Postgraduate
Master of Resources and International Commercial Law
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Admission Requirements
2(a) (i) a bachelor's degree in a cognate area, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; or
3(a) (i) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and (ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 50 per cent; and (iii) at least two years of relevant professional experience.
Ranking and Selection Process
English competency
English is the language of instruction and assessment at UWA and you will need to meet the English language requirements of the University to be eligible for a place.
This course has higher ELC requirements. Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.0 and no band less than 6.5. For more information visit ELC requirements.
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Course details
About the course
Quick details
- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Throughout the year
- The estimated time commitment for a standard full-time enrolment is approximately 46 hours per week (over 13 weeks) which includes contact hours, personal study and examinations.
- Postgraduate
- 20560
- 047155D
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
Why study this course?
- Study a broad range of units focused on commerce and international sales as well as those related to resources such as mining and oil and gas.
- You'll be taught in a highly practical way, making use of real-life examples, contracts and case studies.
- Leading industry experts contribute to some units as lecturers and tutors.
Course coordinator Professor John Chandler
Professor John Chandler is Co-Director of The Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law. He has been a practising lawyer for over 30 years specialising in mining and petroleum development.
He delivers courses in the areas of mining and oil and gas, and his research interests include oil and gas law, corporate governance and resource investment.
You'll learn to
- engage in critical legal analysis using your specialised legal knowledge.
- study and research independently on research essays and tasks while gaining working knowledge of legal method and legal research principles.
- adapt the degree to your own specialisation, given free choice to extend your basic legal knowledge in subjects available to you.
Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law
The Centre for Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Law has a successful research record going back to its establishment within the Law School at The University of Western Australia in 1990.
It was initially established in recognition of the importance of both the resources and the commercial sectors to the Western Australia economy. In recent years the focus and emphasis of the Centre broadened to include a wide range of mining, energy and natural resources law matters.
The research areas of the Centre all have practical elements and this engagement enhances the research of the Centre by ensuring it is relevant and current.
Western Australia's premier Law School
The UWA Law School is ranked in the top 150 law schools in the world for Law and Legal Studies (QS 2025). You will join and contribute to 90 years of excellence: we are the first law school established in WA and the fifth oldest in Australia.
Our graduates include a Prime Minister, a Governor of Western Australia, State Ministers, Justices of the Supreme Court of WA, a Young Australian of the Year, Rhodes Scholars, and more.
While we have a long and proud history, we're also a closely-knit, creative and progressive Law School, fostering critical thought, ethical scholarship and practice, a deep connection to our Indigenous past and present, and supportive student culture based upon wellbeing and inclusion.
