Why Professional Certificate in Defence Contracting Law?
Overview
The Professional Certificate in Defence Contracting Law offers students a postgraduate coursework qualification in the specialised field of defence contracting law. This program is designed for Professionals (including lawyers and contract managers) who wish to up-skill on defence contracting law to take advantage of the many opportunities in the rapidly growing field to advance their knowledge and standing. Core courses in the program incorporate blended learning and face-to-face intensive seminar classes. The program includes a research project exploring an area of defence contracting law.
The Professional Certificate in Defence Contracting Law is a non-AQF program. This program has a standard full-time duration of 0.25 years but can only be taken part-time for a duration of 0.5 years.
This program is available to domestic applicants only.
Key features
Blended learning design- Designed for professionals to upskill
- Gain knowledge and standing in a rapidly growing field
What you'll learn
Our Professional Certificate in Defence Contracting Law is designed for Professionals (including lawyers and contract managers) who wish to up-skill on defence contracting law to take advantage of the many opportunities in the rapidly growing field to advance their knowledge and standing.
Through this program you will:
- Employ legal knowledge in a principled manner within the field of Defence contracting law. Use research skills to interrogate primary and secondary operational commercial law materials.
- Apply principles of Defence contracting law to solve legal problems. Critique the law from ethical and practical perspectives.
- Structure and sustain concise arguments relating to Defence contracting law to legal and non-legal audiences in written and spoken formats.
- Describe the ethical obligations of practitioners of Defence contracting law, and the inter-cultural issues that affect the practice of Defence contracting law.
Degree Structure: Professional Certificate in Defence Contracting Law
Program code: PCDCL
Complete 12 units comprising:
- 12 units for all Core courses
Enrolment information
Find details about the rules and notes that apply to your program, along with other essential information required for successful enrolment. Supplementary supporting resources may also be provided where applicable.
Courses
Listed here are all the courses that contribute to your program, including elective options that can be chosen. These courses come together to form your study plan. Courses fall into different categories, each of which have specific unit values that need to be met under the program rules.
What courses you'll study
Complete 12 units comprising:
- 12 units for all Core courses
Complete 12 units for ALL of the following:
| Course name | Course code | Units | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course name
Defence Contracting Law
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Course code
LAWS5062
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Units
6
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Course name
Law Research Project (PG)
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Course code
LAWS5066
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Units
6
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