Overview

The Laws program from University of Southern Queensland is designed to build upon legal knowledge gained at the Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Juris Doctor levels, the Master of Laws gives you the opportunity to write a law research project on a topic of your choice, under the guidance of an expert supervisor.

Features

Benefit from a suite of innovative and topical legal specialist postgraduate courses. Choose from five specialisations that reflect areas of in-need legal practice: Commercial Law, Family Law, Legal Practice or Public Law.
Complete two core courses focused on research skills, four electives from your chosen specialisation, as well as one additional elective from an area of interest such as advanced taxation law, international humanitarian law, or advanced criminology, to name a few.
Complete your degree in one year when studying full-time or two years part-time. Choose from three different start times throughout the year and take advantage of options to fast-track your study.

Career prospects

As a graduate, use your specialised knowledge and skills in various careers that involve legal requirements, including commercial law firms, legal aid agencies, advocacy organisations, government departments, banking, finance, commerce, policy development, research, and analysis.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Commercial Law
Family Law
International Law
Public Law
Advanced Environmental Law
Advanced Insolvency Restructuring Law

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-06-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-04-06 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2026-09-14 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-14 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-16 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-16 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

8 alternative credits

Units

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Toowoomba, Australia

Disciplines

Legal Studies View 11 other Masters in Legal Studies in Australia

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completion of a Bachelor of Laws (Honours); a Juris Doctor; a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, or an international equivalent.
Applicants who do not hold a law degree but have an equivalent qualification approved by a legal profession admissions board are also eligible to apply for entry.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

34200 AUD / year

≈ 34200 AUD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

34200 AUD / year

≈ 34200 AUD / year

Funding

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