Labour Law and Relations
Units of study
| Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition | Session |
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Master of Labour Law and Relations |
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| Exemption from core units of study should not be assumed to be automatic. Formal approval must be obtained from the Law School prior to enrolment | |||
| Students must complete 48 credit points, comprising: | |||
| (i) 12 credit points of compulsory core units of study and a minimum of 24 credit points of core units of study, for students with a law background; or | |||
| (ii) 18 credit points of compulsory core units of study and a minimum of 18 credit points of core units of study, for students without a law background; and | |||
| (iii) for all students, a minimum of 24 credit points from the Sydney Law School. | |||
2017 Compulsory Core Units of Study |
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| Students without a law degree from a common law jurisdiction must undertake LAWS6252 prior to or concurrent to enrolling in other law units. | |||
| WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Intensive October |
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| LAWS6071 Labour Law |
6 | A MLLR students must either have completed or be concurrently enrolled in LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System (core) as well as this unit before undertaking the labour law elective units N LAWS5146 The unit is compulsory for students enrolled in the MLLR. However, the requirement to take this unit may be waived upon application to the Program Coordinator if the student can demonstrate proficiency in the unit objectives gained through completing a recent undergraduate law unit in labour law or work experience. Credit will not be granted for WORK6116 Employment and the Law and completion of this unit will not be sufficient to obtain an exemption from this MLLR compulsory unit. |
Intensive March |
| LAWS6252 Legal Reasoning and the Common Law System |
6 | N LAWS6881 Students are recommended to enrol well in advance of classes in order to complete pre-class readings (normally available to enrolled students 3 weeks prior to the first class). Law graduates from a non-common law jurisdiction are also recommended to complete classes for this unit during the first week of their commencing semester. |
Intensive April Intensive August Intensive March Intensive September |
2017 Core Units of Study |
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| LAWS6013 Advanced Employment Law |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6130 Dispute Resolution in Australia |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment This is not a skills unit and students will not be trained as negotiators or mediators. This unit has a restricted class size. |
Intensive August |
| Students may enrol in this unit of study before completing LAWS6071 Labour Law. | |||
| LAWS6816 Labour Law in the Global Economy |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree and LAWS6071 This unit replaced LAWS6816 Labour Law in the New Economy |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6344 Work, Care and Gender |
6 | A LAWS6252 or a law degree |
Intensive February |
| LAWS6305 Workplace Investigations |
6 | A LAWS6252 or law degree and LAWS6071 Note: Department permission required for enrolment This unit has a restricted class size. |
Intensive April |
2017 Law Elective Units of Study |
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| LAWS6140 Corp Soc Responsibility: Theory/Pol |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive July |
| LAWS6991 Fundamentals of Contract Law |
6 | C LAWS6252 N LAWS1002 or LAWS1015 or LAWS2008 or LAWS5002 This unit is only available to non-law graduates who have not undertaken any previous study of contract law. Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive May |
| LAWS6330 Fundamentals of Regulation |
6 |
Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive September |
| LAWS6147 Independent Research Project |
6 |
Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2) |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6182 Independent Research Project A |
6 | C LAWS6183 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6183 Independent Research Project B |
6 | C LAWS6182 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Closing date 30 September (Semester 1) and 30 April (Semester 2). Students must complete both LAWS6182 and LAWS6183 within one or two semesters. |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| LAWS6161 International Human Rights |
6 | N GOVT6117 Available to MLLR students who commenced after Jan 2015. |
Intensive August |
| LAWS6821 Mediation - Skills and Theory |
6 | N LAWS6935 Note: Department permission required for enrolment Students enrolling in this unit need to commit themselves to attending all classes. The skills learning takes place in class and skills are built incrementally from the beginning to the end of the unit. Students cannot catch up on elements they have missed by doing reading outside class - they must participate in all scheduled sessions. If students have a problem with attendance, they should postpone enrolling or withdraw well in advance of the first class so their place can be offered to the next student. Please note enrolment priority will be given to continuing students who are (i) currently enrolled in a full award course at Sydney Law School and (ii) completing their final semester of studies. Waiting lists will be made available for the late applicants. |
Intensive December |
| Students may enrol in this unit of study before completing LAWS6071 Labour Law. | |||
2017 Elective Units of Study from the Discipline of Work and Organisational Studies |
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| WORK6017 Human Resource Strategies |
6 |
Core unit for the MHRM&IR |
Semester 1 Semester 2 |
| WORK6012 Industrial Relations Policy |
6 | Intensive October |
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| WORK6108 International Dimensions of HRM |
6 | Semester 2 |
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| WORK6130 Leadership in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF5807 or ECOF6090 |
Semester 2a |
| WORK5003 Management and Organisations |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| WORK6111 Management Consulting |
6 | A Knowledge is assumed in the areas of basic business strategy and organisational change. It is recommended that students enrolling in this Unit will have completed either or both of the following or similar Units: WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development, WORK6002 Foundations of Strategic Management. |
Semester 1 |
| WORK6118 Managing Communication in Organisations |
6 | N ECOF6030 or ECOF6040 |
Semester 1 |
| WORK6001 Organisational Analysis and Behaviour |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK6026 Organisational Change and Development |
6 | Semester 1 |
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| WORK6033 Organisational Sustainability |
6 | N ECOF6110 or CLAW6028 Core unit for the MHRM&IR |
Semester 1b |
| WORK5002 People, Work and Employment |
6 |
Foundation Unit for MHRM&IR. This unit is delivered at the University of Sydney. |
Semester 1a Semester 2 |
| WORK6030 Performance and Rewards |
6 | Intensive July |
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| WORK6002 Strategic Management |
6 | Semester 1b Semester 2 |
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2017 Elective Units of Study from the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences |
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| ECOP6101 Core Concepts in Political Economy |
6 | Semester 1 Semester 2 |
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| ECOP6015 Global Employment and Migration |
6 | Semester 2 |
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