The Monash LLM is designed for law graduates wanting to develop in-depth knowledge of a particular legal area, or to advance their professional expertise in a current area of practice. You will gain advanced professional skills and knowledge of law developments, practice and scholarship of one or more areas of law.

This course provides you with a springboard from which to launch or further a career in one of the many fields of law that are open to trained lawyers.

Law studies

Become an expert in a diverse range of legal areas

By choosing the Law Studies specialisation, you will develop advanced professional skills and knowledge of developments in the law, practice and scholarship of one or more areas of law. You can select from a broad range of electives for professional practice.

You will investigate contemporary issues in law, practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives.

Entry Level 1 – 2 years

• A bachelor 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 12 months of submitting your application for study.

Entry Level 2 – 1 year

• A JD or a bachelor honours degree in Law, or an equivalent qualification; OR
• A bachelor degree in Law (or equivalent) plus either a graduate diploma in Law, a graduate certificate in Law, or an equivalent postgraduate qualification; OR
• A bachelor degree in Law (or equivalent) plus sufficient relevant work-based or other learning to together constitute the equivalent of one of the above qualifications*; OR
• A bachelor degree in Law (or equivalent) plus admission to practice as an Australian lawyer.

* For the purposes of satisfying these requirements, other learning may include, but is not confined to, learning in the context of other non-law degrees.

Applicants will be assessed on their entire academic record, with a credit average (or equivalent) preferred. As a general rule, students who do not have a credit average will need to have at least two years of relevant work experience, although the required period may be shorter where the work experience has been supplemented by other relevant learning.