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:
State-Of-The-Art Facilities
As a student at Sydney Law School, you will attend classes at one of Australia's finest tertiary environments. Situated on the University's main campus in Camperdown, approximately 10 to 15 minutes from the Sydney Central Business District (CBD), the Law School Building is a flagship premises for legal tertiary education. It provides prestigious and well-equipped accommodation as benefits one of Australia’s leading law schools and offers the highest quality teaching and learning and research facilities for students and staff.
The building consists of seven levels and accommodates the academic and administrative staff, together with a range of research centres and institutes. It incorporates collaborative spaces, meeting and conference rooms. There are a total of 23 teaching spaces within the building ranging from 300 and 100 seat lecture theatres, through to 60, 56, and 24 seat seminar facilities to suit a wide range of teaching requirements. It also
accommodates a Moot Court facility, the Law Library and a spacious Forecourt.
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. In 2009, Sydney Law School is set to offer over 160 units of study, the largest in its history. 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. In 2009, 70% of units are scheduled to be taught intensively.
Non- Award 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 cannot 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.
Sydney Law School in Europe
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.
Shanghai Winter School
Japanese Law
Sydney Law School teaches two offshore units in Japan, Japanese Law and Japanese Law and the Economy, in Kyoto and Tokyo respectively. Classes take place during February.
ANJeL Kyoto and Tokyo Seminars on Japanese law