Master of Environmental Law
Unit of study table
Not all units of study listed are offered in a given year. Please refer to the latest Sydney Law School Class timetable.
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 University of Sydney Law School prior to enrolment. | ||
Master of Environmental Law |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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Core |
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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 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System prior or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. |
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| 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. |
| 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. |
Electives |
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| LAWS6041 Environmental Dispute Resolution |
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| LAWS6047 International Law of the Sea |
6 | |
| LAWS6061 International Environmental Law |
6 | |
| LAWS6065 Pollution, Corporate Liability and Govern |
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 |
| LAWS6257 Public Policy |
6 | N LAWS6139 or LAWS6042 or LAWS6113 or LAWS6984 or LAWS3447 or LAWS5147 Core unit for MALP students. |
| LAWS6314 Coastal and Marine Law |
6 | |
| LAWS6320 Climate Justice and Disaster Law |
6 | |
| LAWS6324 Law Tropical Forests and Carbon |
6 | |
| LAWS6334 Gender Inequality and Development |
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 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System 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 | |
| LAWS6928 Courts, Justice and Development |
6 | N LAWS3478 or LAWS5178 |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
