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Macquarie Law School

Coursework Degrees


Master of Environmental Law

(For lawyers and non-lawyers)

This program is available to both lawyers and those without a law degree. It is designed to meet the needs of business persons, environmental consultants, workers in the resource sector, lawyers working in the environmental law area, or those who wish to do so.

Admission requirements: A Bachelor degree
Length of candidature: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 2 years by distance study
Course Requirements: 32 credit points

Attendance:

 

 

Units may be offered either internal only, external only or both.
External students are required to attend intensive 2 or 3 day on-campus sessions for each unit undertaken. In most instances these sessions are held in the mid semester breaks of April or September. Please check the Law Postgraduate Timetable.
Commencement: March, July
Tuition Fees for 2007: 32 credit points at $380.00 per cr pt

Academic Enquiries:

Erika J Techera (02) 9850 7925
email: erika.techera@mq.edu.au
Other Enquiries:

Arts Student Centre (02) 9850 6783
e-mail: artsenquiries@mq.edu.au


Program Structure


Option 1 - Coursework
LAW853 or LAW855 plus seven elective units

Option 2 - Coursework and Research Dissertation
LAW853 or LAW855 plus five elective units and LAW863 and LAW864 dissertation units

Units of Study
Mode
I = Internal
X = External
Core Unit (4 credit points)

LAW853 Comparative Environmental Law
or
LAW855 Environmental Law and Sustainable Development

I X

I X

Elective Units (4 credit points)
I X
I X
LAW852 Trade and Environment Law
I X
LAW853 Comparative Environmental Law
I X
LAW856 Environmental Economics
I X
LAW857 Environmental Litigation and Mediation
I X
LAW858 Pollution and Environmental Regulation
I X
LAW859 Heritage Law and Policy
I X
LAW860 International Environmental Law
I X
LAW861 Local Government Law
I X
LAW865 Biodiversity and Biotechnology Law
I X
LAW866 Comparative Indigenous Environmental Law and Management
I X
LAW867 Water and Marine Resources Law
I X
LAW869 Law, Globalisation and Cultural Transformations
I X
LAW879 Environmental Law and Policy Clinic
Note: Students need to contact Dr Erika J Techera at least two months prior to enrolling to arrange a suitable placement.
I X
Dissertation Units
LAW863 Legal Research Dissertation (Part A) (4 credit points)
and
LAW864 Legal Research Dissertation (Part B) (4 credit points)
I X

 

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