Master of Construction Law

Discover new opportunities and elevate your career trajectory with the Master of Construction Law at Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington.

If you’re a practising lawyer or a professional in the building industry, the MConsLaw is the ideal way to gain advanced expertise about legal and dispute-resolution issues in the industry.

Whether you have a background as an architect, lawyer, surveyor, project manager, policy adviser, real estate developer, or remediation specialist, this degree adds valuable knowledge to your skill set.

Entry requirements

To be accepted into this programme you need:

To have completed an LLB(Hons) or LLB

To be accepted by the programme director as capable of completing the proposed course of study.

IELTS (Academic): minimum overall score of 6.5 with no sub-score below 6.0

TOEFL: minimum score of 90 for the internet-based test with a minimum of 20 in writing

Pearson Test of English: minimum score of 58 (with a ‘Communicative’ score of not less than 50)

Victoria University of Wellington English for Academic Purpose (EAP) programme: minimum final scores of 4,4,5,5

Cambridge English Qualifications: C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 176 or higher, with each skill score no less than 169

New Zealand Certificates in English Language (NZCEL): Level 5 (Academic)

NZAPA: English New Zealand Accredited Pathway Assessment Level 3 (with no skill lower than Level 2)