Welcome
from the Dean
I am pleased to welcome you as you consider postgraduate
studies with UNSW Law. As one of the world’s top ranking
law schools, we are Australia’s leader in progressive and
rigorous legal education.
The pre-eminence of our teaching, our research excellence,
and the outstanding support we provide students at every
level are the characteristics that continue to attract the most
talented teachers, researchers, and students from Australia
and internationally. Our ranking of 16th top Law School in the
world in the most recent and authoritative QS World
University Rankings, puts us in the elite of legal education
providers internationally.
Our flexible postgraduate programs harness a
comprehensive selection of courses from across the
University, including UNSW Business School, UNSW Arts &
Social Sciences, UNSW Science, and UNSW Canberra.
At UNSW Law we continuously review our program offerings
to ensure our curriculum offers students the latest in
innovative legal education, tailored to the evolving needs of
the industry.
The well-established UNSW Master of Laws (LLM) offers law
graduates an opportunity to acquire further expertise and
enhance their career prospects. Traditional courses sit
alongside new and emerging topics, allowing our students to
tailor a program to suit their own professional requirements.
UNSW Law also provides opportunities for specialised legal
education for students whose first degree was not in law.
These programs include the Master of Business Law, the
Master of Criminal Justice & Criminology, the Master of
Dispute Resolution, the Master of Environmental Law & Policy,
the Master of Human Rights Law & Policy, the Master of
International Law & International Relations, the Master of
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International Law & Security and the Master of Law, Media &
Journalism. Most of these programs are available to law
graduates as well, and offer truly interdisciplinary
perspectives in their fields.
All our programs are supported by a teaching faculty which
ranks among the finest in the world, with a vibrant mix of
leading international academic experts teaching alongside
distinguished members of the profession. UNSW Sydney is a
leading research-intensive university and the Law School’s
outstanding research informs, inspires, and enlivens our
teaching.
Our international visitors, the international standing of the
faculty, and the international opportunities for study which are
available to our students combine to give our programs an
outstanding global flavour. In addition, our students come
from all parts of the world, are taught by staff drawn from a
wide variety of jurisdictions, and study in a state-of-the-art
Law School in one of the world’s great cities.
We are pleased to be able to offer high quality programs to
both law and non-law graduates. A key feature of the UNSW
study experience is the opportunity to engage, network and
learn from fellow students and teachers - a more diverse
student cohort will only enhance this experience. Thank you
for considering our programs and I look forward to welcoming
you as a student at UNSW Law.
Professor George Williams AO
Dean, UNSW Law