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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.

  • Study foundational legal units
  • Understand legal fundamentals
  • Develop practical dispute resolution skills
  • Study online around your life and work
  • Experience support at every stage

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Overview

Ground your development as a socially responsible and ethical professional. The law is a fundamental part of our society, from the rules that govern us to the rights that protect us. With an online Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies from the University of Canberra, you can learn the legal fundamentals, advocacy skills and practical problem-solving strategies for a changing world.

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QUICK FACTS

  • icon-online-study   8 units | 7 weeks each
  • icon-online-study  From 16 months part-time*
  • icon-online-study   Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sep, Oct
  • icon-online-study  $3,987.50 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. ^2024 indicative fees are listed here. Find out more on our Fees page.

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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.

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5-star ranking for starting salary in Law and Paralegal Studies (postgraduate).1

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Learning outcomes

  • Legal fundamentals
    Gain the foundations in legal studies to develop diverse and inclusive advocacy abilities and legal skills, while understanding the theory and history of law.

  • Problem prevention & problem solving
    Learn practical legal problem-solving and dispute resolution skills, including evaluating responses to legal issues and solutions to legal problems.

  • Manage new worlds of technology, business and justice
    Discover how the law engages with and shapes disruptive technologies, and understand the profession's broader social and economic contexts.

 

Graduate Certificate
Description of the Course + 4 Number of units or continue studying

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Graduate Diploma
All units from the Graduate Certificate + 4 Diploma units or continue studying

The Graduate Diploma focuses on giving you the foundational skills that industry demands plus the soft skills to influence business decisions at senior management levels. 

The fast-tracked model means you can graduate with a diploma in just over a year, plus it gives you a pathway to study the Master of Business Analytics. 

Master of Health Services Management
All subjects from the Graduate Certificate + 8 subjects from the Master of Health Services Management

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