• Offered by ANU School of Legal Practice
  • ANU College ANU College of Law
  • Course subject Laws
  • Areas of interest Law, Migration
  • Academic career PGRD
  • Mode of delivery Online

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:

  1. Develop and maintain comprehensive and current knowledge of the legislation, jurisprudence and policy surrounding skilled and business migration.
  2. Apply knowledge and skills to provide accurate and detailed advice to clients about their skilled and business innovation and investment migration opportunities
  3. Engage in theoretical and practical discourse about the factors and contexts that shape Australia Migration Law, policy and practice in the areas of skilled, business innovation and investment migration.
  4. Design and implement an independent, research based project in the areas of skilled, business innovation or investment migration law/policy/practice.
  5. Utilise advanced communication skills to advocate at a high level a coherent and sustained argument in a variety of settings and formats.

Other Information

For more information and the timetable please go to Migration page on the ANU College of Law website

Indicative Assessment

  1. Indicative assessment: (null) [LO null]
  2. Creation of specific tools for assessing migration applications 20% (20) [LO null]
  3. Client file case study — 50% (50) [LO null]
  4. Oral presentation — and peer review 30% (30) [LO null]

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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.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

To enrol in this course you must be studying a: Master of Laws (MLLM), Master of Legal Practice (MLEGP); And have completed LAWS8651 Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law; OR Juris Doctor (MJD), have completed or be completing five 1000 or 6100 level LAWS courses and have completed LAWS8651 Fundamentals of Australian Migration Law; Students undertaking any ANU graduate program may apply for this course. Enrolments are accepted on a case-by-case basis. Please contact the ANU College of Law for permission number.

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.

Fees

Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.  

Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees

Student Contribution Band:
34
Unit value:
6 units

If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.

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Units EFTSL
6.00 0.12500
Domestic fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $4410
International fee paying students
Year Fee
2021 $5880
Note: Please note that fee information is for current year only.

Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links

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