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Unit of study table

Master of Environmental Law

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Requirements for award

Environmental Law

Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the University of Sydney Law School prior to enrolment.
Master of Environmental Law
For the award of the Master of Environmental Law, students must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(i) for students without a law background, 12 credit points of core units of study and 36 credit points of elective units of study; or
(ii) for students with a law background who have not completed any tertiary study in environmental law, 6 credit points of core units of study and 42 credit points of elective units of study; or
(iii) for students with an environmental law background, 48 credit points of elective units of study.
Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law
For the award of the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law, students must complete 24 credit points, comprising:
(i) for students without a law background, 12 credit points of core units of study and 12 credit points of elective units of study; or
(ii) for students with a law background who have not completed any tertiary study in environmental law, 6 credit points of core units of study and 18 credit points of elective units of study; or
(iii) for students with an environmental law background, 24 credit point of electives units of study.

Unit of study table

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition

Core

Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in the core unit(s) of study prior to undertaking the elective units of study
Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 Australian Legal Fundamentals prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units.
LAWS6044
Environmental Law and Policy
6 A LAWS6252 or law degree from a common law jurisdiction
N LAWS3430 or LAWS5130
Students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Australian Legal Fundamentals before undertaking the environmental law units.
LAWS6252
Australian Legal Fundamentals
6 N LAWS6881
Students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in this unit prior to commencing other law units of study. Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are strongly recommended to undertake this unit. This unit is not available to students who have acquired a law degree from Australia or another common law jurisdiction.

Electives

LAWS6041
Environmental Dispute Resolution
6  
LAWS6047
International Law of the Sea
6  
LAWS6061
International Environmental Law
6  
LAWS6065
Global Pollution Law and Corporations
6  
LAWS6068
Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol and Procedure
6  
LAWS6141
Asia Pacific Environmental Law

6  
LAWS6163
Energy and Climate Law
6 N LAWS6355
LAWS6165
Biodiversity Law and Heritage Law
6 N LAWS6055
Students enrolled in the MIL and GradDipIL may apply to enrol in this unit, please contact law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au.
LAWS6191
Water Law and Climate Change
6 N LAWS6355
LAWS6314
Coastal and Marine Sustainability Law
6  
LAWS6320
Global Climate Justice and Disaster Law
6  
LAWS6324
Law Tropical Forests and Carbon
6  
LAWS6342
Environmental Markets in Global Context
6  
LAWS6354
Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law
6 A Students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Australian Legal Fundamentals and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (Environmental Law students only) before enrolling in this unit
N LAWS6043 or LAWS6045 or LAWS3430 or LAWS5130
LAWS6363
International Sustainable Finance
6 A Students who do not hold a law degree must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling into this unit
LAWS6364
Environmental and Climate Science in Court
6  
LAWS6365
Environmental Crimes and Law Enforcement
6  
LAWS6921
Comparative Climate Law
6  
LAWS6931
Dispute Resolution in Asia

6  
LAWS6964
Global Energy and Resources Law
6  
LAWS6990
Principles of Oil and Gas Law
6  

Master of Environmental Law

The following units are only available to students undertaking the Master of Environmental Law
LAWS6147
Independent Research Project
6 Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
LAWS6182
Independent Research Project A
6 Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au
LAWS6183
Independent Research Project B
6 C LAWS6182
Applications close on 30 November (Semester 1) and 30 May (Semester 2). Applications should only be lodged after the completion of at least 24 credit points. Late applications may be accepted from those with incomplete results. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. For further information, please visit the Law Student Portal https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-coursework-research-projects or E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au