Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

308115 v.1 Graduate Certificate in Employment Law


GradCertEmplLaw(Curtin)

Course CRICOS Code: 049867M
Registered full-time Duration for International Onshore Students on student visas: 0.5 Years

Introduction

This course provides a qualification for people working or proposing to work in the industrial relations field who are interested in furthering their studies into the legal and practice aspects of employment law and industrial relations.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

Applicants must have either a bachelors degree in any field from a recognised Australian tertiary institution or equivalent qualification or substantial work experience including at least two years in the field of employment law or industrial relations.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis. Recognition of prior learning may be given to students who have completed equivalent units at a recognised Australian tertiary institution to a maximum of 25 credits.

Duration and Availability

The course is one semester full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Career Opportunities

Employment for graduates is mainly in the industrial relations or human resource management departments of companies, employment in state and federal government departments dealing with industrial relations and employment issues.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other essential study materials.

Course Structure

Hrs/Wk

Credit

Year 1 Semester 1

5934 v.4 * Legal Environment 560 3.0 25.0
  SELECT 3 OPTIONS   75.0
  100.0
 
Optional Units to Select From in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credits
5266 v.7 ** Industrial Relations (Theory and Practice) 555 3.0 25.0
5470 v.7 # Law (Industrial) 572 3.5 25.0
5744 v.7 ** Industrial Relations (Negotiation and Advocacy) 561 3.0 25.0
5745 v.6 ** Industrial Relations (Comparative) 562 3.0 25.0
5746 v.11 # Law (OHS and Human Resources) 563 3.0 25.0
5752 v.6 # Law (Advanced Industrial) 573 3.0 25.0
11217 v.2 ** Industrial Relations (Australian) 560 3.0 25.0
12021 v.2 # Business Research Project (Business Law) 593 3.0 25.0
 
# Employment Law Optional units.
* Students must complete either Legal Environ. 560, one Employment Law and two Industrial Relations optional units OR if they have met the requirements of Legal Environ. 560 must complete two Employment Law and two Industrial Relations optional units.
** Industrial Relations Optional units.
 

Availability

Year Location   All* Internal Partially Online Internal^ External Fully Online#
2007 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2007 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
2008 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y        

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.



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