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Step ahead in the world of Business Law
Business professionals who have commercial law dealings in their day to day work will be a step ahead of the field after undertaking the Master of International Trade and Commerce Law at Macquarie University.
The program is primarily aimed non-lawyers who work in fields such as contract management, accounting, general management, engineering and project management.
The Master of International Trade and Commerce Law features two streams of subjects: international business law and domestic Australian law. Students will be trained in interactions between business and law and also improve their skills in research and presenting the results of their work.
"We believe a graduate has well developed academic skills, so in terms of the masters program we are refining the skills of researching and presenting," said Course Convenor Professor Peter Gillies. "We are also training them in the content of the law and legal reasoning and enlightening them to the interactions between the world of business and the world of law and regulation which is very valuable when you work in a job that requires heavy duty commercial law interaction."
A flexible program
Reflecting the needs of today's students, the program is quite flexible. It is available on an internal or external basis. External students have the opportunity to come to Macquarie for on campus intensives but they are not mandatory. Internal students can choose to attend weekday lectures or weekend intensives.
"As postgraduates, our students are well qualified to work independently," explained Gillies. "We don't keep a roll and with true externals we communicate via email. The distance students are able to access a huge amount of information online, through public domain websites and subscription databases available through the library home page."
What will you gain?
By undertaking the Master of International Trade and Commerce Law at Macquarie University students will develop a sound knowledge of commercial law.
"As we are not training legal practitioners, we have immense flexibility to concentrate on areas of law that are relevant in the world of international trade and commerce and students can be brought up to speed really quickly," said Gillies.
For further information on the Master of International Trade and Commerce Law contact Professor Peter Gillies peter.gillies@mq.edu.au or visit their website.