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Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies GD-LEGSTU

Overview

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies was introduced in 2010. Like the Master of Laws, the Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies allows you to tailor your course to meet your professional and personal goals and benefit from the broad subject selection offered in the Melbourne Law Masters. Many of our students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies who have met the assessment requirements have then furthered their expertise and taken four more subjects to complete a Master of Laws.

Objectives and Skills

The Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies allows you to tailor your course to meet your professional and personal goals and benefit from the broad subject selection offered in the Melbourne Law Masters. Students will have the opportunity to gain valuable legal expertise and skills and examine contemporary legal issues from a local and international perspective.

Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the subjects available in the Melbourne Law Masters. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are required to complete either Fundamentals of the Common Law or the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.

Note to applicants
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.

Duration

  • Full-time: Six months
  • Part-time: One to two years

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Course Subjects for 2012

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Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies GD-LEGSTU