Join Massey’s Master of Construction (Construction Law) - the only master’s degree in New Zealand that offers a specialisation in contruction law. What is it like? The Master of Construction (Construction Law) degree is unique. It the only specialist master’s degree programme with a construction law specialisation offered in New Zealand. Gain specialised knowledge You will gain specialist knowledge in areas of construction law, construction contracts, construction contract administration and alternative dispute resolution including statutory adjudication. Unique focus Three other unique features include the offering of statutory adjudication as a whole paper, the focus on drafting construction contracts in modern plain legal language, and the international comparative element that complements country-specific issues. A global perspective You will gain a global perspective of the broad areas of construction law and dispute resolution typically found in commonwealth jurisdictions. Although you will primarily gain specific skills in New Zealand-related construction law issues, your study also covers some aspects from jurisdictions such as Australia, UK, Singapore, and Malaysia, especially in relation to construction contracts and adjudication. The multi-national comparative element helps develop critiqueing skills and helps you better understand the advantages and disadvantages of differing contractual and statutory provisions. You are often given the opportunity to select the jurisdictions of choice when doing the comparative element.

There is great demand for those with specialist skills such as those that can be obtained by doing the Massey University Master of Construction with a construction law specialisation. Current and past students have been working with multinational companies, banks, insurance companies, government agencies, companies in the oil and gas sector, government agencies involved with housing, transport and infrastructure, and academic institutions around the world.