The Monash Master of Legal Studies is designed to equip non-lawyers with the legal skills and knowledge you need to make better managerial and commercial decisions and to lead your organisation effectively.

This course provides you with the legal knowledge that will give you a competitive edge in your chosen career.

Labour and employment law

Become an expert in the laws regulating industrial and employee relations

The Labour and Employment Law specialisation equips you with a thorough theoretical and practical grounding in the laws regulating employee relations. This includes labour law as well as the laws governing employee management, occupational health and safety, digital workplaces, investigations and discrimination.

Suitable for: Graduates from non-law disciplines interested in developing or enhancing a specialist career in employment law, human resources and management for the public sector, corporations, trade unions, and employer associations. It also suits law graduates practising in the field of labour and employment law.

A Bachelor Honours degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline as determined by the faculty, with a minimum credit average.

OR

A Bachelor degree (or equivalent) plus either a graduate diploma (or equivalent) in Law or a cognate discipline or a graduate certificate (or equivalent) in Law or a cognate discipline.

OR

A Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in a cognate discipline, plus sufficient relevant work-based experience or professional learning to provide the equivalent of a bachelor honours degree on one of those disciplines, as determined by the faculty.

Applicants will be assessed on their entire academic record, with a credit average (or equivalent) preferred. As a general rule, students who do not have a credit average or are relying on relevant work experience to satisfy entry requirements will need to have worked for at least two years, although the required period may be shorter where the work experience has been supplemented by other relevant learning.