Master of Dispute Resolution
Lawyers and practitioners from non-legal backgrounds have identified the need to expand their
skills and knowledge in the ever-changing field of professional dispute resolution. Our Master of
Dispute Resolution students comprise professionals from a wide range of fields, including banking,
human resources, psychology, accounting, and engineering.
Program Master of Dispute Resolution
Code 9235
Units of credit 48 UOC
No. of courses 8 courses (up to 3 compulsory)
Duration 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Semester start Semester 1 & Semester 2
Entry requirements Undergraduate degree with minimum credit average or undergraduate degree with
minimum two years relevant professional experience
The Master of Dispute Resolution program provides comprehensive and academically rigorous postgraduate study
for those seeking a specialist qualification in dispute resolution theory and practice. The UNSW Master of Dispute
Resolution is one of a very small number of specialist dispute resolution postgraduate qualifications available in
Australia.
The program enables students to develop skills in identifying the underlying issues that shape and inform a range of
dispute resolution processes, and to think creatively about approaches and solutions to them. The courses promote
interdisciplinary study through exposure to dispute resolution practitioners in a range of fields.
This program does not lead to a professional qualification for legal practice.
Program structure
Compulsory courses:
✔ ✔ Dispute Resolution: Principles, Processes and Practices
✔ ✔ Principled Negotiation
✔ ✔ Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for Business Law*^
✔ ✔ Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for Criminal Justice and Criminology*#
*Non-law graduates must complete one of these courses as part of their 48 UOC.
^For students who are focussing on commercial dispute resolution.
#For students who are focussing on dispute resolution in a criminal context.
Check the UNSW Law website law.unsw.edu.au for courses on offer in 2018.
Please note: Semester 2, 2018 is your last chance to enrol in this postgraduate program. From Term 1 2019 it
will be replaced with a new Master of Laws (LLM), open to students from law and non-law backgrounds. Visit
law.unsw.edu.au/pg for details.
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