Master of Laws Program By Victoria University of Wellington |Top Universities
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Tuitionfee

36,121 NZDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Law and Legal StudiesMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Take your passion for law to the next level with advanced study and research. Be at the centre of debate, analysis and dialogue about law and legal policy issues in New Zealand. Full time or part time, your study will be relevant, accessible and intellectually rewarding—research an area of law that interests you or tailor a course of study that suits your career goals. You'll take one core course—Advanced Legal Study LAWS 581 worth 10 points—and make up the rest of your 120 points from a choice of other 500-level LAWS courses. Up to 40 points can be replaced by equivalent courses from another faculty or another university.

Program overview

Main Subject

Law and Legal Studies

Degree

LLM

Study Level

Masters

Take your passion for law to the next level with advanced study and research. Be at the centre of debate, analysis and dialogue about law and legal policy issues in New Zealand. Full time or part time, your study will be relevant, accessible and intellectually rewarding—research an area of law that interests you or tailor a course of study that suits your career goals. You'll take one core course—Advanced Legal Study LAWS 581 worth 10 points—and make up the rest of your 120 points from a choice of other 500-level LAWS courses. Up to 40 points can be replaced by equivalent courses from another faculty or another university.

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

90+
6+
5+
58+

If you want to enrol in this programme but don't meet some of the entry requirements, you should contact the director of postgraduate studies discuss your options.


Jan-2000

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

10,659 NZD
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International Students

36,121 NZD
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Victoria University is home to 21,000 students, including over 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries. Victoria offers a quality education modelled on the highly successful British framework - one the emphasises creative thought and heightened world knowledge.  And encourages leadership, communication, creative and critical thinking in all students. In 2015, Victoria awarded 5,652 qualifications at graduation ceremonies throughout the year. 

Victoria is in the top 2.5% of the world's universities. In fifteen subject areas, we are amoung the top 1% of the world's universities (2016 QS World University Rankings by Subject).

Vicotria is ranked 50th in the world for Social Policy and Administration and in the top 100 in nine other subjects:

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Development Studies
  • Education
  • English Language and Literature
  • Geography
  • History
  • Law
  • Linguistics and Psychology. 

Undergraduate programmes are taught through seven faculties:

  • Architecture and Design
  • Business
  • Education
  • Engineering
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Law
  • Science.

 

 

Victoria University is ranked number one in New Zealand for research quality. At Victoria you'll be part of a vibrant postgraduate community, you'll have opportunities to work closely with expert staff and students from around the globe. 

When Alex Reid (http://www.victoria.ac.nz/study/why-victoria/our-students/alex) came to Victoria to do a Master's, he quickly felt very connected to the bioscience and wider postgraduate communities. "I have a strong postgraduate network of friends wider than just my Master's programme. We support each other, the lecturers are great too, they're always happy to help"

With more than 40 research centres and institutes (http://www.victoria.ac.nz/research/centres-institutes) at Victoria, each undertaking challenges of national and international concern, you'll soon benefit from our strong links to government organisations and influential businesses, many of which have headquarters in Wellington. 

Victoria offers a range of postgraduate study options:

  • Graduate Certificate
  • Graduate Diploma
  • Postgraduate Certificate
  • Postgraduate Diploma
  • Bachelor's with Honours
  • Taught Master's
  • Research Master's
  • PhD

 

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