Program Rules and Admission Requirements
Admission Requirements
For admission to the Master of Laws combined program, you must meet one of the following conditions:
- as a degree holder of Bachelor degree of Laws or Graduate Diploma of Law of the University of Adelaide or another institution accepted by the School for the purpose as equivalent; or
- able to present evidence deemed satisfactory by the School .
Duration of the Program
Full time (4 semesters in 2 years) study or equivalent part-time study.
Academic Requirements
The candidate is expected to complete satisfactorily:
- 18 units of courses can be selected from the following courses in the Master of Laws program :
|
Course Name
|
Units |
| LAW 7034 Anti-Discrimination Law: Practice & Theory (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7007 Comparative Constitutional Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7055 Comparative Corporate Rescue Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7024 Comparative Law (PG) |
6 |
| LAW 7056 Competition Law: Comparative Perspectives (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7057 Corporate Governance (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7043 Corporate Governance and Securities Regulations: International and Comparative Perspectives (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7121 Corporations in the Global Age (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7150 European Business Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7059 European Union Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7061 Globalisation and the Legal Regulation of Work (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7063 Government, Business and Regulation (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7084 Human Rights: International & National Perspectives (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7120 Human Rights: Problems & Processes (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7064 Intellectual Property Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7065 International Commercial Arbitration (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7067 International Criminal Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7076 International Economic Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7068 International Energy Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7040 International Environmental Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7099 International Export Trade and Transport Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7070 International Trade Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7115 Insolvency Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7098 Insurance Law (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7038 Law of Debtor & Creditor (PG) |
3 |
|
LAW 7072 The Law of Work in the New Economy (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7009 Mining & Energy Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7123 Perspectives on Property & Society (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7066 Private International Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7096 Sport Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7122 Transnational Business & Human Rights (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7073 Transnational Crime and Terrorism (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7074 Transitional Justice (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7042 Technology, Law & Society |
3 |
| LAW 7075 Wine Law (PG) |
3 |
| LAW 7124 Workplace Bargaining (PG) |
3 |
- any other course approved by the Executive Dean or nominee
- not all courses will be offered in any one calendar year
and
- 30 units of courses from the Master of Commerce program, comprising the following:
- 12 units from the designated Commerce 'Foundation' courses, and
- 18 units of Commerce courses of which at least 12 units must be selected from one discipline:
FOUNDATION COURSES
|
UNITS
|
Accounting and Decision Making (M)
|
3
|
Quantitative Methods (M)
|
3
|
Economic Principles (M)
|
3
|
AND
|
|
Marketing Principles (M) (Compulsory for Marketing)
|
3
|
OR
|
|
Principles of Finance (Compulsory for Accounting or Applied Finance)
|
3
|
ACCOUNTING
Financial Accounting Issues (M)*@
|
3
|
Auditing and Assurance Services (M)*
|
3
|
Corporate Accounting (M)*@
|
3
|
Commercial Law and Accounting Regulation (M)*@
|
3
|
Management Accounting (M)*@
|
3
|
Corporate Law (M)*@
|
3
|
Income Taxation (M)*
|
3
|
Advanced Financial Reporting (M)
|
3
|
Financial Statement Analysis (M)
|
3
|
Public Sector and Not-for-Profit Accountability (M)
|
3
|
Business Taxation and GST (M)
|
3
|
Knowledge Management and Measurement (M)
|
3
|
Financial Planning (M)
|
3
|
*All seven courses are required for eligibility to the CA program.
@All five courses are required for eligibility to the CPA program
18 units of Accounting courses selected from the above or such courses as approved by the Executive Dean of the Professions or nominee.
APPLIED FINANCE
Portfolio Theory and Management (M)
|
3
|
Options, Futures and Risk Management (M)
|
3
|
Corporate Investment and Strategy (M)
|
3
|
Corporate Finance Theory (M)
|
3
|
Money, Banking and Financial Markets IIID
|
3
|
Equity Valuation and Analysis (M)
|
3
|
Fixed Income Securities (M)
|
3
|
Treasury and Financial Risk Management (M)
|
3
|
International Finance IIID
|
3
|
Financial Planning (M)
|
3
|
Financial Statement Analysis (M)
|
3
|
18 units of Applied Finance courses selected from the above or such courses as approved by the Executive Dean of the Professions or nominee, including:
Equity Valuation and Analysis (M)
|
3
|
Fixed Income Securities (M)
|
3
|
Options, Futures and Risk Management (M)
|
3
|
Portfolio Theory and Management (M)
|
3
|
MARKETING
Consumer Behaviour (M)
|
3
|
International Marketing (M)
|
3
|
Marketing Communications(M)
|
3
|
Marketing Research and Planning (M)
|
3
|
Brand Management(M)
|
3
|
E-marketing (M)
|
3
|
International Market Entry Strategies (M)
|
3
|
Marketing Ethics (M)
|
3
|
Relationship Marketing (M)
|
3
|
Strategic Marketing (M)
|
3
|
Electives
COMMERCE 7034 Project Management (M)
|
3
|
BUSINESS 7000 Social Challenges to Global Business (M)
|
3
|
COMMERCE 7035 Contemporary Issues in Commerce (M)
|
3
|
COMMERCE 7037 Research Methodology in Commerce (M)
|
3
|
ECOMMRCE 7004 Internet Commerce (M)
|
3
|
18 units of Marketing courses selected from the above or such courses as approved by the Executive Dean of the Professions or nominee, including:
Consumer Behaviour (M)
|
3
|
Marketing Communications(M)
|
3
|
International Marketing (M)
|
3
|
Marketing Research and Planning (M)
|
3
|
Marketing Ethics (M)
|
3
|
Strategic Marketing (M)*
|
3
|
*Strategic Marketing (M) is a capstone course for the Marketing, and as such must be taken in the final semester of study.
(MBA electives will only be open to students meeting the 2-year professional experience criterion).
Status, Exemption and Credit Transfer
The Faculty may grant credit towards the program as follows:
- up to a maximum of 12 units where in the opinion of the Executive Dean of the Professions, the candidate has presented a course or courses for another award that contain(s) substantially the same material. All exemptions granted at this level must be replaced by courses chosen from the samediscipline area. For the purposes of fulfilling the requirements of Accounting, Applied Finance or Marketing a minimum of 15 units of new courses from the relevant discipline must be selected that have not been presented towards another degree.
- up to a total of 12 units on account of courses presented for any other award except with permission of the Executive Dean of the Professions.
A candidate who fails a course and wishes to repeat that course must, unless partially exempted by the Executive Dean of the Professions, again complete the required work in the course to the satisfaction of the teaching staff concerned.
Assessment and Examinations
There shall be four classifications of pass in any course for the Masters degree: Pass with High Distinction, Pass with Distinction, Pass with Credit and Pass.
A candidate shall not be eligible to attend for examination unless the prescribed work has been completed to the satisfaction of the teaching staff concerned. For the purposes of this Rule, a candidate who is refused permission to sit for examination shall be deemed to have failed the examination.
A candidate who fails a course twice may not re-enrol in that course except by special permission from the Faculty and then only under such conditions as may be prescribed.
Students Academic Progress Review
The School may prescribe rules for review of academic progress. Any student who meets the requirements for review will be asked to show cause as to why they should be permitted to continue their studies. Students who cannot adequately explain poor academic performance may have their enrolment cancelled or restricted, and/or be precluded from undertaking further studies toward their program.
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