Graduate Diploma in Law

Course structure

This course normally comprises eight coursework units, but credit may be given for up to four units for recognised prior learning. 

If students do not hold an undergraduate degree in law from Australia, one of the four units must be Australian legal system. This unit can be counted towards the specialisation if students are completing a graduate diploma by specialisation.

Course duration

Six months full-time or up to two years part-time study.

Course intakes

Semester one (commencing February): Applications close 31 January
Semester two (commencing July): Applications close 30 June

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold an undergraduate degree in any discipline or equivalent qualification. In the absence of holding a Bachelor of Laws degree or a Juris Doctor, applicants must have a minimum credit average and significant work experience in an area related to the course.

Please note: International students are not eligible to undertake this degree.

Law units

See units listed alphabetically  for a full list of the vast array of postgraduate law units offered by Monash Law School.

List of all postgraduate units

Teaching locations

The majority of units are taught at the city-based Monash University Law Chambers located in the heart of Melbourne’s legal precinct at 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Course fees*

Domestic student fee: $9,780

Monash Law postgraduate course fees

FEE-HELP:

Eligible students may apply for a FEE-HELP loan from the government (formerly known as PELS). For further information on FEE-HELP, visit www.goingtouni.gov.au

* The course fees listed are for commencing students in 2007 and provide a guide only for future years.

Note: Monash University reserves the right to adjust annual tuition fees for future years of your course, to take into account increases in university and course delivery costs. However, the university undertakes that any adjustment factor will not exceed 6% per annum and will be applied on 1 January each year for that calendar year.

Specialisations of interest

Students interested in focusing their studies on a particular area may undertake five units from a specialisation and convert their general masters to a tagged qualification. The following specialisations are available at Monash Law School:

• Commercial law 
• Advanced legal practice 
• Banking and finance law 
• eLaw
• Human rights law 
• Intellectual property law
• International and comparative law
• Workplace and employment law  

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Course Code: 2103