Specialise in construction law and take the next step in your career.
Our construction law masters degrees, graduate diplomas and single subjects combine academic rigour with knowledge of the industry. You will learn from leaders in the field, as well as fellow students from Australia and around the world. Our program enables lawyers and construction professionals to gain a thorough understanding of this specialised area of law and its interaction with the commerce and practice of the industry. You can also study a range of related areas of law, including commercial arbitration, finance, insurance and negotiation skills.
Construction law study options
Develop an in-depth knowledge of construction law and gain practical skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and communicate your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.
- Graduate coursework (100 credit points).
- Full-time or flexible part-time study options available.
Choose from over 150 subjects including construction law subjects that are available in the Melbourne Law Masters program to tailor the degree to suit your professional aspirations and personal interests.
- Graduate coursework (100 credit points).
- Full-time or flexible part-time study options available.
Build advanced knowledge of construction law and strengthen cognitive, technical and communication skills as a construction law practitioner.
- Graduate coursework (50 credit points).
- Full-time or flexible part-time study options available.
Study four subjects from the Melbourne Law Masters program, which offers over 150 subjects including construction law subjects. The course provides a pathway to the Master of Laws (LLM) for students who wish to continue their studies.
- Graduate coursework (50 credit points).
- Full-time or flexible part-time study options available.
Explore the construction law single-subject options to advance your professional knowledge in this field.
Single-subject enrolment is also useful for legal practitioners who are required to undertake mandatory Continuing Professional Development (CPD) activity in order to maintain their practising certificate.
- Intake available all year round.
Planning your construction law study
Our highly flexible program has been designed to help you develop an advanced understanding of the common law principles and statutory regimes in Australia, international aspects of construction law, contract negotiation and drafting, management of construction claims, and dispute avoidance and resolution. The breadth and depth of our subject choices is unrivalled.
Developed with busy professionals in mind, our program offers most subjects throughout the year as five-day intensives, or taught weekly. You’ll have access to the University’s extensive construction law resources for course preparation and assessment. All study options are available to both law and non-law graduates, except the Master of Laws (LLM) and Graduate Diploma in Laws, which are only available to law graduates.
Explore the breadth of construction law subjects you can choose from on our Study page.
Learn more about construction law
Associate Professor and Co-Director of Studies Matthew Bell shares his insights into the construction law program at Melbourne Law School.
Some of my favourite topics included construction contract analysis and drafting, major project delivery and international construction law which expanded my perspective of the industry relationships, dispute resolution, procurement delivery methods and international standard form contracts. I also really enjoyed some of the elective courses. I undertook a program called International Law and Development. It has impacted how I view the construction industry from a development level, which informs what I do in construction policy. It all just worked really well.
Yvonne Getugi, KenyaMaster of Construction Law
Build your network and industry connections
Studying at Melbourne Law School (MLS) opens a world of opportunities and connections for you. You'll be taught by leading academics, connect with a global alumni network, interact with industry experts, and collaborate with leading research centres and international partner organisations.
- The Construction Law and Commercial Arbitration program, within the Melbourne Centre for Commercial Law (MCCL) brings together leading experts to collaborate, research, teach and engage with lawyers and construction professionals within Australia and globally.
- The Construction Law @ Melbourne LinkedIn group gives you the opportunity to interact and engage with current students, alumni and peers.
- Make your mark and contribution to international construction law debates and scholarship. Our students have published more than 100 articles in leading journals.
- Melbourne Law School has more than 20,000 active alumni in over 130 countries. Our alumni are leaders in law firms, government, public interest, business, academia, not-for-profit, the judiciary and more.
Get ahead in your career
Deepen your knowledge of a broad or specialised area of law and take your career to the next level. Our construction law program is part of the broader Melbourne Law Masters suite, which offers more than 20 specialist areas (including construction law) for non and non-law graduates including master degrees, graduate diplomas, specialist certificates and single subjects. These courses have been developed by an exceptional range of scholars drawn from Melbourne Law School, other leading law schools, and distinguished local and international practitioners and judges.
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