AI and the Law

Overview

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is predicted to play an increasingly integral role in almost all aspects of our lives, including in fields of policing, public administration, environmental protection, education, medicine, finance and law. This track provides students with the skills necessary to deal with the technical, ethical and legal challenges that arise in designing, governing and regulating AI that is fair, safe and beneficial to society. This specialist track builds on the work of the Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Ethics (CAIDE), a cross disciplinary research centre at the University of Melbourne bringing together academics researching all aspects of AI ethics and regulation, including from engineering, computer science, humanities, science and law.

Subject Options

Students enrol in both:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
LAWS10009	AI, Ethics and the Law	Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
BLAW20002	Digital Platform Regulation	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5

And one or more of the following:

Code	Name	Study period	Credit Points
COMP10001	Foundations of Computing	Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
HPSC20009	Sociology and Philosophy of AI	Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)	12.5
ANTH20013	Diplomat, Soldier, Spy: The Deep State	Not available in 2025	12.5

COMP10001 cannot be taken as a breadth subject by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science

HPSC20009 and ANTH20013 cannot be taken as a breadth subject by students enrolled in the Bachelor of Arts

What is a Breadth Track?

A breadth track is a sequence of three or more subjects (taken as part of a Melbourne Bachelor degree) that progressively develops knowledge and skills relevant to a coherent domain, theme, topic or issue. It is a suggested set of subjects, rather than a requirement.

Last updated: 9 November 2024