Global learning opportunities
JD students wanting to study overseas or focus on global legal practice have access to many exhilarating international opportunities.
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A maximum of 50 credit points (or four subjects) can be credited to the Melbourne JD based on overseas study, whether in a single program (like the Center for Transnational Legal Studies) or a combination of global learning opportunities.
A maximum of 12.5 credit points of the available 50 credit points can be from independent study abroad at a non-partner institution.
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Global and interstate subjects
Melbourne Law School offers elective subjects globally that provide students with the opportunity to meet and network with international practitioners at institutional hubs.
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Degree Partnerships
Melbourne JD students have the option to intermit from their course in their final year to complete an additional degree at a partner university. Melbourne Law School has a growing number of partnerships, each with their own areas of expertise, that allow students to further specialise in their chosen field of interest.
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Study Overseas program
Melbourne Law School students have the opportunity to undertake a semester of study for credit with Exchange Partners–leading accredited institutions–at locations across the USA, Canada, Europe, China and more.
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Center for Transnational Legal Studies
Melbourne Law School is associated with the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS). Taught by faculty from a consortium of the world's leading law schools, CTLS gives students from 20 schools the chance to come together to study transnational and international legal issues.
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Non-partner programs
Independent Study Abroad allows Melbourne Law School students to participate in short-term study programs at overseas law schools of accredited institutions (excluding Exchange partners) for subject credit.