Labour Law and Relations
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Labour Law and Relations |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Law School prior to enrolment | |||
| Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of compulsory core units of study and a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study, for students with a law background; or | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of compulsory core units of study and a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study, for students without a law background; and | |||
| (iii) for all students, a minimum of 24 credit points from the Sydney Law School. | |||
Compulsory Core Units of Study |
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| Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 prior to or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6071 Labour Law |
6 | A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (core) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units N LAWS5146 The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience. Credit will not be granted for WORK6116 Employment and the Law and completion of this unit will not be sufficient to obtain an exemption from this MLLR compulsory unit. |
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 |
Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6039 Discrimination in the Workplace |
6 |
MLLR students may enrol in this unit before completing LAWS6071 Labour Law, but must have either completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System. |
Intensive August |
| Students may enrol in this unit of study before completing LAWS6071 Labour Law. | |||
| LAWS6937 Employment Law Advocacy |
6 | A Available to law graduates only. Students who have previously completed LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law may also enrol with permission of the Program Coordinator. Students who have previously completed LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law may also enrol with permission of the Program Coordinator. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6022 International and Comparative Labour Law |
6 | Intensive May |
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| LAWS6096 Work Health and Safety: Law and Policy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 (MLLR students) |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6305 Workplace Investigations |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 Labour Law (MLLR students) Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. Please note enrolment priority will be given to MLLR students who are currently enrolled at Sydney Law School. |
Intensive October |
Law Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6991 Fundamentals of Contract Law |
6 | C LAWS6252 N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 This unit is only available to non-law graduates who have not undertaken any previous study of contract law. Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6810 Fundamentals of Corporate Law |
6 | N LAWS2014, LAWS5014. Students who have undertaken the equivalent of Corporations Law in Australia within the last 5 years. Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive March |
| 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 |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive October |
| LAWS6821 Mediation - Skills and Theory |
6 | N LAWS6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or withdraw well in advance of the first class so their place can be offered to the next student. Please note enrolment priority will be given to MLLR students who are currently enrolled at Sydney Law School. |
Intensive April Intensive December |
| Students may enrol in this unit of study before completing LAWS6071 Labour Law. | |||
Elective Units of Study from the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies |
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| WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies |
6 |
Core unit for the MHRM and IR |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Intensive October |
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| WORK6108 International Dimensions of HRM |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Semester 1 |
| WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WORK6111 Management Consulting This unit of study is not available in 2018 |
6 | A Knowledge is assumed in the areas of basic business strategy and organisational change. It is recommended that students enrolling in this Unit will have completed either or both of the following or similar Units: WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development, WORK6002 Foundations of Strategic Management. |
Semester 1 |
| WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040 |
Semester 1 |
| WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK6033 Organisational Sustainability |
6 | N ECOF6110 or CLAW6028 |
Semester 1 |
| WORK5002 People, Work and Employment |
6 |
This is the foundational unit for the graduate Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations program and should be taken in a student's first semester of study. |
Semester 1 Semester 2a |
| WORK6030 Performance and Rewards |
6 | Semester 2b |
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| WORK6002 Strategic Management |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2b |
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Elective Units of Study from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 1 |
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