Note: This course is only available to re-enrolling students.
Course overview
Prospective students should see the Future Students website for details on admission requirements, intake periods, fees, availability to international students, careers information etc.
No study plans found for this course. See study plans for more information.
Specialisations
Course structure
Key to availability of units:
- S1
- Semester 1
- S2
- Semester 2
- N/A
- not available in 2025 – may be available in 2026 or 2027
- NS
- non-standard teaching period
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Students with a recognised Law degree, take all units (6 points).
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS5250 | Foundations of International Commercial Law |
Students without a recognised Law degree, take all units (12 points).
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NS | LAWS4227 | Foundations of Law and Legal Institutions |
| Six intensive days |
| LAWS5250 | Foundations of International Commercial Law |
All students take unit(s) to a minimum value of 24 points and a maximum value of 36 points from Group A. (The School recommends that 36 points are taken from this group.):
Group A
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | LAWS5167 | Comparative Legal Method |
| 3 hours per week |
| LAWS5210 | Working with China: Business in a Socio-legal Context | |||
| NS | LAWS5251 | International Sales Law |
| This unit will run for full day sessions over 6 weeks on 26 February 2025, 05/12/19/26 March and 02 April. |
| LAWS5252 | International Trade Financing | |||
| LAWS5253 | International Shipping Law | |||
| N/A | LAWS5254 | International Trade Law |
| 3 hours per week |
| NS | LAWS5521 | Climate Change Law |
| Students must attend every day of the intensive period 10-11 and 12 April 2025. Refer to the timetable website for further information. |
| NS | LAWS5576 | International Commercial Arbitration |
| Students must attend every day of the intensive period 14-18 July 2025. Refer to the timetable website for further information. |
Students with a recognised Law degree, take unit(s) from Group B to complete the remainder of points (6–18).
Group B
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | LAWS5111 | Corporate Environmental and Social Governance |
| Estimated 35 hours in total run as a one week intensive. |
| NS | LAWS5114 | International Environmental Law | There will be an introductory 1-hour online seminar on Tuesday 8 April at 9.00am. Students must then attend three full-day on campus sessions on 22, 23 and 24 April plus one of the two fourth full-day sessions on 9th or 10th May. Please see timetable for more details. | |
| NS | LAWS5237 | Advanced Australian International Taxation | None | This unit will run intensively 14 - 17 April 2025. Attendance Compulsory |
| N/A | LAWS5305 | Mediation: Practice and Skills | None | |
| NS | LAWS5532 | Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability |
| Students must attend sessions on 21-22, 26 and 28-29 of August 2025. |
| N/A | LAWS5541 | Equity Capital Markets & Securities Regulation |
| |
| S2 | LAWS5577 | Governing the Commons: Oceans, ice and outer space |
| Sessions will run from 9am - 5pm on Wednesdays for six weeks across semester 2. Refer to timetable for more details. Students must attend all sessions. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5694 | Research Paper I |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5695 | Research Paper II (12 points) | This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. | |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5696 | Research Paper III Part 1 |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5697 | Research Paper III Part 2 |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| NS, S1, S2 | SVLG5001 | McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship |
| Internship experience: approximately 100 hours; McCusker Centre attendance: approximately 8 hours |
Students without a recognised Law degree, take unit(s) from Group C to complete the remainder of points (0–12).
Group C
| Availability | Unit code | Unitname | Unit requirements | Contact hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | LAWS5111 | Corporate Environmental and Social Governance |
| Estimated 35 hours in total run as a one week intensive. |
| NS | LAWS5114 | International Environmental Law | There will be an introductory 1-hour online seminar on Tuesday 8 April at 9.00am. Students must then attend three full-day on campus sessions on 22, 23 and 24 April plus one of the two fourth full-day sessions on 9th or 10th May. Please see timetable for more details. | |
| NS | LAWS5237 | Advanced Australian International Taxation | None | This unit will run intensively 14 - 17 April 2025. Attendance Compulsory |
| N/A | LAWS5305 | Mediation: Practice and Skills | None | |
| N/A | LAWS5398 | Construction Law |
| This unit will run 25-27 September 2024. Please refer to the timetable website for session times and venues. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. |
| NS | LAWS5532 | Energy Agreements: Oil and Gas, Alternative Energy and Sustainability |
| Students must attend sessions on 21-22, 26 and 28-29 of August 2025. |
| N/A | LAWS5541 | Equity Capital Markets & Securities Regulation |
| |
| S2 | LAWS5577 | Governing the Commons: Oceans, ice and outer space |
| Sessions will run from 9am - 5pm on Wednesdays for six weeks across semester 2. Refer to timetable for more details. Students must attend all sessions. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5694 | Research Paper I |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5695 | Research Paper II (12 points) | This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. | |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5696 | Research Paper III Part 1 |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| S1, S2 | LAWS5697 | Research Paper III Part 2 |
| This research unit involves unstructured contact with a supervisor throughout the semester. |
| NS, S1, S2 | SVLG5001 | McCusker Centre for Citizenship Internship |
| Internship experience: approximately 100 hours; McCusker Centre attendance: approximately 8 hours |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Rules
Note: This course is only available to re-enrolling students.
