You can concentrate your study in particular areas of specialisation or study a broad range of legal subjects. The LLM taught (coursework) allows you to study areas in greater depth and complexity than at undergraduate level. The programme offers courses that provide detailed analyses of particular areas of law, as well as courses that are more policy-oriented. The LLM by research allows you to conduct in-depth study in an area of personal interest to enhance employment opportunities either professionally or academically. Each course contains a significant research component, usually in the form of a 12,500- word research essay for 30-point courses. The LLM also permits cross-disciplinary study in the form of one or two masters courses (up to 30 points) from another faculty at the University of Auckland.

You must have completed a Bachelor of Laws or an undergraduate law degree from a recognised university (or similar institution) with a GPA of 5.0. IELTS: minimum score of 7.0, with no subscore less than 7.0 or TOEFL: a minimum score of 600 or Internet-based (IBT) TOEFL: a score of 95 (no sub-score less than 20) or Pearson Test of English (Academic): an overall score of 65 with no score less than 58