Master of International Trade Law

UTS course code: C04149
Testamur title: Master of International Trade Law
Abbreviation: MITL
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $8,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 48

Graduate Certificate in International Trade Law

UTS course code: C11129
Testamur title: Graduate Certificate in International Trade Law
Abbreviation: GradCertLaw
Course fee: $250 per cp (local); $8,000 per semester (international)
Total credit points: 24

Overview
Admission requirements
Course duration
Course structure
Honours
Articulation and progression
Other information

Overview

The Master of International Trade Law and Graduate Certificate in International Trade Law provide a suite of options for legal practitioners and a wide range of other professionals to extend their expertise and knowledge in the expanding area of international trade law. With rapid globalisation of markets and economies a prominent feature of the last decade, lawyers and other professionals have a strong imperative to extend their knowledge and expertise in the area of international trade law. UTS has provided individual subjects for many years in this area as part of the wide choice of electives made available in other postgraduate courses.

Faculty links with the NSW Branch of the International Law Association have encouraged the Faculty to develop this program. The Faculty has identified subjects that address a range of topics which underpin current and ongoing areas of study in international trade law, namely:

• multilateral liberalisation of trade in goods and services: GATT 1994, GATS and WTO
• the role of regional trading blocs: NAFTA, ASEAN, EU, CER, MERCOUSOR
• exceptions to liberalisation: agriculture, textiles and clothing, sanitary and phyto-sanitary measures, and music and film
• anti-dumping and countervailing duties in a global economy
• foreign investment and the multilateral investment agreement
• regulation of financial markets: the Asian experience
• international commercial arbitration
• dispute resolution and the WTO, and
• intellectual property and trade: TRIPS.

Admission requirements

• A Bachelor's degree, or
• an equivalent tertiary qualification.

Course duration

The Master of International Trade Law can be completed in:

• a minimum of two semesters (one year) for a full-time student or four semesters (two years) for a part-time student.

The Graduate Certificate in International Trade Law can be completed in:

• a minimum of one semester (half-a-year) for a full-time student or two semesters (one year) for a part-time student.

Course structure

Electives

Most subjects will be timetabled over a two-year period and consequently not all subjects listed will be offered in any one year. Timetabled subjects are offered subject to sufficient student interest. The current timetable is on display on the noticeboard outside the Law Information Office (CM05B.3.03) and online at:

http://timetable.uts.edu.au

77746 Advanced Mediation 6cp
77737 Carriage of Goods by Sea 6cp
77903 Copyright Law 1 6cp
77904 Copyright Law 2 6cp
77702 Current Problems of Public International Law 6cp
79771 Dispute Resolution (PG) 6cp
77704 European Union Law 6cp
77793 Information Technology Law 6cp
77724 International Banking and Finance Law 6cp
77935 International Business Law 6cp
77751 International Commercial Arbitration 6cp
77783 International Commercial Dispute Resolution (S) 6cp
77927 International Monetary Law 6cp
78011 International Sales of Goods 6cp
77998 Introduction to Cybercrime 6cp
77976 Introduction to World Trade Organisation Law 6cp
78008 Law of the Sea 6cp
77887 Legal Issues in e-Commerce 6cp
77745 Negotiation 6cp
77926 Private International Law 6cp
77889 Trade Marks Law 6cp
77740 Research Paper 6cp
777251 Research Project 12cp

Candidates with civil law legal qualifications

Master's candidates with legal qualifications from countries with civil law, or dual civil and common law legal systems, are required to complete 77799 Principles of Common Law (6 credit points) in their first semester of enrolment. This subject is a corerequisite for all other elective subjects for students with civil law legal qualifications.

International students with a non-law entrance qualification are also advised to complete 77799 Principles of Common Law (6 credit points) in their first semester of enrolment.

Law graduate entrants

Footnote:
1. One semester of full-time attendance or one year of part-time attendance.
2. One year of full-time attendance or two years of part-time attendance.

Non-law graduate entrants

Footnote:
1. Offered online by distance requiring limited on-campus attendance.
2. One semester of full-time attendance or one year of part-time attendance.
3. One year of full-time attendance or two years of part-time attendance.

Honours

To qualify for Honours in the Master's program candidates must complete the 12-credit-point, two-semester 777251 Research Project; and attain a minimum average mark of 75 per cent across all subjects attempted. Honours is not available within the Graduate Certificate.

Articulation and progression

Graduate Certificate candidates who wish to transfer to the Master's program should complete an Internal Course Transfer Application form, which is available on request from the UTS Student Info & Admin Centre, the Law Information Office or online at:

www.sau.uts.edu.au/current/forms.html

Candidates do not take out the Graduate Certificate but transfer to the Master's with advanced standing.

Other information

For information about application procedures, attendance, assessment, subject exemptions, concurrent study, internal course transfer, leave of absence, assignments and results, see the introductory information under Coursework programs – General information.

See the Faculty information section for details of the Law Information Office, the Law Students' Society, prizes and scholarships, the Law Library Collection, and contact details for the Faculty's other academic program areas. The Faculty information section also contains information concerning computer access, studying as an international student, contact details for other units of the University, parking at UTS, University forms and the Rules of the University.

Contacts

International Trade Law Coordinator
Associate Professor Katrin Cutbush-Sabine
telephone (02) 9514 3772
fax (02) 9514 3400
email katrin.cutbush-sabine@uts.edu.au

or

Law Information Office
telephone (02) 9514 3444
email info@law.uts.edu.au

www.law.uts.edu.au/courses/postgraduate/