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55 Master's degrees in Law in New Zealand
Law
Give your expertise a legal spin with this Postgraduate Certificate in Law from University of Auckland is for you designed for Law and non-Law graduates wanting to enhance their existing skills. If you have limited time or wish to study only a few Law courses, this programme is for you.
Environmental Law
Take the next step towards practising law at a higher level with a programme designed to allow you to upskill or specialise. With the Environmental Law from University of Auckland, at New Zealand’s top-ranked law school we’ll give you the tools to advance your career.

Criminal Justice
The Criminal Justice course from University of Canterbury offers students an advanced working knowledge of the criminal justice system.
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Take the next step towards practising law at a higher level with a programme designed to allow you to upskill or specialise. With the Litigation and Dispute Resolution from University of Auckland, at New Zealand’s top-ranked law school we’ll give you the tools to advance your career.
Trade Marks Practice
The Trade Marks Practice from University of Auckland is tailored for both law and non-law graduates, designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in trans-Tasman intellectual property law and to meet the educational requirements for registration as a patent and trade mark attorney.
Conflict and Terrorism Studies
Advance your understanding of the causes, dynamics and consequences of political violence, and explore approaches to its prevention and resolution with this Master of Conflict and Terrorism Studies from University of Auckland.

Master of Laws by thesis
Take your passion for Laws by thesis to the next level with advanced study and research with Master of Laws by thesis program from Victoria University of Wellington.
Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications
The Interpretation and Validity of Patent Specifications from University of Auckland is tailored for both law and non-law graduates, designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in trans-Tasman intellectual property law and to meet the educational requirements for registration as a patent and trade mark attorney.
Corporate and Commercial Law
Take the next step towards practising law at a higher level with a programme designed to allow you to upskill or specialise. With the Corporate and Commercial Law from University of Auckland, at New Zealand’s top-ranked law school we’ll give you the tools to advance your career.

Master of Laws by research portfolio
Take your passion for Laws by research portfolio to the next level with advanced study and research. Be at the centre of debate, analysis and dialogue about law and legal policy issues in New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington .
Patent Law
The Patent Law from University of Auckland is tailored for both law and non-law graduates, designed to enhance knowledge and expertise in trans-Tasman intellectual property law and to meet the educational requirements for registration as a patent and trade mark attorney.
Peace and Conflict Studies
The Peace and Conflict Studies programme at the University of Otago offers advanced postgraduate training in peacebuilding and development. Available as a Master of Arts or MPCS, this full-time or part-time course lasts one to two years. It combines theory with practice to address global and local political violence.
Laws in Maori Pacific and Indigenous Peoples' Law
Explore Pacific legal thought with the Laws in Maori Pacific and Indigenous Peoples' Law programme from University of Waikato. Develop skills to contribute to Pacific jurisprudence and enhance global understanding of Pacific legal systems.
Construction - Construction Law
The Construction - Construction Law at Massey University is unique. It the only specialist master’s degree qualification with a construction law specialisation offered in New Zealand.
Law
The Law programme at the University of Waikato is a one-year research-based degree in which candidates undertake a programme of supervised research which critically investigates a topic of substance and significance.
Information Governance
Master the laws and regulations relating to big data and other types of information and help enhance decision making, information privacy and compliance in organisations with the Information Governance programme at the University of Auckland

Master of Law
Take your passion for Law to the next level with advanced study and research. Be at the centre of debate, analysis and dialogue about law and legal policy issues in New Zealand at the Victoria University of Wellington .
Human Rights Law
Take the next step towards practising law at a higher level with a programme designed to allow you to upskill or specialise. With the Human Rights Law from University of Auckland, at New Zealand’s top-ranked law school we’ll give you the tools to advance your career.
Human Rights Law
No prior training in law? No problem. Give your career a legal advantage with this Human Rights Law from University of Auckland designed for non-law graduates wanting to enhance their existing skills with legal expertise.

Graduate Diploma in Law
The Graduate Diploma in Law program from Victoria University of Wellington is a flexible 120-point qualification that you can adapt to meet your own study goals.