Postgraduate Certificate in Law
Law
A course by
AUT
Advance your legal knowledge and research skills in as little as one semester with AUT's Postgraduate Certificate in Law, designed for graduates seeking specialist legal expertise.
In-person study
Face-to-face learning in a physical classroom setting
City Campus, Auckland
It will take a total of 6 months
Core skills this course teaches
Advanced legal knowledge
Gain advanced theoretical and practical understanding of law and legal issues beyond the undergraduate level.
Develop research skills
Undertake and complete postgraduate-level legal research, including Legal Research Methodology.
Specialist expertise
Deepen your expertise in one or more specialist focus areas of law.
What You're Signing Up For
The Postgraduate Certificate in Law at AUT is designed for graduates who want to develop advanced theoretical and practical expertise in law and legal issues, and build research skills. Students can choose courses from a range of legal fields such as climate change law, human rights law, commercial law, property law, criminal law, and more. Practising lawyers may earn credit towards compulsory Continuing Legal Education requirements. Completion of the certificate may allow progression to the Master of Laws in special circumstances.
Course Content
- Advanced legal theory and practical legal issues
- Legal research methodology (compulsory)
- Electives from Master of Laws including areas such as:
- Climate Change Law
- Human Rights Law
- Indigenous Rights and Law
- International Law
- Jurisprudence
- Non-adversarial Justice
- Private Law
- Public Law
- Trusts and Fiduciary Obligations
- Corporate and Commercial Law
- Employment Law
- Environmental and Resource Management
- Intellectual Property
- Criminal Law
- Property and Development
- Regulation and Compensation
What you need to know first
What sort of industry will this job lead to
Law
Legal Services
Future employment opportunities might be
Practising lawyer (continual legal education)
Legal researcher
Progression towards higher-level roles in legal or policy sectors