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Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies

The Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies is a postgraduate program that includes the following awards: Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies. The program is available online, with availability subject to change.

Admission Criteria

Admission to the program is based on the CSU Admission Policy, which requires a Bachelor degree or a minimum of a TAFE Diploma/Certificates and/or work history that demonstrates holding a senior position, demonstrating relevant work experience.

Course Structure

The program consists of core subjects, compulsory subjects, and restricted electives. The core subjects are:

• PHL402 Ethics
• LAW540 Australian Law and Legal System The compulsory subject is:
• PHL502 Law, Ethics and Human Rights Students must also choose at least two restricted electives from List A and at least two from List B.

List A: Ethics Electives

• ETH402 Vulnerability and the Ethics of Intervention
• GPM430 Foundations of Corruption and Misconduct
• HRM502 Human Resource Management
• HRM512 Values and Conflict in Organisations
• HRM540 Theories Of Conflict Resolution
• HRM545 Skills of Conflict Resolution
• HCS531 Leading Service Development
• INR501 Industrial Relations Environment
• INR502 Industrial Relations Systems and Issues
• ITC506 Topics In Information Technology Ethics
• MGT531 Business Ethics
• MGT547 Ethics of Corporate Governance
• MGT594 Leadership And Business Ethics
• WEL407 Child and Adolescent Welfare in Aboriginal Communities

List B: Law Electives

• HCS406 Social Work And Human Rights
• HCS410 Legal Issues in Child & Adolescent Welfare
• HCS532 Law for the Human Services
• ITC596 IT Risk Management
• LAW503 Administrative Law
• LAW504 Business and Corporations Law
• LAW515 Law of Employment
• LAW516 Dispute Resolution: Methods & Results
• LAW517 Mediation: Processes & Uses
• LAW519 Negotiation Skills
• LAW530 Environmental Law And Management
• MGT580 Forecasting and Risk Assessment

Graduation Requirement

To graduate, students must satisfactorily complete 64 points.

Normal Course Duration

The normal course duration is 1.0 year (2.0 sessions) for full-time study and 2.0 years (4.0 sessions) for part-time study. The actual length of study may vary, and students are advised to consult the Enrolment Pattern for more information.

Enrolment Pattern

Due to the flexibility of the course requirements, there is no prescribed enrolment pattern. Students may choose the order in which they undertake subjects, depending on the availability of subjects and the meeting of any prerequisites.

Residential School

Some subjects may contain a Residential School component. Further details of Residential School requirements are available via the subject page. The following subjects may contain a Residential School component:

• LAW517 Mediation: Processes and Uses
• LAW519 Negotiation Skills

Articulation

The Graduate Diploma makes up an articulated set of courses, and credit is given in each higher-level course for the subjects completed in the lower-level course.

Credit

No special arrangements apply for credit in the Graduate Diploma of Ethics and Legal Studies.