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2. Undergraduate Programs

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2. Undergraduate Programs
    2.1. Honours Degrees
        2.1.1. Honours points for exchange students
        2.1.2. LLB Combines with honours in another discipline
    2.2. Further Study Options

2. Undergraduate Programs

2.1. Honours Degrees

The LLB degree may be awarded with honours to students whose performance in final assessment is of the required standard. The faculty publishes the regulations governing the award of honours on its web site at http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/honours.html.

2.1.1. Honours points for exchange students

Subjects studied at institutions other than the University of Melbourne are generally not included in the calculation of a student's honours points. This includes subjects studied on a complementary course basis at another institution, subjects studied whilst on exchange, and/or subjects for which credit transfer has been awarded. A formula has been developed to ensure that the calculation of honours points is not inequitable on this basis. This formula is available at http://www.law.unimelb.edu.au/ugrad/honours.html.

The Final Honours Board may exercise its discretionary power to take account of the performance of a student in an exchange program for the purpose of ranking that student and making an honours award.

2.1.2. LLB Combines with honours in another discipline

If you enrol in a combined degree, you may obtain honours in the other discipline by taking an extra honours year. This might add an extra year of study to the combined degree.

2.2. Further Study Options

The University of Melbourne Faculty of Law offers graduate and continuing education programs designed to meet the particular needs of both busy practitioners and those pursuing more scholarly traditions.

Graduates may obtain a masters degree (LLM) by writing a thesis on a research topic, by completing a specified number of postgraduate subjects or by completing a lesser number of postgraduate subjects and a minor thesis. Specialist master degrees in banking and financial services law, commercial law, common law, comparative law, construction law, e-law, health and medical law, intellectual property law, international tax, labour relations law, law and development, public and international law, and tax, are also available.

Alternatively, specialist graduate diplomas are available in Asian law, banking and finance law, communications law, construction law, corporations and securities law, dispute resolution, e-business law, energy and resources law, government law, health and medical law, human rights law, intellectual property law, international law, international tax, labour relations law, managing legal organisations, taxation law and transnational law.

For further information on graduate diplomas or degrees, contact the Program Manager, Graduate Studies, in the Faculty of Law.

Office for Research

Higher degrees include the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), based on submission of a major thesis prepared under close supervision, and the Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD), based on coursework subjects and a major thesis. The degree of Doctor of Laws (LLD) may be conferred on someone who submits a particularly distinguished or important piece of writing which makes a significant contribution to the field of law.

For further information on higher degrees contact the Office for Research on +61 3 8344 8946, or email law-research@unimelb.edu.au.

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