Graduate Diploma in Communications Law (518AB) // Course structure

Course structure

Students must complete 50 credit points of study from the prescribed list of subjects.

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.

Subject options

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LAWS90145	Artificial Intelligence and the Law	March August	12.5
LAWS90046	Competition and New Technologies	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS90171	Competition in Digital Markets	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70208	Competition Law, IP & Personality Rights	May	12.5
LAWS70207	Copyright Law	September	12.5
LAWS70181	Defamation Law	November	12.5
LAWS90126	Digital Trade	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70273	Entertainment Law	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70372	Freedom of Information	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70390	Freedom of Speech	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS90125	Fundamentals of Intellectual Property	March August	12.5
LAWS90152	Health Data Governance	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70362	Information Technology Contracting Law	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70396	Internet Law	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS90129	Law, Science and Technology	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70184	Criminalising Speech in the Internet Age	December	12.5
LAWS70182	New Media and Communications	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70080	Online Streaming, Film and TV Law	May	12.5
LAWS90238	Press Freedom and National Security	Not available in 2023	12.5
LAWS70082	Privacy Law	March September	12.5
LAWS70460	Regulatory Design,Compliance&Enforcement	August	12.5
LAWS70275	Sports Marketing and Media Law	Not available in 2023	12.5

Last updated: 24 January 2023