Master of Laws–LLM 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the LLM degree shall have:

(i) completed an LLB(Hons) or LLB degree; and

(ii) been accepted by the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty of Law as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the director for a candidate who has had extensive practical, professional, or scholarly experience of an appropriate kind.

2. Except as provided in section 5 of these regulations, the course of study for the LLM shall consist of either:

(a) a Master’s thesis (LAWS 591), together with any additional advanced legal study specified by the director; or

(b) LAWS 581 and one of the following options:

(i) LAWS 592 and 20 further points from the LLM Schedule; or

(ii) a course of study comprising LAWS 593 and 20 further points from the LLM Schedule; or

(iii) 110 further points from LAWS 520–582.

3. (a) The minimum and maximum periods of enrolment for the thesis are specified in the Master’s Thesis Regulations.

(b) A full-time candidate undertaking the degree under section 2(b) shall normally complete the degree within one year of first enrolling in it (extended pro rata up to three years for students who are not full time). The director may extend the maximum period in special cases.

4. A candidate who has failed any course shall re-enrol for the degree only with the permission of the director.

7. The LLM may be awarded with Distinction or Merit as described in the Assessment Handbook.