Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law

Major shifts in laws governing the workplace and labour force in Australia mean that understanding the regulatory framework pertaining to employment and labour relations practices is more important than ever.

The Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law (MEmpLabRelLaw) is ideal for legal practitioners and non-lawyers with an interest in the legal regulation of employment and labour relations, including those working in the public sector, corporate management and human resources/personnel services as well as trade unions and employer groups.

Working with lecturers who are leaders in their fields, and fellow students from Australia and around the world, you’ll have a unique opportunity to gain advanced understanding of employment and labour relations law, its recent developments and its interaction with the governance and practice of the industry.

The Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law is part of the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program.

Related offerings

• Master of Laws
• Graduate Diploma in Laws
• Graduate Diploma in Employment and Labour Relations Law
• Single Subject Study in Law

As a Master of Employment and Labour Relations Law student, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of employment and labour relations law, including:

• legal principles of Australian employment and labour relations law
• emerging and contemporary issues in Australian employment and labour relations law
• technical aspects of Australian employment and labour relations law using historical, theoretical and practical perspectives its development in an international context

You’ll also develop skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and transmit your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.

Applicants must have completed:

• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, with a University of Melbourne equivalent score of at least 70, or equivalent
  or
• A degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent) leading to admission to practice, or equivalent and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  or
• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline and two years of documented relevant professional experience
  or
• An undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline; and successful completion of four subjects in a cognate graduate diploma and one year of documented relevant professional experience.

Selection criteria

In assessing applications, the Selection Committee will consider:

• Prior academic performance
• Professional experience (if necessary).

The Selection Committee may seek further information to clarify any aspect of an application in accordance with the Admission and Selection into Course Policy.

Also, in considering whether to admit an applicant the Selection Committee will consider:

• The quality of the degree(s) that the applicant has previously been awarded
• The standing and reputation of the university or universities that awarded the degree(s)
• The duration and type of work experience the applicant has obtained
• The relevance of the applicant's work experience to the course for which they have applied.

Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent).

IELTS: Score: 7.0, with no band less than 6.5.

TOEFL: Score: 94+, with writing 24; speaking 20; reading 19; listening 20.

PEARSON: Score: 72+, with written communicative skill of 65 and no other communicative skill below 64.

CAMBRIDGE: Score: 185+, with no skill less than 176.