Master of Environmental Law
University of Newcastle
Type of institution: University/Higher Education Institution
Level: Postgraduate
CRICOS: 00109J
This program is designed to provide legal and non-legal professionals with a deeper knowledge of Environmental Law in Australia and beyond. Study a range of discipline areas taught by international industry experts, in Law, Environmental and Life Sciences, Business, and Architecture and Built Environment. It is the only postgraduate legal program in Australia which offers the opportunity to obtain certification by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and/or the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR). Our flexible study options allow you the time and pace that suits your schedule. Attend classes at NUspace in Newcastle's CBD, online, or a mix of both. Broaden your cross-cultural legal knowledge through international study experiences and international legal internships.
Structure
The Master of Envirnmental Law is an AQF 9 program. Students must complete 80 units of courses comprising the following: 10 units of core courses, 20 units of directed core courses, 50 units of directed courses including at least one course from Group A and one course from Group B. The remaining 30 units may be chosen from either Group A or Group B.
Standard entry requirements
- An AQF Level 8 Honours Bachelor Degree in a related field such as law, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, architecture, engineering and surveying, or human and physical geography
- Or An AQF Level 8 Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in a related field such as law, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, architecture, engineering and surveying, or human and physical geography
- Or An AQF level 7 Bachelor Degree in a related field of law, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, architecture, engineering and surveying, or human and physical geography
- Or An AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree in not in a related field and have at least two years' relevant work experience
- Or At least seven years relevant work experiences, of which two years should have been in a management position in law, environmental science, environmental resource management, environmental planning, architecture, engineering and surveying, or human and physical geograph, for instance as: a project manager within an environmental discipline
- A professional with experience in mentoring, training or supervising the quality of professional work
- Or as a manager or consultant working in a field related to the environment.
Recognition
This is the only legal postgraduate program in Australia that offers students the opportunity to obtain certification by the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and/or the United Nations Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR).
