Statelessness. Corporate responsibility. Inequality. Religious conflicts. Climate change. The law plays an integral role in managing how each of these issues – and countless more across the globe – are analysed, evaluated and resolved. The hallmark of this degree is its recognition of the way legal frameworks underpin such global issues.

This degree will simultaneously extend your legal research, and your practical legal skills and knowledge to an advanced level. It offers you the flexibility to focus on a particular area of law, such as environmental law, international law, human rights law or business law, or to choose a broader program of study covering a variety of legal areas. You’ll gain the skills to think critically and respond flexibly by applying your research and practical skills to the wide range of potential issues you may confront in your career.

Key Features

• The interdisciplinary approach of this degree has earned our graduates a reputation for being well-rounded professionals with highly capable legal minds, who also have a realistic understanding of the world, its people and the issues that bind them together.
• You’ll learn from academics with practical experience as legal practitioners and who are actively engaged in research on contemporary legal issues in a broad range of legal areas.
• This degree’s focus on critical thinking, problem solving and research skills at an advanced level will enable you to apply your new knowledge to future problems.
• Macquarie Law School is home to the renowned Centre for Environmental Law, which provides you with the opportunity to attend additional free seminars and events featuring key academics and influencers in environmental law.
• This degree has flexible delivery options. You can study on campus if you learn best through regular interactions and the community of inquiry created through lectures and peers. Alternatively, you can study online with brief intensive on-campus sessions, enabling you to maintain your career while simultaneously completing your studies.
• Macquarie is ranked among the top 100 institutions in the world for law (QS World University Rankings by Subject, 2018).

• Barrister
• Business executive
• Community advocate
• Diplomat
• Entrepreneur
• In-house counsel
• Lobbyist
• Policy officer
• Politician
• Solicitor
• Specialist in selected fields of law