-fee-paying domestic students with the cost of a university course.