Environmental Law and Policy - 9212
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 72
Award(s):
Master of Environmental Law and Policy
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Program Description
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
The Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) is a joint program of UNSW Law and Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies at UNSW of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences. Postgraduate Law and IES@UNSW courses are taught in a variety of formats during the University's formal academic semesters, including summer. While some are taught for two hours per week over a teaching semester, other classes are arranged more intensively to permit students to focus fully on a research essay.
Academic Rules
The degree of Master of Environmental Law and Policy may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed the required program of advanced study.
Qualifications
A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded:
- a Bachelor degree or higher qualification in any cognate discipline from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of a credit average;
- a Bachelor degree (Honours) or higher qualification (e.g. Graduate Diploma) with a minimum of a credit average in any discipline from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution; or
- a Bachelor degree or higher qualification (e.g. Graduate Diploma) in any discipline from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of two years' relevant professional experience.
An environment policy program is defined to include a Bachelor, Graduate Diploma or higher qualification in the area of environmental management, environmental policy, environmental studies or other structured program of ‘environmental’ study in fields such as planning, science, social sciences, humanities or economics. An environmental law program is defined to include a Bachelor, Juris Doctor, Graduate Diploma or higher qualification in the area of law involving the completion of a structured specialisation or identified family/grouping of electives in environmental law (e.g. environmental law, planning law, local government law, international environmental law, energy and resources law).
Advanced Standing
For information regarding Advanced Standing for Program 9212, please refer to the ‘Credit Transfer Rules and Regulations (PG)’ on Law website.
Enrolment and Progression
- An application to enrol as a candidate for the degree shall be lodged online on the UNSW website, by the advertised due date.
- A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.
- No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of three academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or four semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be six academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and eight semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education.
Fees
Course List
The program consists of six (6) core courses and six (6) prescribed elective courses. The requirements/study pattern for completing core and elective disciplinary and advanced disciplinary subjects in the program may vary depending on an individual student's recognized prior learning (discussed below).
Core Subjects
Environmental Law courses
Core Disciplinary (taken during the first semester of Year 1)
Core Advanced Disciplinary: Environmental Law (taken during the first two semesters of Year 1)
Core Advanced Disciplinary: Environmental Studies (taken during Years 1 and 2)
Prescribed Electives
Environmental Studies courses
Students must complete at least 6 UOC (1 course) from the following list of disciplinary courses:
Students must also complete 12UOC (2 courses) from the following list:
Students must complete 18 UOC (3 courses) from the following courses
- LAWS8045 Mining and Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8066 Climate Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8069 Natural Resources Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8070 Sustainable Energy Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8071 Development and Planning Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8185 Law and the Sharing Economy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8366 Environmental Markets (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
ENROLMENT
The Enrolment Guide for the Master of Environmental Law and Policy (MELP) can be found on the Enrolment UNSW Law website.
Area(s) of Specialisation