UNSW Law Postgraduate Guide 2019 | Page 21

[ Master of Laws ] LLM (Corporate Commercial Law) The Corporate & Commercial Law courses deliver highly relevant legal knowledge in a practical commercial and regulatory context, allowing graduates to expand their expertise by pursuing new areas of study or explore existing knowledge at a deeper level. Our courses are taught by a combination of UNSW Law academics, international visitors, distinguished guest lecturers, and leading visiting practitioners. Whether a specialisation or new career path is the goal, our courses ensure that the knowledge gained can be used in practice immediately. Courses range from core offerings in corporate law, governance, insurance law and insolvency, to new areas such as sport sponsorship and marketing. LLM (Taxation) LLM (Corporate, Commercial Taxation Law) LLM (Criminal Justice Criminology) Lawyers who require an understanding of taxation and the tax system, and how these impact business decisions and transactions, can gain deeper and specialist knowledge with this specialisation. Harnessing the prestige and academic expertise of the Law School and UNSW Business School, students complete a minimum of 3 courses (18 UOC) offered by UNSW Law; a minimum of 4 courses (24 UOC) offered by the School of Taxation & Business Law within UNSW Business School; and 1 additional law or taxation course (6 UOC). The Corporate, Commercial & Taxation Law specialisation allows students to add taxation courses to the Corporate & Commercial Law offerings. Students select 3 courses (18 UOC) offered by UNSW Law in the Corporate & Commercial specialisation and a minimum of 3 courses (18 UOC) from postgraduate taxation courses offered by the highly regarded UNSW Business School. The remaining courses can be selected from any of the postgraduate law or taxation courses on offer. Courses in the Criminal Justice & Criminology specialisation examine innovative issues in a national and global context. This specialisation is marked by its engagement of criminological perspectives on topical legal issues – a hallmark of the research style of UNSW Law’s many criminal justice specialists – meaning that students will be studying at an advanced level to ensure expertise in the field. As a student completing this specialisation, you’ll have access to internationally-regarded authors and experts who participate closely in law reform and government policy development. 21