Program Overview

Specialist Certificate in Law (Digital Law and Technological Innovation)

Overview

The Specialist Certificate in Law (Digital Law and Technological Innovation) is designed to equip students with the legal knowledge and technical skills needed to navigate the complex ethical, legal, and social implications of new technologies.

Course Details

• Course code: SC-LAWDT
• Duration: 6 months part-time
• Location: On campus (Parkville)
• Intake: March, June, July, August, December
• Fees: AUD $11,744 (2025 indicative first year fee)
• Note: Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available

Course Structure

Students can choose from subjects designed to impart expert knowledge about the regulatory challenges of our times, including:

• The exponential growth of artificial intelligence
• Big data and allied disruptive technologies
• Blockchain and 'smart contracts', which affect markets, professional practice, and governance

Related Offerings

• Master of Laws
• Graduate Diploma in Laws
• Single Subject Study in Law

Related Study Areas

• Law
• Specialist legal study

Eligibility

Acknowledgement

The University acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the Traditional Owners of the unceded lands on which we work, learn, and live. We pay respect to Elders past, present, and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy.