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Master of Business Law

Australia

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What will I learn?

Want to bolster your business skills with legal expertise?

The ability to understand, analyse and use legal information can be critical for strength and longevity in the business realm. Postgraduate law courses provide an overview of legal issues within a contemporary business context.

What will you do?

Our Master of Business Law caters to the needs of busy professionals. The majority of courses are taught intensively over one or two weeks and some include evening and weekend sessions. Intakes occur in late February and late July. You will:

learn about different laws affecting your business sector
build legal communication skills
undertake a substantial research project
learn best practices for dealing with legal and regulatory challenges
broaden your networks through the University’s Lex Salus, Next Steps and Law Students' Society events.

Note: Applicants must hold an undergraduate degree and entry is competitive. Selection is based on academic merit and usually requires a credit average or better.

Career Readiness

Graduates are well prepared to pursue advanced career options in business, management and many other professional fields.

Graduate Attributes

The objective of this program is to produce graduates with specific attributes as outlined in University of Adelaide Graduate Attributes.

Deep discipline knowledge
Critical thinking and problem solving
Teamwork and communication skills
Career and leadership readiness
Intercultural and ethical competency
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence

Potential careers

Manager / Business Management, Auditor, Business Analyst, Business Consultant, Business Management, Business Manager, Commercial and Operation Analyst, Commercialisation Manager, Government or Corporate Policy Adviser, Taxation Officer, International Trade or Business Analyst

Degree Structure

To qualify for the degree of Master of Business Law, students must satisfactorily complete:

A foundation law course which provides the background for students' study: LAW 7177 Introduction to Australian Law (3 units).
Law elective courses to the value of 39 units.*
Research equivalent courses to the value of 6 units, in the form of a research dissertation or two research essays.

*It is possible to include courses from other disciplines within the University, subject to approval by the Program Coordinator.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

CRICOS

081156J

Study options

Full Time (2 years)

Tuition fees
A$49,900.00 (US$ 32,520) per year

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

22 July 2024

Venue

The University of Adelaide (Adelaide)

North Terrace,

UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE,

South Australia,

5005, ADELAIDE, Australia

Entry requirements

For international students

Bachelor degree or equivalent in a field other than Law with a minimum GPA of 5.0. This program is suited to applicants with a background in business and commerce. Applicants with a Bachelor of Laws or equivalent are not eligible for entry.

IELTS: Overall band score of 6.5 and Band score of 6 in all bands; TOEFL Paper-based: total score of 577 with a minimum of 4.5 in the Test of Written English (TWE) or Internet-based: total score of 79 with a minimum of 21 in Writing, 18 in Speaking and 13 in Reading and Listening; Pearson Test of English (Academic) overall score of 58 and Skills profile of no less than 50 in all skills; and Cambridge English-Advanced (CAE): Overall score of 176 and Individual score of 169 in all skills.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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