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Graduate Diploma in Construction Law (189AA) // Course structure
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Course structure
Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list.
Of those four subjects, at least three must be from the Construction Law list and may not include both Principles of Construction Law and Construction Law. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.
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Construction Law - Foundation subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70176 | Construction Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70314 | Principles of Construction Law |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Construction Law - Contracting subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70270 | Construction Contract Analysis, Drafting |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70149 | Construction Risk | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70239 | Payment Matters in Construction Projects | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70112 | Remedies in the Construction Context | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - Project delivery subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90034 | Construction Contracting: New Frontiers | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90040 | Construction, the Community & Neighbours | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90099 | Major Project Delivery: Legal Interfaces | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70441 | Managing Legal Risk in Construction | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90029 | Planning and Building Sustainable Cities | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70113 | Public Private Partnerships Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70329 | Residential Construction Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70436 | Specialised Construction Procurement Law | June (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Construction Law - International subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS90014 | Construction Law and Projects in Asia | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70450 | Global Perspectives on Construction Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70139 | International Construction Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90146 | Construction Law in the Middle East | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Dispute avoidance and resolution subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70245 | Avoid and Manage Construction Disputes | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70133 | Construction Dispute Resolution | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
Construction Law - Capstone subject
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
LAWS70128 | Advanced Construction Law | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Other subjects
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS70202 | Current Issues in Civil Litigation | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90080 | Negotiation and Dispute Resolution | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution | December (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70380 | Australian Consumer Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70206 | Banking and Secured Finance | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70135 | Bargaining at Work | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90062 | Business Negotiations and Deal-Making |
July (On Campus - Parkville)
July (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90015 | Consumer Redress and Product Defects | No longer available | |
LAWS70335 | Contract Interpretation | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70444 | Contract Termination | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70229 | Current Issues in Negligence | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90088 | Disaster Law and Climate Adaptation | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70200 | Employment Contract Law | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70141 | Energy Regulation and the Law | March (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70100 | Environmental Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70065 | Event Management Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70073 | Expert Evidence | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70389 | Global Commercial Contract Law |
April (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70121 | International Commercial Arbitration |
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS70197 | Labour Standards and their Enforcement | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90025 | Liability Insurance Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90048 | Mediation in Practice | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70468 | Negotiation Skills |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
March (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
LAWS90101 | Personal Property Securities Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70349 | Planning and Development Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90043 | Mineral and Petroleum Law | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70205 | Project Finance | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70210 | Resources Joint Ventures | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70404 | Statutes in the 21st Century | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90031 | Taxation of Major Projects | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70464 | Toxics, Waste and Contamination Law | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS70053 | Workplace Health and Safety | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90027 | Precontractual Liability | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90051 | Commercial Arbitration in Practice | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
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LAWS90117 | Federal Jurisdiction | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90118 | Government Liability | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90119 | Law and Public Administration | Not available in 2019 | 12.5 |
LAWS90113 | Mediation: Principles and Practice | August (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | April (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS90151 | The Law of Public Contracting | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 18 December 2020