MBA / Master of Laws (MBA/LLM)

Program Overview
The MBA/LLM is a combined degree offered by the Faculty of Law, in partnership with the Australian School of Business.

The program is designed to provide expertise and knowledge in the areas of law and management and will be particularly relevant to:

Government lawyers
Lawyers working in law firms who want to develop their capacity to better manage the way their organisations deliver legal services
Lawyers working as ‘in-house’ counsel where contribution to the strategic direction and organisational effectiveness is required
Lawyers seeking to change careers

Program Structure
The program is offered full-time over two years. Australian citizens and residents may complete the law component and the AGSM MBA elective component on a part-time basis.

The program is 144 uoc in total. This comprises 48 uoc in Law and 96 uoc in the AGSM MBA program.

The MBA component requires the completion of all 54 uoc in core courses. Once the Law component is completed, students receive credit transfer for 18 uoc towards the 42 uoc MBA elective phase, and are therefore required to undertake 24 uoc of elective MBA courses.

Specialist Major Sequences - LLM
Candidates for the LLM by coursework may undertake study incorporating a major sequence in any one of the following specialist areas:

Corporate and Commercial Law
Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
Criminal Justice and Criminology
Human Rights and Social Justice
International Law
International Business and Economic Law
Media, Communications and Information Technology Law
Taxation

To incorporate a major sequence, candidates will be required to obtain no less than 24 of the 48 uoc required for the award of the degree from the courses allocated to that major sequence.

Candidates who wish to qualify for a specialisation in Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law must complete a total of 28 uoc as follows:

16 uoc from courses offered in the Corporate and Commercial major sequence, and
12 uoc from courses offered in taxation offered by Atax in the Law Faculty

Postgraduate Electives - LLM
Courses may be selected from the postgraduate electives offered by the Law School. Taxation courses offered by the Faculty of Law are taught through Atax (courses should be chosen from the Master of Taxation program).

When choosing courses, please consult the current timetable, as all courses are not necessarily available in any one year or academic session.

Postgraduate Electives List for LLM

Postgraduate Electives - MBA
Once students have completed all core courses they can structure the remaining 24 uoc in a number of different ways. In addition to standard elective courses students may choose courses such as Management Projects or Individual Study in Management. It is also possible to nominate for an International Exchange.

Management Projects – student teams collaborate with corporate partners and faculty to apply conceptual frameworks and global best practice to business critical issues
Individual Study in Management – provides the opportunity for students to select a business topic to research under the supervision of a faculty member
International Exchange – AGSM MBA Programs has an outstanding exchange partner network with the world’s best business schools in Europe/UK, Asia, US and Canada. Students can choose to nominate for exchange and complete 18 uoc for credit to program requirements. See List of Business Schools.

Program Options - LLM
A student may apply to the Associate Dean (Postgraduate) to complete research papers of about 15,000 words in place of one semester-long courses.

A student may apply to the Associate Dean (Postgraduate) for permission to take, as appropriate to the student’s overall program, up to 24 units of credit from the following options:

School of Taxation (Atax) up to 24 uoc
Continuing Legal Education 4 uoc option up to 16 uoc
Cross-institutional postgraduate law courses offered at other universities up to 24 uoc (please note that cross-institutional courses will be awarded 6 uoc credit towards postgraduate law programs)

Assessment - LLM
All postgraduate courses have a strong research dimension and course assessment is principally on the basis of research essays (7,000 words). Essay topics are agreed upon with the lecturer within the first few weeks of semester to enable students to work on their research and writing with continuous feedback from the lecturer. Papers are normally due a week or two after the end of semester.

Assessment - MBA
Assessment in MBA courses includes individual and team assignments; quizzes; projects; individual and team presentations; mid-term and final examinations.

The outline for each course will specify both the value and weighting of each assessment item.

Students should note that there is a strong focus on teamwork and achieving learning and assessment outcomes in a collaborative manner.

More Information
Please contact our Admissions team on
T: +61 2 9931 9490
E: admissions@agsm.edu.au

At a Glance

Program Code: 9230

Entry Requirements

LLB or equivalent
Candidates must also meet the specific requirements for admission to the MBA

Duration

Full time over 2 years
Law and MBA electives components may be completed part time by Australian citizens and residents only

Structure

144 uoc:

48 uoc Law
96 uoc MBA (including 18 uoc exemptions upon successful completion of Law phase)