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Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
W
Master of Law and
Development
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $33 600 per
year
E
nn
Examines legalisation of development, role of
economic institutions in law reform, history
of rule of law in a developmental context, and
investigation and analysis of law reform projects
by international and regional institutions.
Duration:
1 year full time/2–4 years part time.
Standard entry requirements for all specialist
masters degrees at Melbourne Law School (excludes
LLM). See entry requirements for Master of Banking
and Finance Law.
Work experience must be relevant to specialisation.
Master of Private Law
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $33 600 per
year
E
nn
Covers the latest developments and legal thinking
in areas central to commercial litigation and
commercial transactions including contract law,
law of torts, equity, restitution, trusts, property
and remedies
nn
Offers deep understanding of core areas of law
fundamentally important to commercial practice.
Duration:
1 year full time/2–4 years part time.
Standard entry requirements for all specialist
masters degrees at Melbourne Law School (excludes
LLM). See entry requirements for Master of Banking
and Finance Law.
Work experience must be relevant to specialisation.
Master of Public and
International Law
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $33 600 per
year
E
nn
Wide range of more than 60 subjects across the
entire feld of public and international law and the
relationship between them
nn
For international legal practitioners; those
working in economics and trade, government
and the public sector, international development
and not-for-proft organisations; and anyone with
an interest in public policy.
Duration:
1 year full time/2–4 years part time.
Standard entry requirements for all specialist
masters degrees at Melbourne Law School (excludes
LLM). See entry requirements for Master of Banking
and Finance Law.
Work experience must be relevant to specialisation.
Master of Tax
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
E
Domestic:
Fee place $33 600 per
year
E
nn
Tax law and policy, emphasising international
trends and current developments in tax practice
nn
Taught by leading Australian and international tax
experts
nn
For lawyers, accountants and other tax
professionals working as tax advisers, in business
or in government organisations.
Duration:
1 year full time/2–4 years part time.
Standard entry requirements for all specialist
masters degrees at Melbourne Law School (excludes
LLM). See entry requirements for Master of Banking
and Finance Law.
Work experience must be relevant to specialisation.
Degree
KEY FEATURES
Q
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
W
Master of Philosophy
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
ET
Domestic:
RTS places available
T
nn
Advanced study and research under academic
supervision to prepare and submit a thesis of
40 000–50 000 words
nn
Develops advanced skills in independent and
sustained research
nn
Thesis should demonstrate a critical application
of specialist knowledge and make an
independent contribution to existing scholarship
in the area of research
nn
An internationally recognised research
masters degree.
Duration:
1.5 years full time/3 years part time.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Four-year honours degree or equivalent in a
relevant discipline, with minimum 75% average
nn
Applicants without a four-year honours degree
must have conducted a research project
equivalent to 25% of one year‘s full-time study at
fourth-year or masters level (or equivalent).
Doctor of Philosophy
Fees 2013
International:
$33 600 per year
ET
Domestic:
RTS places available
T
nn
Sustained research is completed under academic
supervision culminating in a thesis of 80 000–
100 000 words, representing a signifcant and
original piece of scholarship
nn
The premier research higher degree at the
University of Melbourne.
Duration:
3 years full time/6 years part time.
Entry:
Semester 1/Semester 2.
nn
Four-year honours degree or equivalent in a
relevant discipline, with a minimum 75% average
nn
Applicants without a four-year honours degree
must have conducted a research project
equivalent to 25% of one year‘s full-time study at
fourth-year or masters level
nn
Applicants must also demonstrate the relevance
of their research experience to their proposed
topic of research.
Notes:
Q
Courses are delivered on campus unless otherwise indicated.
W
Entry requirements listed are a guide only and may be subject to change for 2014 entry. Students must also meet English language requirements (see
page 122). Required grades listed are equivalent to a University of Melbourne percentage.
E
Fees shown are for 2013 and assume full-time study unless otherwise indicated. Fees are subject to annual review and are normally shown as course
fee per year. One year is equivalent to one EFTSL (Equivalent Full-Time Student Load) or a standard annual full-time load. If a course duration is one
year or less, an estimate of the total program fee is shown. For further details see page 116 (domestic students) or page 124 (international students).
R
Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are only available to eligible domestic students. See page 116 for details.
T
Domestic students are exempt from tuition fees under the Australian government‘s Research Training Scheme (RTS). See page 116 for details.
International students pay full fees but are frequently supported by scholarships. For more information, see page 20.
RESEARCH DEGREES
International students cannot usually enrol part time due to visa requirements.