This course will focus on the frequently and rapidly changing framework of Skilled, Business Innovation and Investment migration to Australia. It is designed to enable students to understand the background to, and working mechanisms of, these highly complex, visa systems. The course looks at the boundaries and commonalities between skilled, business innovation and investment visa classes focusing on the requirements of the most common skilled visa subclasses and recently introduced new skilled, business innovation and investment visas. Students will be equipped with theory, practical knowledge and cognitive skills to enable them to further their careers as subject matter experts, specialist researchers and/or mentors of practicing professionals.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
Course topics:- Overview and history of skilled and business innovation and investment migration to Australia
- The rationale and role of the skilled, business innovation and investment migration program
- Mandatory or optional pre-selection using the SkillSelect system
- Skills and qualifications assessments
- Case studies (Skilled visas)
- Case studies (Business Innovation and Investment including Investor Retirement visa classes)
- Current contentious issues and discussion points
- Research trends, statistics and opportunities
Other Information
For more information and the timetable please go to LLM ProgramIndicative Assessment
Indicative assessment:- Creation of specific tools for assessing migration applications 20%
- Client file case study – 50%
- Oral presentation – and peer review 30%
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Workload
This is an online course. Students will study online and are expected to devote 10-12 hours per week participating online in Live Classrooms on Adobe Connect, participating in group activities and in individual research and studying.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
As Migration legislation changes so frequently the program does not recommend textbooks which can quickly become out of date. ANU E-texts written by the teaching staff are provided online.These written course materials are updated each teaching session, to reflect the most recent changes in migration law.
Reading guides, additional resources, self-help quizzes, and access to legislation are also provided.
Assumed Knowledge
Students must have completed Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law (LAWS8651) and Administrative Decision Making in Australian Migration Law (LAWS8652) before enrolling in this course.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9421 | 18 Jul 2016 | 29 Jul 2016 | 31 Aug 2016 | 28 Oct 2016 | Online | N/A |
