The Sydney Advantage - The Sydney LLM & Postgraduate Coursework Law @ Sydney

The Sydney Law School is a market leader in postgraduate legal education in Australia. In addition to our ever-popular Master of Laws (LLM) by coursework, we offer 22 specialist qualifications in law. We believe the quality of our face-to-face teaching gives us an edge into the future. Whether full-time or part-time, Sydney offers you a flexible program that includes units offered by intensive or evening seminar format, all taught with web support by national and international experts in their fields. Exclusive features of the Sydney Law School's postgraduate coursework program in law include:

A Wealth of Specialised & Intensive Units of Study

The Sydney Law School offers up to 130 units of study throughout its postgraduate program each year. An increasing number of units are now available on an intensive basis, where they are taught over a few days rather than a full semester.

Single Unit Enrolment

We have endeavoured to make our programs as flexible as possible. You can now enrol in any one of the Law School's postgraduate subjects on a single unit or non-award basis where you don't have to commit to an entire program.

Non-Lawyer Enrolment

Many of our postgraduate programs are open to non-lawyers. You do not have to have a law degree or work in the legal profession if you would like to enrol in our Health Law or Environmental Law programs for instance.

Quality of Staff

Our level of staff expertise is well respected. Not only are many of our staff leaders in their fields, but we also draw on a range of international experts to deliver our programs.

Legal Professional Development (LPD) Program

Many of our units of study are available to audit for Mandatory Continuing Legal Education (MCLE) points. Candidates can choose whether to undertake the assessment and get academic credit (and CLE points), or they can simply attend the classes and obtain the CLE points alone. Units taken for credit can be counted towards a Graduate Diploma or Masters degree at a later date.

Cross-Institutional Study

Candidates may undertake units in postgraduate programs at other universities subject to approval. A formal application, detailing the academic content, attendance and assessment requirements of the unit(s) proposed to be completed is made to the Law School first. Candidates from other institutions can also apply to study units at Sydney Law School upon approval from their home institution and the Sydney Law School.

Offshore Programs

Sydney Law School in Europe

The Sydney Law School offers a full coursework Master of Laws (LLM) in Europe, using the same units of study and personnel as the Law School's offerings in Sydney, Australia. Classes are held at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, Cambridge University, United Kingdom and University College London. Students can combine study in Europe with study in Australia, or complete an entire program in Europe. The units are often delivered on an intensive basis, over four or five successive days or on successive weekends.

Shanghai Winter School

The Sydney Law School gives candidates the opportunity to undertake studies in Chinese law through the East China University of Politics and Law. Students experience an intensive mode of study taught by specific legal experts and supervised by staff from the Law School. Classes take place during the month of January.