Environmental Law
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Environmental Law |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Sydney Law School prior to enrolment. | |||
| Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of core units of study and 36 credit points of elective units of study, for students without a law background; or | |||
| (ii) 6 credit points of core units of study and 42 credit points of elective units of study, for students with a law background who have not completed any tertiary study in environmental law; or | |||
| (iii) 48 credit points of elective units of study, for students with an environmental law background. | |||
Core Units of Study |
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| 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 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 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before undertaking the environmental law units. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students are recommended to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to complete classes for this unit during the first week of their commencing semester. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6011 Administrative Law |
6 | A undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 (core unit for MALP and Environmental Law students) N LAWS2010, LAWS5010 Core unit for MALP students. Students who do not hold a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before undertaking other law units. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6141 Asia Pacific Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6165 Biodiversity Law |
6 | Intensive April |
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| LAWS6320 Climate Justice and Disaster Law |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6320 Climate Disaster Law. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | Intensive March |
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| LAWS6355 Energy and Water Security Law |
6 |
Students who have previously completed both LAWS6191 Water Law and Climate Change and LAWS6163 Energy and Climate Law are not permitted to enrol in this unit. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6041 Environmental Litigation |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6354 Environ Planning and Impact Assessment Law |
6 | A students who do not hold an undergraduate law degree must have completed LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System before enrolling in this unit and LAWS6044 Environmental Law and Policy (MEL only) N LAWS6043, LAWS6045, LAWS3430, LAWS5130 |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6964 Global Energy and Resources Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students whose application is pending on the outcome of their previous semester's results should not apply until after the official results release date. If you have any concerns, please contact Sydney Law School E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students whose application is pending on the outcome of their previous semester's results should not apply until after the official results release date. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. If you have any concerns, please contact Sydney Law School E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Applications close on 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students whose application is pending on the outcome of their previous semester's results should not apply until after the official results release date. Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or over two semesters. If you have any concerns, please contact Sydney Law School E: law.postgraduate@sydney.edu.au. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6068 Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol and Procedure |
6 | Intensive August |
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| LAWS6047 Law of the Sea |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6928 Law, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478, LAWS5178 This unit is compulsory for MLawIntDev students. |
Intensive April |
| LAWS6065 Pollution, Corporate Liability and Govern |
6 |
This unit replaced LAWS6065 Pollution and Contaminated Land. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139 or LAWS6042 or LAWS6113 or LAWS6984 Core unit for MALP students. |
Intensive September |