The Graduate Diploma in Applied Intellectual Property (GradDipAppliedIP) provides an opportunity for the specialised study of intellectual property law and policy at the postgraduate level with a focus on the practical application of the law in various commercial contexts.

The program is designed for professionals across a wide range of disciplines who are seeking detailed knowledge about applied intellectual property law. Professionals who will particularly benefit are those working with intellectual property but who may not have a background in the law, such as scientists, researchers, research managers, and those working in the culture industries. The Diploma is also likely to be of benefit to legal practitioners working in intellectual property and innovation law. The program will appeal to both local and international students wanting to learn about the practical application of intellectual property in greater depth. The GradDipAppliedIP will not itself lead to a professional qualification for legal practice but will enable a student to acquire expertise in intellectual property law and the context in which it operates.

Please contact the Faculty of Law for information regarding the Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes.

The GradDipAppliedIP may be taken full time in two semesters or part time in a minimum of three semesters. A total of 36 units of credit are required for the award of the degree of GradDipAppliedIP. All 36 units of credit must be from Postgraduate Law courses.

Postgraduate Law courses are taught in a variety of formats during the University’s formal academic semesters, including summer. Each course is 24 hours in duration. While some are taught for two hours per week over a 12-week teaching semester, other classes are arranged more intensively. Many courses of particular interest to students in employment are scheduled in a venue situated in the CBD.

Course List
A total of 36 units of credit is required for the GradDipAppliedIP. The following compulsory and elective Postgraduate Law courses are available for credit towards the degree:

Compulsory courses:

1. (1) Students whose undergraduate degree is from a discipline other than Law must satisfactorily complete the following courses:

(2) Students whose undergraduate degree is in Law must satisfactorily complete the following course:

2. All students must satisfactorily complete the following three courses:

The courses listed in 1. above are all pre- or co-requisites for these electives.

Electives
3. Any remaining courses are to be taken from the following:

The courses listed in 1. above are all pre-requisites or co-requisites for these electives.

Other Matters:

4. New courses may be added to the above lists in 3. from time to time.

5. Not all courses listed at 3. will be offered every year.

6. A student may seek authorisation from the program Director/s of the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education to undertake a Postgraduate Law course not listed above.

1. The degree of Graduate Diploma in Applied Intellectual Property may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study in law.

Qualifications

2. (1) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate degree of Bachelor from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with performance at a level acceptable to the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education.

(2) In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education may be permitted to enrol for the degree. Where applicants have extensive work experience in the area of intellectual property, the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education may exercise their discretion to take work experience into consideration for admission to the program.

(3) When the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education are not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant they may require the applicant, before being permitted to enrol, to undergo such examination or carry out such work as they may prescribe.

Enrolment and Progression

3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the degree shall be lodged with the Registrar by the advertised due date. Please note: Late applications for 2010 will be accepted subject to availability of places.

(2) Entry to the program will generally be available in Semester 1 only.

(3) A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.

(4) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed at least once annually by the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education and as a result of its review the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.

(5) No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or three semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be three academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and six semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education.

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Students whose undergraduate degree is in Law must satisfactorily complete the following course:

Students whose undergraduate degree is from a discipline other than Law must satisfactorily complete the following courses:

New courses may be added to the above lists from time to time.
Not all courses are offered every year.
A student may seek authorisation from the program Director/s of the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education to undertake a Postgraduate Law course not listed above.