Faculty of Law
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Graduate Certificate in Law (Criminal Prosecutions)

Testamur Title of Degree:

Graduate Certificate in Law (Criminal Prosecutions)*

Abbreviation:

GCertLaw (Crim Pros)

Home Faculty:

Law

Duration:

6 months full-time or part-time equivalent

Total Credit Points:

24

Delivery mode:

On campus (Face-to-face and flexible)

Starting Session(s):

Autumn/Spring

Location:

Wollongong

UOW Course Code:

1159

CRICOS Code:

N/A

* Spring Session 2009 name changed to Graduate Certificate in Law (Criminal Prosecutions) from Graduate Certificate in Law (Prosecutions).

Overview

This program is designed specifically to address the educational needs of those with a special knowledge of or interest in prosecutorial practice. It draws on and extends the Faculty's existing expertise in the areas of professional legal training and transnational crime prevention to provide a theoretical and applied basis for meeting the educational needs of those involved in prosecutions.

Entry Requirements / Assumed Knowledge

Students should have a degree in Law from a recognised institution or recognised overseas equivalent, or be admitted to practice as a barrister or solicitor.

English language requirements:

    a) IELTS overall band 7.0 or

    b) IELTS overall band 6.0 with attendance in either ELL901 Effective Spoken Communication for Postgraduate Studies in Spring Session or ELL903 Effective Written Communication for Postgraduate Studies in Autumn Session.

Credit Transfer

The Graduate Certificate in Law (Criminal Prosecutions) fully articulates into the Master of Laws (Criminal Prosecutions) which can be completed by undertaking two electives and a research project of 12 credit points from the Master of Laws Course Program. Refer to http://www.uow.edu.au/about/policy/UOW058680.html

Course Requirements

Students are required to satisfactorily complete 24 credit points from the subjects listed in the Course Program.

Subjects

Credit Points

LWPD900

Prosecutorial Practice*

6

LWPD901

Applied Criminal Law*

6

LWPD902

Advanced Criminal Evidence*

6

LWPD909

Studies in Transnational Crime and Transnational Criminal Law

6

LWPD912

Prosecuting International Humanitarian Law

6

LWPD914

Comparative Criminal Justice

6

LWPD915

Criminal Appellate Advocacy

6

LWPD916

Prosecuting Transnational Economic and Cyber Crime

6

LWPD919

Special Studies in Prosecutions

6

LWPD925

DNA for Lawyers

6

LWPD926

Experts and their Evidence*

6

LWPD999

International Criminal Jurisdiction

6

* Students enrolled at Wollongong must complete these subjects.

NOTE: Not all subjects are offered every year. Students are advised to contact the Course Coordinator before enrolling.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: Faculty of Law: law-enquiries@uow.edu.au