Graduate Diploma in Regulatory Studies

Course code: 3394 * Course abbreviation: GradDipRegStds * Total credit points required: 48 * 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Study mode and course location

On campus (Melbourne city)

Course description

This innovative graduate diploma is being offered by the Faculty of Law in conjunction with the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, and Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. The study of regulation is a relatively new discipline which both links and transcends the boundaries between the disciplines of economics, law, politics, criminology, sociology, psychology, organisational theory and public administration. To date, it has been at the periphery of most of these fields. This course will provide practitioners and scholars in these fields with a core set of ideas, theories and skills to apply to their activities.

Course structure

A candidate for the Graduate Diploma in Regulatory Studies must usually complete four units with credit for prior studies. Candidates who do not have an undergraduate law degree from Australia should consider taking LAW7212 (Australian legal system). Candidates who are not granted credit must complete eight units.

Candidates admitted with credit must complete a minimum of two units from the list of prescribed core units. The remaining units must be selected from the list of prescribed electives. Candidates who are admitted without advanced standing must complete a minimum of five units from the list of prescribed core units. The remaining units must be selected from the list of prescribed electives.

Core units

LAW7313 Introduction to regulatory studies
LAW7315 Regulatory methods
LAW7314 The regulatory process
LAW7316 Regulating in a globalising world
LAW7317 What works in regulation?

Elective units*

BTX5050 Asian business law
LAW7212 Australian legal system
LAW7328 Case studies in regulation
LAW7322 Communications law and regulation
LAW7056 Competition law
LAW7258 Consumer protection, self regulation and corporate compliance
BTF5100 Corporate environmental responsibility
BTX5000 Corporate governance
LAW7324 Energy law, regulation and policy
ENV5050 Environmental governance and citizenship
GRS1005 Fertility regulation
BTC4180 Financial services regulation
AFF9020 Introduction to risk principles
AFF5011 Issues in risk management
LAW7083 Law of employee relations
LAW7037 Occupational health and safety
MCE1213 Regulation and ethics in assisted reproduction technologies
LAW7325 Regulation of Australian water resources
ECC4700 Restrictive trade practices and competition policy
LAW7329 The privatised state: governance and government
LAW7214 Utility regulation: law and policy

* Not all units may be available in every year

Contact details

Inquiries: postgraduate studies officer, telephone +61 3 9641 6206, email graduate@law.monash.edu.au or visit www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate.

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