Graduate Certificate in Laws

Program Overview

The Graduate Certificate in Laws at UTS provides students with specialized legal skills and research capabilities. Students can customize their studies by choosing from a range of law electives, delivered by practicing professionals and academics. The program emphasizes practice-based education and offers flexible timetabling for part-time students, leading to diverse career opportunities in specialist legal vocations.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• The Graduate Certificate in Laws program at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) provides students with opportunities to develop specialized legal skills in their area of professional practice, along with theoretical and practical research capabilities related to legal studies.
• The program allows for significant customization, enabling students to complete 24 credit points of study based on their interests.
• Students choose from a wide range of law electives, including finance, patent, insurance, human rights, copyright, family, international, and common law.
• Course content is delivered by a combination of practicing law professionals, full-time academic staff, and international visiting academics, providing access to a diverse range of expertise and perspectives on legal study and practice.
• Cross-institutional study in Australia and overseas is encouraged as part of the degree.

Outline:

• The Graduate Certificate in Laws program requires students to complete 24 credit points of study, consisting of four 6-credit-point postgraduate subjects.

Teaching:

• UTS Law faculty emphasizes practice-based education.
• The program offers general postgraduate courses that begin with a small offering (e.g., a graduate certificate) and expand into a master's degree.
• Teaching methods include small-group experiences and multiple assessment tasks throughout the session, designed to simulate authentic tasks typically encountered in legal practice.
• Flexible timetabling is offered to accommodate part-time students working concurrently.

Careers:

• Specialization and expertise development in the program lead to diverse career opportunities in sought-after specialist vocations in law.