Program overview
Melbourne Law Masters subjects will be delivered either online, on campus or dual-delivery in 2023.
2023 Melbourne Law Masters program
The 2023 program brings an array of international experts as well as Australian practitioners from all sectors of the legal profession, to ensure a continuation of the mix of in-depth legal knowledge and its practical application.
The program features:
- 11 new subjects
- Automated Decision-Making and Justice
- Civil Appeals
- Constitutionalism and the Global South
- Cyber Security and the Law
- Impact Investing: Driving Change
- Sustainable Resource Development
- Tax of Collective Investment Funds
- Tax of Superannuation B
- The Law of Economics and Globalisation
- Transitional Justice
- UN Law and Practice
- Diverse teaching group including international experts and Australian practitioners
- Over 170 subjects on offer
- 26 specialist legal areas
- 39 courses

New Specialist Certificate in Tax
This new qualification is part of the globally recognised tax specialisation of the Melbourne Law Masters program. Tailored for experienced mid-career tax professionals, accountants and lawyers specialising in tax who want to elevate their careers quickly, subjects are designed for busy professionals to fit within their competing time commitments.
Australia's first and leading law school
Melbourne Law School is ranked:
- No. 1 law school in Australia and No. 12 in the world (Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject, 2022)
- No. 1 law school in Australia and No. 7 in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject, 2023)
The University of Melbourne is ranked:
- No. 1 in Australia and No. 34 in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2023)
- No. 1 in Australia and No. 32 in the world (Academic Ranking of World Universities, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 2022)
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