Enrolment and re-enrolment

New students are not required to participate in the University's re-enrolment processes. New students are encouraged to follow the instructions on the Get Started at Melbourne webpage and to review the additional information relevant to getting started in the Melbourne Law Masters program.

2026 Re-enrolment timeline

Timely re-enrolment period

Monday 10 November 2025 - Monday 8 December 2025

  1. 2026 enrolments open.
  2. Student visa holders: as a student visa holder you need to ensure that you meet the requirements of your student visa.
  3. If you choose not to enrol in at least one subject in each half year period (January – June and July – December), you should apply for a Leave of Absence.
Late re-enrolment period

Tuesday 9 December 2025 - Monday 5 January 2026

  1. A late re-enrolment fee applies if you re-enrol during this period. Further non-compliance with your enrolment obligations may result in course cancellation.
Late re-enrolment period ends

Monday 6 January 2026 - onwards

If you don’t re-enrol by this date your enrolment may be cancelled.

How to enrol in subjects

Students may self-enrol on a first-in basis into their nominated subjects, up until the last date to self-enrol for each subject.

Step 1 - Select your subjects

Subject selection is an important step in the enrolment process that requires careful planning and consideration. Refer to the Handbook for the list of approved subjects for your course, taking note of the assessment due dates and teaching dates to ensure that there are no clashes with your other subjects.

Seeking enrolment advice

Step 2 - Review subject availability

As a guide to assist you, the MLM electives page will be updated frequently, indicating which subjects are available for self-enrolment.

MLM subjects

Step 3 - Enrol via my.unimelb

Once you’ve decided on your subjects, you can select and enrol into them via your Study Plan on my.unimelb. Students can maintain their own subject enrolment via my.unimelb up until the last date to self-enrol for each subject (see relevant subject entry in Handbook for dates).

Tip: When completing your subject enrolment, your subjects should display on your Study Plan with a status of ‘Enrolled’ and be highlighted in green. If not, then you have not completed and saved your enrolment properly.

IMPORTANT: All subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters program have a strict quota, and enrolment is on a first-in basis. If you are unable to enrol in a subject, it may mean that:

  • You do not meet a prerequisite, as outlined in the Handbook (under Eligibility and Requirements). Prerequisite waivers can be sought from the faculty.
  • The subject is already fully subscribed, or
  • The last date to self-enrol has passed (check the Handbook subject entry for this information).

Please note that Melbourne Law School may reserve places in a subject for incoming international cohorts or where a subject is core to a specialisation with limited alternate options.

Enrolling in subjects

Please note: Melbourne Law Masters subjects are typically single sitting intensive classes with no choice of class time. You will be automatically registered for these classes once the timetable is finalised. Certain semester-length subjects may offer a choice of classes, allowing you to select your preferred class times using MyTimetable (you will otherwise be automatically registered).

Subjects by application

Some subjects are available by application only.

Overview subjects

The Melbourne Law Masters program offers a number of professional overview subjects that provide an introduction to key legal areas. These subjects are not available for academic credit in the Melbourne Law Masters program.