The month you will commence your studies. Exact start date is outlined in the course timetable.
February, July
Campus
Adelaide City Campus
Duration
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Duration is approximate and based on a full-time study load.
0.5 year(s) full-time only (no part time option)
Program code
GCMLW
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Full-time only (no part time option)
Indicative annual fees
Indicative annual fees
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Entry into the Military Law programs is available to Commonwealth Department of Defence Legal Officers only.
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Entry into this program is restricted to Commonwealth Department of Defence Legal Officers only.
Why Graduate Certificate in Military Law?
Engage with high level military law principles to take your career to new heights.
Adelaide University’s Graduate Certificate in Military Law is an important step in your journey to deepen your legal expertise and build specialised skills in military law. Taught under contract to the Department of Defence, this graduate certificate is specifically for legal officers in the Australian Defence Force.
Overview
Progress your career and build specialised knowledge and skills with our Graduate Certificate in Military Law. This qualification is only open to legal officers in the Australian Defence Force (ADF). Learn to solve legal problems, conduct research and communicate military law information to ADF audiences. Take an important step in your growth as a military law professional in the Australian Defence Force. On successful completion of this graduate certificate, you can enter our Master of Laws.
Key features
Learn to solve legal problems in ADF legal officer practice.
Complete research in military law – discovering inconsistencies, conflicts and gaps in law and policy.
Extend your knowledge in discipline, administrative and operational law.
Study with a community of legal officers with vast knowledge and skills.
Learn from distinguished experts from Defence, industry, academia, and the legal profession.
Use this graduate certificate as a pathway into our Master of Laws.
What you'll learn
This program is only available to legal officers in the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and is designed to build specialised military legal knowledge and skills.
Adelaide University’s Graduate Certificate in Military Law covers the following courses:
Advanced Military Discipline Law
Advanced Military Operations Law
Advanced Military Administrative Law.
Your studies will teach you to:
Apply military law to solve legal problems in ADF legal officer practice.
Analyse and critique military law/policy from diverse theoretical and practical perspectives.
Complete research in military law, finding and resolving inconsistencies, conflicts, gaps and opportunities for improvement in law, policy and practice.
Communicate military law information to relevant ADF audiences in legal and non-legal contexts, including training.
Apply judgement, adaptability and responsibility as a military law professional across discipline, administrative and operational law.
Understand and reflect on the qualities of a professional military lawyer.
After completing this graduate certificate, you can move into our Master of Laws to further your legal expertise.