Course highlights
When you’re equipped with the right legal skills, and you’ve developed diverse and inclusive advocacy abilities, you can do more for those who need your help.
- Understand legal fundamentals
- Develop practical dispute resolution skills
- Master effective and ethical legal communication across diverse settings
- Study online around your life and work
- Experience support at every stage
Overview
Empower your voice and shape strategic business decisions. With an online Graduate Certificate in Law from the University of Canberra, you will be equipped with the essential knowledge and skills to navigate, lead and influence high-stakes discussions, making a meaningful impact in your community or your organisation.
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4 units | 7 weeks each- From 8 months part-time*
- Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct
- $4,112.50 per unit^, FEE-HELP available
- *Exact course length will be dependent on selected electives and their availability, please speak to a Student Enrolment Adviser for more information. ^2025 indicative fees are listed here. Find out more on our Fees page.
4 units | 7 weeks each
From 8 months part-time*
Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct
$4,112.50 per unit^, 
The University of Canberra is an ambitious university for ambitious people.
Our practical, supported and accelerated online courses are designed to deliver outcomes that create real impact and inspire real change in the world around us. UC postgraduate courses are not only delivered online – they are career-relevant and designed-for-demand so you can apply your learning faster.
5-star ranking for starting salary in Law and Paralegal Studies (postgraduate).1
#1 in Canberra for teaching quality, skill development and full-time employment.1
¹Good University Guide 2024
Learning outcomes
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Legal fundamentals
Demonstrate a broad and coherent theoretical and technical knowledge of complex legal concepts, allowing you to navigate and interpret legal documents and contracts, and legal frameworks that govern organisations or the public sector. -
Proactive strategies for preventing and solving problems
Learn how to interpret and apply legal principles to make informed, strategic decisions. Integrate legal research and a holistic approach to dispute resolution, applying critical analysis, strategic thinking and ethical decision-making to combat challenges. -
Master effective and ethical legal communication across diverse settings
Communicate legal knowledge, ideas and arguments, ethically and effectively, within and across professional, multi-modal and cultural boundaries. -
Engage respectfully with Indigenous contexts
Reflect critically on historical and social contexts to work respectfully with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in socially just ways.
Description of the Course
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