Online Graduate Certificate in Emerging Technologies and Law
Quick facts
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Quick facts
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Duration
Part-time 1 year or 6 months accelerated -
Location
Online -
Fees
AU$3,840 per course (2020 annual)
Next intake
July, October Duration
Part-time 1 year or 6 months accelerated Location
Online Fees
AU$3,840 per course (2020 annual)
Next intake
July, October
Overview
Advance your skills to succeed tomorrow
The Graduate Certificate of Emerging Technologies and Law is Australia’s first dedicated postgraduate qualification that empowers legal professionals to deal with the radical change of digital disruption in the law and policy.
Digital disruption and the emergence of new technologies are creating unforeseen issues and opportunities for law, regulation and public policy. Throughout this course you will learn the legal and regulatory impacts of cutting-edge technologies like artificial intelligence and blockchain and their implication for data, security and privacy. You will also learn how to drive innovation in client services by using emerging technologies to find efficiencies in your practice.
Develop real world skills
Level up your skills with an accreditation from a world-leading university of technology and design.
Your online experience
Our online courses are built around engaging learning activities such as case studies, quizzes, interactive videos, and scenarios. You can immediately apply the information that you learn, receive feedback and improve.
Details
Gain industry knowledge and learn with the best
RMIT’s focus on industry-based, practical learning has seen our law programs ranked #1 in Victoria for skills development and among the top 10 for employer reputation in Australia. Throughout this program, you’ll grapple with topics such as data, security and privacy, the societal and regulatory impacts of Artificial Intelligence and blockchain, and legal service delivery with emerging technologies.
Learn 100% Online
Our cutting-edge learning platform is purpose-built and brings authenticity to your learning experience. Available using your laptop, tablet or smartphone, coursework is delivered in an engaging way and is easy to follow.
You will also have access to discussion boards, online forums, electronic assignment submission, the library and business journals.
Assessment is ongoing throughout the teaching period and is entirely project based, so students graduate with an employer ready portfolio.
The driving force behind our program is the industry connections you’ll make while studying. Learn from renowned academics and industry leaders, including Hall & Wilcox and Atticus.
Our courses use authentic tools and templates, refer to best-practice and industry standards, and contain real-world case studies, examples and problems. When you graduate, not only will you be ready for the next step in your career, but you will have already been applying your new knowledge in your workplace.
- 1 year part-time, 10 weeks per course, 12 hours per week.
This program will equip you with analytical skills to assess the capabilities and limitations of the latest emerging technologies and determine the ways they intersect with current law and policy. Understand the privacy implications around the ways data is collected, stored, used and shared. Learn the skills and knowledge to provide guidance, create legal frameworks, and give recommendations for policy formation to manage and adopt emerging technologies, knowledge transferrable to between legal and policy contexts. Assess new technologies in order to develop new tools and process to drive innovation within a business or organisation.
The program courses include:
Core courses
- Law and Policy for Emerging Technologies
- Data and Privacy in the Digital Age
- Legal Innovation Practice
- Developing Blockchain Strategy + Cyber Security Risk and Governance
OR - Developing AI Strategy + Cyber Security Risk and Governance
For more information about these courses, download our program brochure.
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this program, you will be able to:
- Provide advice and/or recommendations for policy formation by analysing the limitations, capabilities and the ways emerging technologies interact with society, current law, regulation, and policy frameworks.
- Discuss the ways emerging technologies intersect with and affect society, the law, regulation, and policy frameworks with various audiences.
- Formulate policies and legal frameworks for adopting or managing emerging technologies that are logical, ethical, sustainable, socially responsible, and comply with relevant legislation and regulations.
- Devise recommendations for data security, access, sharing and storage policies and frameworks that consider key principles of Australian and international privacy law.
- Utilise tools and approaches developed from continuously evaluating technological and societal trends to support team, self and clients in adopting emerging technologies.
Career
Admissions
An Australian bachelor's qualification or equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant field, or have undertaken a minimum of 5 years’ professional, full-time work experience.
To have professional experience considered, you must include in your application
- a CV
- a personal statement that details your experience
An Australian bachelor's qualification or equivalent overseas qualification in a relevant field, or have undertaken a minimum of 5 years’ professional, full-time work experience.
To have professional experience considered, you must include in your application
- a CV
- a personal statement that details your experience
To study this program you will need to complete one of the following English proficiency tests:
- IELTS (Academic): minimum overall band of 6.5 (with no individual band below 6.0)
- TOEFL (Paper Based Test): minimum score of 580 (TWE 4.5)
- TOEFL (Internet Based Test - IBT): minimum overall score of 92 (with minimum of 20 in all sections)
- Pearson Test of English (Academic) (PTE (A)): minimum score of 58 (with no communication band less than 50)
- Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): minimum of 176 with no less than 169 in any component
For detailed information on English language requirements and other proficiency tests recognised by RMIT, visit English language requirements and equivalency information.
Don't meet the English language test scores? Complete an Advanced Plus Certificate at RMIT English Worldwide.
Australian Student Visas
For an Australian student visa, you must have an on-campus place in a program of study. For more details on RMIT's on-campus programs visit our website.
Pathways
Fees
2020 tuition fees are AUD$3,840 per course, totalling AUD$15,360 for 4 courses.
See our fees page for more information. Fees apply to 2020 only. Fees are adjusted on an annual basis and these fees should only be used as a guide.
Some students may be eligible to apply to defer payment of some or all of their tuition fees via the Commonwealth Government’s FEE-HELP loan scheme.
Visit our HELP loans page for lots of useful information about eligibility, how to apply and payment. You can apply for FEE-HELP once you have enrolled in a program.
HELP loans are not available to international students.