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Overview
This course is subject to final university approval.
- Learn the intricacies of project management and the laws that are relevant to your specialty area such as contract law or intellectual property law
- You can complete the four units either full-time (one semester) or part-time (one year) to fit with your life style. Some of the electives units are offered in external or block mode so you can fit study around your lifestyle.
| QUT course code | LW54 |
| Attendance | Part-time or Full-time |
| Course duration | 6 months full-time
1 year part-time |
| Start month | 2013 February, July |
| Delivery |
On campus
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| Course contact |
Student Business Services (SBS) Admissions:
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| CRICOS code | 077108G |
Details
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.
In the project management major, some units are taught by environmental law experts Dr Nicola Swayne and Professor Doug Fisher. Dr Swayne 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.
Units
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.
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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.
2013: $9,000 (indicative) per Semester (subject to annual review)
Student Services and Amenities Fee
You'll need to pay the Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) as part of your course costs.
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.
Find out if you're eligible for a FEE-HELP loan
Scholarships and financial support
You can apply for scholarships to help you with study and living costs.
You may also be eligible for Centrelink payments
Apply
How to apply for Graduate Certificate in Applied Law (Project Management)
You apply directly to QUT for all our postgraduate courses.
Are you ready to submit your application?
You're ready if you have:
- Found all the courses you want to apply for. You can apply for up to 3.
- Checked important dates.
- Checked you meet the entry requirements
- Checked course costs and if you're eligible for financial support
- Checked if you're eligible for credit for prior learning
- Collected supporting documents (see application form)
All done? Then you're ready to apply.
Application for postgraduate course admission form (PDF file, 362.47 KB)
