Postgraduate
Master of Laws
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The University of Western Australia (M355), 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, Western Australia 6009
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131 UWA (131 892)
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(+61 8) 6488 1000
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Fees and scholarships
Learn more about the fees that apply to you for this course.
Postgraduate - full fee paying students
The Annual Fee is an estimate only based on a standard annual study load of 48 points. (Courses may teach up to 72 points in a year)
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Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Postgraduate – onshore students
Annual course fees are calculated based on a standard annual study load of 48 credit points.
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students from a diverse range of backgrounds, including academic achievement, financial need, educational disadvantage, leadership and community service, artistic or sporting achievements, and being from a rural or remote area.
Cost of living
Admission requirements
If you’re interested in furthering your career by studying this postgraduate degree, find out the admission details below.
Admission Requirements
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 7.5 and no band less than 6.5
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We'll guide you through our entry requirements, admission pathways available to you and application deadlines for your chosen course.
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Course details
About the course
Quick details
- Available
- Perth (Crawley campus)
- Full-time
- Part-time
- On-campus
- Applications are accepted throughout the year.
- Variable - includes intensive teaching blocks
- Postgraduate
- 20500
- 003308M
Course structure
Postgraduate coursework degrees and combined (coursework and research) degrees comprise a number of units. Refer to the course structure for more information.
The UWA Law School is certified by the Australian Law School Standards.
Why study this course?
- You can choose a specialised area or broaden your knowledge across a range of subjects including commercial law, government regulation, resources law, and a wide variety of public and private international law areas.
- You'll gain advanced reasoning skills, develop knowledge and research skills.
- You can enhance and update your existing legal qualifications.
- It’s all electives in law – you'll choose all the units to take!
Coordinator Dr Marilyn Bromberg
Originally from Canada, Dr Marilyn Bromberg graduated with a BBA (Honours) from the Schulich School of Business at York University, an LLB (Dist) from The University of Western Australia, a PhD from Murdoch University and a Graduate Certificate in University Teaching from The University of Notre Dame Australia (Fremantle Campus).
Alongside teaching in the units Social Media and the Law, Professional Practice and Procedure, Marilyn works as a lawyer at the Fremantle Community Legal Centre and as a consultant in her research areas for legal organisations.
Why study postgrad?
Meet our law students
Maha Chaar
Maha Chaar
With UWA being a top 1% university in the world, the choice to study here was easy. UWA has an exceedingly high reputation and I wanted to be part of that.
Western Australia's premier Law School
The UWA Law School is ranked in the top 100 law schools in the world (QS 2021, THE WUR 2021). You will join and contribute to 90 years of excellence: we were 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.
Hear from our graduates
"The course is well structured, and there is a significant research component in each unit, which I consider a great advantage. A Master of Laws at UWA will certainly help anyone to improve both their research and analytical skills as well as their critical thinking, which is essential for those working in the legal field."
Roney José da Silva, Master of Laws 2020