Graduate Certificate in Applied Law

Overview

Details

You can complete the four units either full-time (one semester) or part-time (one year) to fit with your life style. Most of the units are offered online so you can study when it's convenient for you.

For those in the health major, some units are taught by Assoc Professor Ben White,  Dr Fiona McDonald, and Professor Lindy Willmott, who jointly wrote Australia's first book on national health law, Health Law in Australia published in 2010. You will have access to three of Australia's leading experts on health law and be inspired by their dedication and passion.

In the project management major, some units are taught by environmental law experts Dr Nicola Swayne and Professor Doug Fisher.  Dr Durrant practiced in environment and planning law at Blake Dawson Lawyers and in 2010 published a book on legal responses to climate change. Professor Fisher has researched and published extensively on environmental and natural resources law and was formerly a consultant with Phillips Fox.

You will also have access to 24-hour on-campus computer and technology facilities and the Clayton Utz Law Library.

Health law

Senior medical staff, health administrators and managers will gain specialised knowledge to excel their career and manage heath law issues confidently. Choose from units including genetic technologies, conception and birth, biotechnology law, children's health, guardianship, health care economics, quality management and risk management. The two compulsory units will give you an over view of Australia's common law system and health care law and ethics. Depending on the elective units you choose, you may be taught by lecturers who literally wrote the book on health law in Australia. The Health major not available full-time if you begin in semester one (February). It’s available both full-time and part-time in semester two (July).

Learn more about our health law research program

Project management

Designed specifically for engineers, senior managers, mining executives and contract administrators, this major will give you a powerful insight into emerging issues within exciting areas such as environmental, natural resources and energy law. You will gain knowledge of contract law, Australia's common law system and project management principles in the core units. Elective units to choose from include construction and engineering law and procurement and delivery strategies.

Creative industries

For anyone working in the creative sphere in government, non-profit or in their own business, this major offers crucial topics including dispute resolution, internet, media, intellectual property, sports, privacy, cyber and entertainment laws. The two compulsory units will give you an overview of contract law and the common law system.

Commercial

With over 25 choices of units, this major is targeted for people working in private business or government. You can choose from study areas such as banking and finance law, intellectual property, consumer protection, estate planning, corporate insolvency, public, cyber, employment, privacy or insurance laws.   Australia's common law system and contract law form the two core units.

No major

The ultimate in flexibility, complete the two compulsory units and choose another two units from over 50 on offer to complete the course without a specific major.
 

Units

Course structure

The course comprises 48 credit points (four units) of coursework units. The required credit points can be accrued in two ways. Students may nominate a major from the areas available and choose units to the value of 48 credit points. Alternatively, students can complete a generic certificate by choosing any coursework units to the value of 48 credit points.

Majors include:

• Commercial Law
• Creative Industries Law
• Project Management
• Health Law

Not all units are available in any one year. Generally, postgraduate units are offered on a two-year rotational basis, and are offered subject to staff availability and minimum enrolments being met. Units may be offered in internal, external or block mode of teaching.  However, the core units in the program at currently offered only internal mode, which requires weekly attendance at Gardens Point campus.  Units offered externally are not available for off-shore study - students must be living in Australia.

Entry requirements

An undergraduate degree (other than law) from a recognised tertiary institution with a minimum GPA of 4.0.

Course fees

Your actual fees may vary depending on which units you choose. All fees are based on current fixed fee prices. We review fees annually.

FEE-HELP: loans to help you pay your course fees

You may not have to pay anything upfront if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan.

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Scholarships and financial support

You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.

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You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments