308113 v.1 Graduate Certificate in Business Law

GradCertBusLaw(Curtin)

Introduction
Provides a qualification for people working or proposing to work in field that requires a knowledge of business law and who are interested in furthering their studies into the legal and practice aspects of law.

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 industrial relations, law or legal issues in commerce.

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 previously studied in another postgraduate course in a recognised Australian tertiary institution or equivalent qualification, to a maximum of 25 credits.

Duration and Availability
The course is one semesters full-time or equivalent part-time study.

Course Organisation
This course provides a qualification for people working or proposing to work in field that requires a knowledge of business law and who are interested in furthering their studies into the legal and practice aspects of law. Students may specialise in a particular aspect of business law through the large choice of available optional units.

Career Opportunities
Graduates generally find employment in the commercial legal departments of companies, employment in state and federal government departments dealing with legal or quasi-legal issues.

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

5269 v.8 Law (Public Administrative) 576 3.0 25.0

5272 v.8 Law (Education) 675 3.0 25.0

5468 v.8 Law (Company Secretarial Practice) 561 3.0 25.0

5469 v.8 Law (Corporation) 564 3.0 25.0

5470 v.7 Law (Industrial) 572 3.5 25.0

5746 v.10 Industrial Relations (Employee Equality) 563 3.0 25.0

5752 v.6 Law (Advanced Industrial) 573 3.0 25.0

6877 v.3 Land Law 550 3.0 25.0

10957 v.4 Banking Law 551 3.0 25.0

10961 v.3 Law (Torts) 502 3.0 25.0

10962 v.3 Law (International Business) 533 3.0 25.0

10969 v.3 Law (Criminal) 571 3.0 25.0

12030 v.3 Law (Business Organisations) 522 3.0 25.0

12531 v.2 Law (Public Relations) 511 3.0 25.0

13316 v.2 Law (Marketing) 545 3.0 25.0

300455 v.3 ** Contract Administration 502 3.0 25.0

300466 v.3 Law (Intellectual Property) 570 3.0 25.0

300468 v.3 Law (Trade Practices) 505 3.0 25.0

302087 v.2 Internet Law 561 3.0 25.0

304794 v.1 Legal Issues and Public Policy for New Technology 627 3.0 25.0

308108 v.1 Travel and Tourism Law 503 3.0 25.0

308110 v.1 Law (Health Services ) 527 3.0 25.0

# Students who have completed a unit of study pertaining to the Australian legal system at a recognised university may choose an optional unit from the list provided in place of this unit.

** Students may only select this unit if they have completed 308111 Law (Contract) 513.

Availability

Year Location Period Internal External
2004 Bentley Campus Semester 2 Y Y

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations that students are eligible to be offe red and admitted to this course for the first time only.