Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance (LLM MAppFin)

Program Code
MLMAF

Program Faculty
Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

Academic Year
2018

These Program Rules should be read in conjunction with the University's policies (https://www.adelaide.edu.au/policies).

Overview

The combined Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance program is designed to provide analytical tools and new skills in the field of finance to students possessing an undergraduate degree in finance or non-finance disciplines while also focusing on business, commercial regulation and international law. Applicants must hold an undergraduate Law degree.
The Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance is an AQF Level 9 Masters Extension qualification with a standard full-time duration of 2 years.

Conditions

Condition of Enrolment

Interruption of program: Students must apply for permission from the Faculty before taking a Leave of Absence. Any extension of the leave without approval will result in the loss of place in the program but an application may be made to be re-admitted to the program subject to the admission procedures in place at the time.

Academic Program Rules for Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance

There shall be a Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance.

Qualification Requirements

To qualify for the combined degree of Master of Laws / Master of Applied Finance, the student must complete satisfactorily a program of study consisting of the following requirements with a combined total of not less than 48 units, comprising:

  1. Core courses to the value of 12 units
  2. Elective courses to the value of 30 units, consisting of Law Electives to the value of 12 units and Applied Finance Electives to the value of 18 units
  3. Research equivalent courses to the value of 6 units in the form of a research dissertation or two research essays.

Core Courses

  • Core Courses

    To satisfy the requirements for Core Courses students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CORPFIN 7005 Principles of Finance (M) 3

    and

    Courses to the value of 9 units from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    ACCTING 7019 Accounting Concepts and Methods (M) 3
    ECON 7200 Economic Principles (M) 3
    COMMERCE 7033 Quantitative Methods (M) 3
    MARKETNG 7005 Fundamentals of Marketing (M) 3
  • Research Dissertation

    To satisfy the requirements for Research Dissertation students must complete courses to the value of 6 units.

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    LAW 7025 Dissertation (PG) 6

    or

    two 7,000 - 8,000 word research essays chosen from any postgraduate coursework Law course each to the value of 3 units. The research essays will be an addition to any other course assessment requirement. Where a research essay is part of the course assessment, the word limit will be extended to 7,000 - 8,000 words to satisfy this requirement.
     

Electives

  • Law Electives

    To satisfy the requirements for Law Electives students must complete courses to the value of 12 units.

    Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    LAW 7009 Mining and Energy Law 3
    LAW 7038 Law of Debtor and Creditor (PG) 3
    LAW 7040 International Environmental Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7042 Technology, Law and Society (PG) 3
    LAW 7043 Corp Gov & Sec Reg:Int & Comp Perspectives PG 3
    LAW 7055 Comparative Corporate Rescue Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7056 Competition Law: Comparative Perspectives (PG) 3
    LAW 7057 Corporate Governance (PG) 3
    LAW 7059 European Union Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7061 Globalisation & the Legal Regulation of Work (PG) 3
    LAW 7062 Selected Issues in Intellectual Property Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7063 Government, Business & Regulation (PG) 3
    LAW 7064 Intellectual Property Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7065 International Commercial Arbitration (PG) 3
    LAW 7066 Private International Law(PG) 3
    LAW 7067 International Criminal Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7068 International Energy Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7070 International Trade Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7072 Work Relationships and the Law 3
    LAW 7074 Transitional Justice (PG) 3
    LAW 7096 Sport Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7098 Insurance Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7099 International Trade Transactions and the Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7115 Insolvency Law 3
    LAW 7122 Transnational Business & Human Rights 3
    LAW 7124 Workplace Bargaining 3
    LAW 7125 International Financial Regulation 3
    LAW 7128 Advanced Contract Law 3
    LAW 7129 International Humanitarian Law 3
    LAW 7150 European Business Law 3
    LAW 7151 Health, Medical and Biotechnology Law 3
    LAW 7152 International Franchising and the Law 3
    LAW 7153 Personal Property Security Law 3
    LAW 7154 Migration Law 3
    LAW 7158 Corporate Law: Selected Issues 3
    LAW 7159 Comparative Migration Law 3
    LAW 7160 Water Resources Law 3
    LAW 7161 Bioethics and the Law 3
    LAW 7162 Internet Law 3
    LAW 7163 Competition and Consumer Law 3
    LAW 7164 Criminal Law: Selected Issues 3
    LAW 7165 International Security Law 3
    LAW 7166 Company Merger and Acquisition Law 3
    LAW 7034 Anti-discrimination Law: Practice and Theory PG 3
    LAW 7073 Transnational Organised Crime 3
    LAW 7076 International Economic Law (PG) 3
    LAW 7120 Human Rights: International Perspectives (PG) 3
    LAW 7123 Perspectives on Property Law & Society 3
    LAW 7167 Legal Ethics 3
    LAW 7168 Selected Issues - Military Operations Law 3
    LAW 7170 Public International Law 3
    LAW 7171 The Law of Weaponry 3
    LAW 7172 Strategic Space Law 3
    LAW 7173 Maritime Law and Geopolitics in the Asian Region 3
    LAW 7174 Advanced Comparative Law 3
    LAW 7175 Comparative Law: Selected Issues 3
    LAW 7176 International Insolvency Law 3
    LAW 7178 Planning Law 3
    LAW 7179 Special Topic B 3

    or

    Courses to the value of up to 12 units may be taken from the following:

    any other postgraduate coursework courses approved by the Program Coordinator.
     

  • Applied Finance Electives

    To satisfy the requirements for Applied Finance Electives students must complete courses to the value of 18 units.

    Subject/Catalogue Course Title Unit Value
    CORPFIN 7017 Financial Statement Analysis (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7019 Advanced Funds Management (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7020 Derivatives (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7021 Corporate Investment Evaluation (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7022 Advanced Corporate Finance (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7039 Equity Valuation & Analysis (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7040 Fixed Income Securities (M) 3
    CORPFIN 7042 Corporate Financial Risk Management (M) 3
    ECON 7044 International Finance PG 3
    ECON 7114 Money, Banking and Financial Markets PG 3