Master of Laws / Master of Business Administration (Law)
- Commencing Terms
- Term 1, 2 & 3
- Duration
- 2 Year(s)
- Delivery Mode
- Distance (online with some face-to-face), Face-to-face (includes blended), Online
- Campus
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Kensington
- Codes
- Program code 9225
- CRICOS code -
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2024 Indicative first year full fee
- $41,500*
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2024 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $77,220*
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2024 Indicative first year full fee
- $48,000*
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2024 Indicative full fee to complete degree
- $90,840*
Fees
Fees
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Double degree
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#1 online MBA
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Flexible program
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- Overview
- Entry requirements
- What will I study?
- Future careers
- How to apply
- Fees & Scholarships
Overview
Push your career to new heights when you undertake the LLM MBA (Law), a postgraduate double degree program that allows you to pair the breadth of knowledge from an MBA with advanced study of the law.
The LLM MBA (Law) allows you to study a Master of Business Administration part time while earning a master’s degree in law. Delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online learning, it provides working professionals with the flexibility to enhance their career prospects while maintaining full-time employment.
Apply the concepts and tools in your professional environment immediately, while preparing for the future by accelerating your current career, following a new path or building a new enterprise.
Key features
Put theory into practice
The LLM MBA (Law) provides the knowledge and practical skills to be effective in a contemporary business environment even while you’re studying. You’ll learn to identify opportunities and build a network with peers from a range of corporations, governments and NGOs.
Become highly sought after in the legal sector
Once you complete your double degree at UNSW, you’ll enter a world where the rapid rate of innovation and disruption significantly impacts organisations’ success. Understanding how to tackle these challenges will set you apart from other professionals in your industry and set you on a path to building your dream career.
Advance your knowledge
You’ll develop an advanced and contemporary understanding of one or more areas of legal study, to acquire further expertise and enhance your career prospects. Choose from a range of courses, including Taxation and Business Law to tailor your LLM MBA (Law) to suit the path you want to take.
Why study this degree at UNSW?
Join two of Australia’s top-ranked faculties
*UNSW Law is ranked in the top 15 law schools globally, and the AGSM MBA program is ranked 1st in Australia.** Combining a master's degree in Law with an MBA part-time means you’ll be studying within two highly regarded faculties that will unlock doors when it comes to furthering your career.
Tap into our professional development resources
As a student at AGSM, you’ll have access to services and resources provided by our dedicated career development centre and unlock our global alumni network of 17,000+ people. Through our Career Accelerator program, you’ll get one-to-one support from dedicated advisors. Thanks to an extensive industry network, you’ll have the chance to meet, learn from and work with Australia's top companies and global organisations.
Drill down and start building your specialisation
In your LLM studies, you’ll curate your study plan based on electives that interest you, with the option to specialise in a particular field, such as International Law or Criminal Justice and Criminology. This flexibility allows you to develop your knowledge to complement your existing profession or gain entry into a new field.
*AFR BOSS Best Business Schools List 2023
**QS 2024 Global Online MBA Rankings
Who should choose this double degree?
Practicing lawyers seeking to enhance their business and management knowledge and skills whilst increasing their knowledge of advanced topics in law, as well as executives, from a non-legal background, who wish to enhance their business and management knowledge and skills and increase their understanding of legal concepts and topics.
The LLM MBA (Law) is open to law and non-law graduates. See the entry requirements tab for more information or contact our team at admissions@agsm.edu.au for a pre-assessment.
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Entry requirements
A candidate for the Master of Laws / Master of Business Administration (Law) shall have been previously awarded any of the following:
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Bachelor of Laws degree with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Juris Doctor degree, with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Bachelor degree in Social Sciences or Humanities, with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Juris Doctor degree or a Bachelor degree in Laws, Social Sciences or Humanities from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience*
- Bachelor degree from UNSW Sydney, with a credit average, or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience*
*Relevant professional experience could include professional experience in legal and policy issues gained as an officer in local government; consulting on legal and policy issues; an officer/manager or similar for state or federal government agency with responsibility for legal and policy issues; corporate auditing, monitoring or managing legal and policy issues; project management with a legal or policy focus; NGO or international organisation responsible for law or policy reform.
Please note that meeting the entry requirements does not guarantee an offer will be made. To be successful, candidates need to meet the entry requirements and be able to demonstrate excellence across the entire application process.
English language requirements
If English isn’t your first language, you may be required to provide evidence that your English language ability meets our requirements. Please refer to the UNSW English Requirements Policy for further information.
If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
- English language tests and university English courses
- Prior study in the medium of English
- Other qualifications
Please note: You can apply for an English waiver based on directly relevant work experience, in the relevant industry or equivalent discipline practice, in an English-speaking country or workplace where the sole language of business was English.
Check the specific English language requirements for this program
The LLM MBA (Law) (9225) program is not open to international students except holders of an Australian temporary visa (other than a student visa) that has full study entitlement.
International entry requirements
A candidate for the Master of Laws / Master of Business Administration (Law) shall have been previously awarded any of the following:
- Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Bachelor of Laws degree with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Juris Doctor degree, with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Bachelor degree in Social Sciences or Humanities, with a credit average, from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of professional or managerial work experience
- Juris Doctor degree or a Bachelor degree in Laws, Social Sciences or Humanities from UNSW Sydney or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience*
- Bachelor degree from UNSW Sydney, with a credit average, or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution and a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience*
*Relevant professional experience could include professional experience in legal and policy issues gained as an officer in local government; consulting on legal and policy issues; an officer/manager or similar for state or federal government agency with responsibility for legal and policy issues; corporate auditing, monitoring or managing legal and policy issues; project management with a legal or policy focus; NGO or international organisation responsible for law or policy reform.