Applicability of the Student Rules, policies and procedures
1.(1) The Student Rules apply to students in this course.
(2) The policy, policy statements and guidance documents and student procedures apply, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
Academic Conduct Essentials and Communication and Research Skills modules
2.(1) A student who enrols in this course for the first time irrespective of whether they have previously been enrolled in another course of the University, must undertake the Academic Conduct Essentials module (the ACE module) and the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module).
(2) A student must successfully complete the ACE module within the first teaching period of their enrolment. Failure to complete the module within this timeframe will result in the student's unit results from this teaching period being withheld. These results will continue to be withheld until students avail themselves of a subsequent opportunity to achieve a passing grade in the ACE module. In the event that students complete units in subsequent teaching periods without completing the ACE module, these results will similarly be withheld. Students will not be permitted to submit late review or appeal applications regarding results which have been withheld for this reason and which they were unable to access in the normally permitted review period.
English Language competency requirements
3.(1) To be considered eligible for consideration for admission to this course an applicant must satisfy the University's English language competence requirement as set out in the University Policy on Admission: Coursework, except as otherwise indicated in the rules for this course.
(2) Applicants presenting with the IELTS Academic require an overall score of at least 7.0 and no band less than 6.5.
(3) Applicants presenting with the TOEFL iBT require an overall score of at least 100, a miminum score of 28 in the Speaking section, and no other sub-score less than 26.
(4) Applicants presenting with the TOEFL Paper Based score require an overall score of at least 580 and a miminum score of 5.0 in the Essay Rating / Test of Written English (TWE).
(5) Applicants presenting with the Pearson Test of English (PTE) (Academic) require an overall score of at least 70 and no sub-score less than 70.
(6) Applicants presenting with the UWA Centre for English Language Teaching (CELT) Bridging Course require a minimum grade of Grade A (85%) in the final CELT examination, with no band less than 80%.
Admission requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA;
or
(b) (i) a bachelor's degree in a cognate area, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent;
or
(c) (i) a bachelor's degree, or an equivalent qualification, as recognised by UWA; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 per cent; and
(iii) at least two years of relevant professional experience;
or
(d) (i) completed 24 points of the Graduate Diploma in International Commercial Law of this University1; and
(ii) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 60 per cent;
or
(e) completed at least 48 points towards a Master of Business Administration (43520) (coursework and dissertation) of this University;
or
(f) completed at least 48 points towards a Master of Commerce (41680) of this University.
1 Credit for units completed in this course will only be given if the course is not conferred.
Admission ranking and selection
5. Where relevant, admission will be awarded to the highest ranked applicants or applicants selected based on the relevant requirements.
Articulations and exit awards
6.(1) The following courses form part of an articulated sequence:
- 21310 Graduate Diploma in International Commercial Law (24 points)
- 21510 Master of International Commercial Law (48 points)
(2) A student who withdraws from the Master of International Commercial Law course before completing it, but after fulfilling the requirements of a lesser award in the above sequence, may apply for the relevant award.
Course structure
7.(1) The course consists of units to a total value of 48 points.
(2) Units must be selected in accordance with the course structure, as set out in these rules.
Satisfactory progress
8. To make satisfactory progress a student must pass units to a point value greater than half the total value of units in which they remain enrolled after the final date for withdrawal without academic penalty.
9. A student who has not achieved a result of Ungraded Pass (UP) for the Communication and Research Skills module (the CARS module) when their progress status is assessed will not have made satisfactory progress even if they have met the other requirements for satisfactory progress in Rule 8.
Progress status
10.(1) A student who makes satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 8 is assigned the status of 'Good Standing'.
(2) Unless the relevant board determines otherwise because of exceptional circumstances—
(a) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the first time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'On Probation';
(b) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the second time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Suspended';
(c) a student who does not make satisfactory progress for the third time under Rule 8 is assigned a progress status of 'Excluded'.
11. A student who does not make satisfactory progress in terms of Rule 9 is assigned the progress status of 'On Probation', unless they have been assigned a progress status of 'Suspended' or 'Excluded' for failure to meet other satisfactory progress requirements in Rule 8.
Award with distinction
12. To be awarded the degree with distinction a student must achieve a course weighted average mark (WAM) of at least 80 per cent which is calculated based on—
(a) all units above Level 3 attempted as part of the course that are awarded a final percentage mark;
(b) all relevant units above Level 3 undertaken in articulating courses of this University that are awarded a final percentage mark;
and
(c) all units above Level 3 completed at this University that are credited to the master's degree course.
Deferrals
13. Applicants awarded admission to the course are entitled to a deferral of up to 12 months, as per the University Policy on: Admissions (Coursework).