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Overview

The Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation is designed to advance lawyers’ and non-lawyers’ skills and knowledge of developments in the principles, practice, and scholarship of corporate and financial regulation. You will receive a theoretical and practical grounding in corporate and financial regulation.

This course provides you with the corporate and financial regulation knowledge that will give you a competitive edge in a career in corporate and financial regulation.

Course structure

Corporate and Financial Regulation studies24 credit points

You must complete 24 credit points from the following units

The handbook's description of this structure

The course consists of four units or 24 credit points of study. You can choose units from a selected list of Monash Law's postgraduate electives to gain the Corporate and financial regulation knowledge that will give you a competitive edge in your chosen career.

Course progression map

The course progression map provides guidance on unit enrolment.

The course comprises 24 credit points

You must complete four units (24 credit points) from the following list of units:

LAW5301 Copyright
LAW5306 Corporate insolvency
LAW5311 Takeovers
LAW5312 Competition law
LAW5314 International environmental law
LAW5315 Commercial alternative dispute resolution
LAW5316 Trade marks and commercial designations
LAW5321 Protecting commercial innovation: Patents and trade secrets
LAW5340 Intellectual property
LAW5341 Trade mark practice
LAW5343 Privacy and surveillance: Law, policy and governance
LAW5344 Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution
LAW5345 Business and human rights
LAW5350 Principles of taxation
LAW5352 Digital workplace law
LAW5353 Cybercrime
LAW5356 Corporate and white collar crime
LAW5357 Corporate governance and directors' duties
LAW5366 International banking and finance: Law and practice
LAW5372 Contemporary perspectives in construction law
LAW5375 Arbitration of international commercial disputes
LAW5384 International investment law
LAW5385 Corporate finance law
LAW5392 Globalisation and international economic law
LAW5394 Banking law
LAW5419 The law of financial transactions
LAW5431 International entertainment law
LAW5437 China's legal system
LAW5438 Sports law
LAW5445 Commercial equity
LAW5450 Principles of succession law
LAW5452 Private investment law
LAW5466 Financial services law
LAW5470 Exposing failures and wrongdoing: royal commissions and public inquiries
LAW5472 Regulating shareholder activism
LAW5473 International mergers and acquisitions
LAW5478 Strategic and public interest litigation
LAW5479 Avoidance, management and resolution of construction disputes
LAW5482 Fintech law and regulation
LAW5484 Regulation and regulators
LAW5488 Corporations, ESG and society
LAW5606 Restitution
LAW5649 Law in the age of artificial intelligence
LAW5650 Technology, design, and innovation in legal services
LAW5660 Global issues in private and commercial law
LAW5661 Global issues in international comparative taxation law
LAW5662 Global issues in competition law

Learning outcomes

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework and Monash Graduate Attributes.

Upon successful completion of this course it is expected that you will be able to:

1
Demonstrate theoretical knowledge about corporate and financial regulation relevant to the domestic and global legal environment.
2
Synthesise information and critically analyse theories, and apply them in professional and public decision making.
3
Articulate arguments, reasoning, and conclusions about legal topics to professional and non-professional audiences.
4
Demonstrate autonomy and integrity in the application of knowledge and skills.

Entry requirements

English language

Monash Level A, that is: IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no band lower than 6.0); or Pearson Test of English (Academic): score of 58 overall with no band lower than 50; or TOEFL Internet-based test: score of 79 overall with minimum scores: Writing: 21, Listening: 12, Reading: 13 and Speaking: 18; or Equivalent approved English test

More information

Progression to further studies

Successful completion of this course may provide a pathway to a Master of Laws (L6004) or a Master of Legal Studies (L6013).

Notes for students

Please note that some of the electives listed are only offered every second year, subject to resourcing.

Other information

The Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation is designed to advance lawyers’ and non-lawyers’ skills and knowledge of developments in the principles, practice, and scholarship of corporate and financial regulation. You will receive a theoretical and practical grounding in corporate and financial regulation.

This course provides you with the corporate and financial regulation knowledge that will give you a competitive edge in a career in corporate and financial regulation.

Common questions

How long is Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation?

0.5 years full time, 24 credit points. At 24 credit points a semester, that is 1 semesters of full-time study.

Where can I study Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation?

At Monash Law Chambers.

How do I plan my Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation units?

Open the course in the MonMap planner. It lays out your semesters, checks prerequisites as you drag units in, and tracks the credit points each requirement still needs.

Course details

Qualification: Graduate Certificate
AQF level: Level 8
Credit points: 24
Full time: 0.5 Years
Part time: 1 Years
Maximum time: 3 years

Faculty: Faculty of Law
CRICOS code: 114732E
Abbreviation: GradCertCorpFinReg
Award title: Graduate Certificate of Corporate and Financial Regulation
Handbook years: 2024 20252026