Please note that meeting the entry requirements does not guarantee an offer will be made. To be successful, candidates need to meet the entry requirements and be able to demonstrate excellence across the entire application process.
English language requirements
If English isn’t your first language, you may be required to provide evidence that your English language ability meets our requirements. Please refer to the UNSW English Requirements Policy for further information.
If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
- English language tests and university English courses
- Prior study in the medium of English
- Other qualifications
Please note: You can apply for an English waiver based on directly relevant work experience, in the relevant industry or equivalent discipline practice, in an English-speaking country or workplace where the sole language of business was English.
Check the specific English language requirements for this program
Program structure
The LLM MBA (Law) at AGSM gives you the specific skills to make a real-world impact in business and law. You’ll collaborate with your peers and gain diverse insights when you engage with the broader student cohort in your faculties.
The program comprises 15 courses, totalling 90 units of credit (UOC) and is designed to be studied part-time to accommodate full-time employment. You’ll complete a combination of core courses, electives and optional specialisations to tailor your studies to your interests and career aspirations.
The benefit of studying these programs together is that you’ll graduate with a double degree in a condensed timeframe. Studying these two programs separately would require more time and a larger study load. Whereas, this double degree consolidates key learning and outcomes, so you only have to complete 15 courses in total.
Full program structure
This program contains a total of 90 UOC and can be completed in 2.5 years with part-time study. Students must complete:
Master of Business Administration (Law)
Students must complete a total of 54 UOC through a combination of core courses and law electives.
Master of Laws
Students must complete a total of 36 UOC through a combination of core courses, electives and an optional specialisation.*
*To be awarded an LLM with a specialisation, students must successfully complete at least four courses in their chosen field.
LLM specialisations options:
- Chinese International Business & Economic Law
- Corporate, Commercial and Taxation Law
- Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Dispute Resolution
- Environmental Law and Sustainable Development
- Human Rights Law and Policy
- International Law
- Media, Intellectual Property and Technology Law
Future careers
Graduates of AGSM’s LLM MBA (Law) program will have an extensive network to draw on to progress their careers. This double degree opens doors to leading positions in highly regarded legal and business institutions across Australia and globally.
Potential careers
- Business Administration Manager
- Chief Compliance Officer
- Chief Legal Officer
- Business/Legal Consultant
- Corporate Governance Advisor
- General Counsel
- Legal Analyst
- Legal Operations Manager
- Mergers and Acquisitions Manager
- Project Manager
- Policy Advisor or Consultant
- Regulatory Affairs Manager
- Risk Management Director
- Senior Government Leader
- Senior Management Roles, such as GM, CEO or Board Member)
- Strategic Advisor
How to apply
Before applying for admission, candidates must satisfy the entry requirements. Information on how to apply including application dates and checklist can be found on the AGSM How to Apply page.
If you would like to undertake a pre-assessment of your eligibility to apply for the AGSM LLM MBA (Law) program, please email your CV to admissions@agsm.edu.au and a team member will be in touch.
Ready to start your application?
Before applying for admission, candidates must satisfy the entry requirements. Information on how to apply including application dates and checklist can be found on the AGSM How to Apply page.
If you would like to undertake a pre-assessment of your eligibility to apply for the AGSM LLM MBA (Law) program, please email your CV to admissions@agsm.edu.au and a team member will be in touch.
Ready to start your application?
Fees & Scholarships
*Fees are subject to annual review (or when required) by the University and may vary accordingly.
Indicative fees are a guide only and have been calculated based on the typical enrolment patterns of students undertaking the program. The indicative fees listed here is an estimate for tuition only and excludes non-tuition fees and charges. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year of enrolment, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (48 units of credit (UOC) per year).
You should not rely on indicative fees as fee increases are assessed when required and may exceed the indicative figures listed here. Actual fees are calculated on enrolment. More information on fees can be found at the UNSW fees website.
Tuition fees are charged on a term basis irrespective of when studies are commenced. Information on fees can be found on the AGSM Program Fees page.
*Fees are subject to annual review (or when required) by the University and may vary accordingly.
Indicative fees are a guide only and have been calculated based on the typical enrolment patterns of students undertaking the program. The indicative fees listed here is an estimate for tuition only and excludes non-tuition fees and charges. The amount you pay will vary depending on the calendar year of enrolment, the courses you select and whether your study load is more or less than 1 Equivalent Full Time Student Load (48 units of credit (UOC) per year).
You should not rely on indicative fees as fee increases are assessed when required and may exceed the indicative figures listed here. Actual fees are calculated on enrolment. More information on fees can be found at the UNSW fees website.
Tuition fees are charged on a term basis irrespective of when studies are commenced. Information on fees can be found on the AGSM Program Fees page.
Scholarships
At UNSW, we award over $83 million in scholarships each year. We pride ourselves on rewarding excellence and making university accessible to students from all walks of life. Whether you’re a domestic or international student, our range of scholarships, prizes and awards can support your journey.
QS World University Rankings, 2025.
AFR Top 100 Future leaders Award.
#1 Australian uni attended by start-up founders.
The learning culture at UNSW, which challenges the status quo, helped set me apart from others.
