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Graduate Diploma in Communications Law (518AB) // Course structure
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Course structure
Students must complete 50 credit points of study from the prescribed list of subjects, including at least 12.5 credit points from each group.
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.
Note: Most subjects in the MLM program are 12.5 credit points each. Check individual subject handbook entries for confirmation.
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Group A
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS70181 | Defamation Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70182 | New Media and Communications | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70082 | Privacy Law | September (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Group B
| Code | Name | Study period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS90083 | Appropriation, Art and the Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90046 | Competition and New Technologies | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70208 | Competition Law & Intellectual Property | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70207 | Copyright Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70445 | Economic Regulators | No longer available | |
| LAWS70273 | Entertainment Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70080 | Online Streaming, Film and TV Law | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70372 | Freedom of Information | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70390 | Freedom of Speech | July (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70362 | Information Technology Contracting Law | October (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS70396 | Internet Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70184 | Media, Free Speech and the State | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70428 | Newsgathering | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90028 | Privacy and Regulation of Surveillance | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70104 | Regulating Infrastructure & Utilities | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70460 | Regulatory Policy and Practice | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS70275 | Sports Marketing and Media Law | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90145 | Artificial Intelligence and the Law |
March (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90152 | Health Data Governance | May (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90129 | Law, Science and Technology | Not available in 2020 | 12.5 |
| LAWS90126 | Digital Trade | June (Online) |
12.5 |
| LAWS90125 | Fundamentals of Intellectual Property |
February (On Campus - Parkville)
August (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
| LAWS90171 | Competition in Digital Markets | November (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Last updated: 17 November 2021