Law and International Development
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Law and International Development |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Faculty prior to enrolment | |||
| Candidates must complete 72 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of compulsory core unit of study; | |||
| (ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of core units of study; | |||
| (iii) a minimum of 12 credit points of capstone units of study; and | |||
| (iv) a minimum of 36 credit points of units of study from the Faculty of Law. | |||
| Candidates who are granted a reduced volume of learning must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 6 credit points of compulsory core unit of study; | |||
| (ii) a minimum of 6 credit points of capstone unit of study; | |||
| (iii) a minimum of 24 credit points of units of study from the Faculty of Law. | |||
2016 Compulsory Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students and replaced LAWS6928 Law and Economic Development. |
Intensive April |
| This unit must be completed within the first year of enrolment. | |||
2016 Core Units of Study |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| DVST6904 Rethinking Poverty |
6 |
This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6243 International Law I |
6 | N LAWS5005 This unit replaced LAWS6243 Public International Law. This unit is compulsory for MIL and GradDipIntLaw students who have not completed any previous study in international law and must be taken during the first semester of candidature. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. This unit is available as one of the core units for GradDipIntBusLaw students. |
Intensive March Semester 2 |
| This unit is not available to students who are granted a reduced volume of learning. | |||
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 International students who are required to enrol in this unit must undertake classes during the first week of their study. Health Law and Public Health students should enrol in LAWS6881 Introduction to Law for Health Professionals in lieu of LAWS6252, if available. This unit is not available to MLawIntDev students who have been granted a reduced volume of learning. Students must attend all classes on the timetabled dates as prescribed for their enrolled session/group. An Absent Fail grade may be granted to students who fail to attend the correct session/group. |
Intensive April Intensive July Intensive March Intensive September |
| This unit is not available to students who are granted a reduced volume of learning. | |||
2016 Captsone Units of Study |
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| LAWS6001 Chinese Laws and Chinese Legal Systems |
12 | A LAWS6252 N LAWS6857 or LAWS3014 or LAWS3068 or LAWS5368 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit is not available to students who have completed a law degree in the People's Republic of China. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit conditional on (i) students must write an essay that focuses on a development topic and (ii) that topic being pre-approved by the Unit Coordinator. To register, please visit the Shanghai Winter School website http://sydney.edu.au/law/cstudent/offshore/index.shtml Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive November |
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6149 Legal Pluralism in Southeast Asia |
12 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit will be taught offshore with the cooperation of Gadjah Mada University (Yogyakarta, Indonesia) and International Islamic University (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia). These institutions will provide guest lecturers. These institutions can be contacted through Assoc Prof Simon Butt and Dr Salim Farrar. Students must register their attendance before enrolling. For further information, please visit http://sydney.edu.au/law/caplus Registration enquiries law.offshore@sydney.edu.au Enrolment enquiries law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au |
Intensive July |
| INFS5001 Project Management |
6 | N INFS6014 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 Summer Early |
| Students who intend to undertake units which are taught offshore must ensure they hold an appropriate visa and/or approval from their sponsor to fund any additional expenses prior to accepting their offer of admission. | |||
2016 Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6334 Gender Inequality and Development |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6920 Global Health Law |
6 | Intensive July |
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| LAWS6933 Global Oil and Gas Contracts and Issues |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6933 International Petroleum Transactions. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6302 Human Rights and Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6846 Human Rights and the Global Economy |
6 | N LAWS5178 Master of Law and International Development students may undertake this unit as an elective or capstone unit |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6896 Internatl and Comparative Criminal Justice |
6 | N LAWS6269 or LAWS6219 |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 |
Students seeking further study in international environmental law may undertake LAWS6922 Advanced International Environmental Law. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6138 Internatl Fin Transactions: Law and Prac |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commence after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6218 International Humanitarian Law |
6 | N LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6916 International Investment Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6932 Law and Investment in Asia |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6848 Law, Business and Healthy Lifestyles |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6848 Law and Healthy Lifestyles (formerly: New Directions in Public Health Law and Policy). This unit may be substituted for LAWS6839 Critical Issues in Public Health Law as a compulsory unit in the MHL. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139 or LAWS6042 or LAWS6113 or LAWS6984 Core unit for MALP students. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6338 The Nature of the Common Law |
6 | Intensive June |
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2016 Units of Study of other Faculties |
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| DVST6901 Development: Civil Society and Wellbeing |
6 | N SSCP6900 This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1 |
| MIPH5131 Foundations of International Health |
6 |
Departmental permission required for non-MIPH students |
Semester 1 |
| SCWK6949 Global Social Policy |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| SUST5001 Introduction to Sustainability |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| PACS6911 Key Issues in Peace and Conflict Studies |
6 | N SCWK6930 |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| GSOG6002 Public Sector Leadership |
6 |
Students who are not undertaking the award courses GCPA, GDPA, MPAdmin or EMPA must have the permission of the Director, Graduate School of Government, to take this unit of study. |
Session 1 Early Census |