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Master of Administrative Law and Policy

Unit of study table

This page was first published on 15 November 2023 and was last amended on 28 November 2023.
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Not all units of study listed are offered in a given year. Please refer to the latest Sydney Law School Class timetable.

Master of Administrative Law and Policy

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.
Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising:
(i) 18 credit points of core units of study and 30 credit points of elective units of study, comprising a minimum of 36 credit points from the Sydney Law School, for students without a law background; or
(ii) 12 credit points of core units of study and 36 credit points of elective units of study, comprising a minimum of 30 credit points from the Sydney Law School, for students with a law background.

 

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

Core

Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System prior to, or concurrent with, enrolling in other law units.
LAWS6011
Administrative Law
6 A Undergraduate law degree or LAWS6252 (core unit for MALP students)
Core unit for MALP students. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6252
Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System
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. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
GOVT6316
The Politics of Policy Making
6  

Electives

JURS6018
Constitutional Theory

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
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. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6052
Govt Regulation, Health Policy and Ethics
6 MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6068
Judicial Review-P'ciple, Pol and Procedure
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6130
Dispute Resolution in Australia
6 This unit has a restricted class size. Priority will be given to students who are currently completing a Sydney Law School master's degree or graduate diploma. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html.
LAWS6198
Refugee Law

6 Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6330
Fundamentals of Regulation
6 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
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 (Environmental Law students only)
N LAWS6043 or LAWS6045 or LAWS3430 or LAWS5130
Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6355
Energy and Water Security Law
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6821
Mediation - Skills and Theory
6 N LAWS6935
This unit has a restricted class size. Priority will be given to students who are currently completing a Sydney Law School masters degree or graduate diploma. 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. To satisfy professional accreditation requirements, this unit cannot be delivered remotely (online). The offering of the unit will be subject to the university response to COVID which relies on the public health advice at the time of classes. Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/our-visitors.html
LAWS6839
Critical Issues in Public Health Law
6 MHL students may select this unit as one of the three core units required in addition to LAWS6252. Academic Profile https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html
LAWS6877
Mental Illness: Law and Policy
6 Academic Profile: https://sydney.edu.au/law/about/people/list.php. The unit is also available on a Continuing Professional Development basis https://sydney.edu.au/law/study-law/continuing-professional-development.html

Electives - Master of Administrative Law and Policy only

The following units are only available to students undertaking the Master of Administrative Law and Policy
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

Electives Offered by Other Faculties/Departments

Department of Government and International Relations
GOVT6150
Challenges of Democratic Politics
6  
GOVT6135
Global Environmental Politics
6  
GOVT6123
Globalisation and Governance
6  
GOVT6311
Issues in Public Policy
6  
GOVT6331
Public Management and Governance
6  
GOVT6301
Public Sector Ethics and Corruption

6  
School of Education and Social Work
SCWK6949
Global Social Policy
6  
SCWK6948
Social Policy Frameworks
6  
Department of Sociology and Social Policy
SCLG6901
Citizenship Rights and Social Movements
6 N SCWK6901
SCLG6910
Comparative Welfare States

6 N SCWK6909
SCLG6903
Topics in Rights, Justice and Society
6  

Post-publication amendments

Date
Original publication
Post-publication amendment
28/11/2023 No Co-requisites (C) for LAWS6183 Co-requisites (C) for LAWS6183 added:
LAWS6182
28/11/2023 Assumed knowledge (A) for LAWS6183 published as:
A LAWS6182
Assumed knowledge (A) removed