Macquarie Law School
Coursework Degrees
Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental and Local Government Law
(For lawyers and non-lawyers)
This program is available to both lawyers and those without a law degree. It is designed to meet the needs of local government personnel and planners, public administrators, business persons, workers in the resource sector, lawyers working in the environmental and local government law area, or those who wish to do so.
| Admission requirements: | A Bachelor degree |
| Length of candidature: | 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time, 2 years by distance study |
| Course Requirements: | 24 credit points |
Attendance:
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Units may be offered either internal only, external only or both. External students are required to attend intensive 2 or 3 day on-campus sessions for each unit undertaken. In most instances these sessions are held in the mid semester breaks of April or September. Please check the Law Postgraduate Timetable. |
| Commencement: | March, July |
| Tuition Fees for 2007: | 24 credit points at $380.00 per cr pt |
Academic Enquiries: |
Erika J Techera (02) 9850 7925 email: erika.techera@mq.edu.au |
| Other Enquiries: |
Arts Student Centre (02) 9850 6783
e-mail: artsenquiries@mq.edu.au |
Program Structure
LAW853 or LAW855; LAW861; plus four elective units.
Units of Study |
Mode I = Internal X = External |
Core Units
(4 credit points) |
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LAW853 Comparative Environmental
Law |
I X I X |
| LAW861 Local Government Law | I X |
Elective Units (4 credit
points) |
|
I X |
|
I X |
|
| LAW852 Trade and Environment
Law |
I X |
| LAW853 Comparative Environmental Law | I X |
| LAW855 Environmental Law and Sustainable Development | I X |
| LAW856 Environmental Economics | I X |
| LAW857 Environmental Litigation and Mediation | I X |
| LAW858 Pollution and Environmental Regulation | I X |
| LAW859 Heritage Law and Policy | I X |
| LAW860 International Environmental Law | I X |
| LAW865 Biodiversity and Biotechnology Law | I X |
| LAW866 Comparative Indigenous Environmental Law and Management | I X |
| LAW867 Water and Marine Resources Law | I X |
| LAW869 Law, Globalisation and Cultural Transformations | X |
LAW879 Environmental
Law and Policy Clinic Note: Students need to contact Dr Erika J Techera at least two months prior to enrolling to arrange a suitable placement. |
X |