Laws

Making the decision to study for an LLM is a big step. We understand it's a commitment of time and energy, and we want to help you prepare for this exciting step in your career journey.

Whether you are a practitioner keen to upskill in an area, a local graduate looking to specialise or international student looking to gain a qualification from a leading Law School, our LLM will give you the flexibility and choice you are looking for. 

LLM programme offers six specialisations:

• Commercial and Corporate Law
• Public Law
• Environmental Law
• Human Rights Law
• International Law
• Litigation and Dispute Resolution

You can choose from over twenty five taught courses and entry to the LLM is available throughout the year, and you study your LLM by Research or by Coursework.

Semester One 2017

Compulsory: Legal Research

Intensive:

• Contractual Interpretation
• The Tax Base
• Law of Agency
• International Tax
• and others  

Full Semester:

• Special Topic: Cybercrime and Cybersecurity
• Special Topic: Contemporary Issues in Air & and Space Law

Semester Two 2017

Compulsory: Legal Research

Intensive:

• Mediation
• Taxation of non-corporate entities
• International Criminal Law
• Health Care Law
• and others

Masters degree (120 point) requirements

Current students
You must have completed a bachelors (honours) degree or a postgraduate diploma in a field relevant to your chosen specialisation with a GPA of 5.0. If you are applying for the Master of Engineering Studies a GPA of 4.0 is required. Some programmes may require higher scores, including the Master of Commerce in Accounting or Finance.

Prospective students
You must have completed one year of postgraduate study, following an undergraduate degree, at a recognised university (or similar) in a field relevant to your chosen specialisation. Four year bachelors degrees will be considered where the final year consists of postgraduate-level study.
You will typically require a GPE of 5.0.  If you are applying for the Master of Engineering Studies a GPA of 4.0 is required. Some programmes may require higher scores, including the Master of Commerce in Accounting or Finance.

English language requirements

• IELTS (Academic): Overall score of 6.5 and all bands 6.0 or better
• Internet-based TOEFL (iBT): Overall score of 90 plus a written score of 21
• Paper-based TOEFL: Overall score of 575 plus Essay (TWE) of 4.5
• Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) and Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE): Overall score of 176 and all bands 169 or better
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic: Overall score of 58 and no PTE communicative skills score below 50. You must authorise the University to view and verify your PTE scores. See How can I submit verified PTE Academic results to the University of Auckland?
• Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB): 85

Auckland Law School LLM Awards are awarded each year to encourage and support academically outstanding students to undertake a Masters of Laws (LLM) at Auckland Law School.

The awards are intended to cover at least half the recipients’ costs. An Auckland Law School LLM Award is worth up to $25,000 if awarded to a student paying international fees or $15,000 for a student paying domestic fees.