Postgraduate Diploma in Construction Law–PGDipConsLaw 120 points Qualification regulations

1. (a) Before enrolment, a candidate for the PGDipConsLaw shall have:

(i) completed an LLB(Hons) or LLB; and;

(ii) been accepted by the Director of Postgraduate Studies for the Faculty of Law as capable of proceeding with the proposed course of study.

(b) Requirement (a)(i) may be waived by the director for a candidate who has sufficient practical, professional, or scholarly experience that provides equivalent preparation to proceed with the proposed course of study.

2. (a) The course of study for the PGDipConsLaw shall consist of courses worth at least 120 points from the MConsLaw Schedule, including BILD 403 and LAWS 513 and at least 90 points from BILD 401, BILD 402, BILD 404, LAWS 451–459, LAWS 512–514, LAWS 554–559, LAWS 583; or the LLM schedule as approved by the programme director.

(b) Postgraduate courses worth up to 15 points for the certificate, or 30 points for the diploma, may be substituted subject to the approval of the director.

3. (a) A candidate for the PGDipConsLaw shall normally be enrolled for at least two trimesters and shall complete the diploma within three years of first enrolling in it. The director may extend the maximum period in special cases.

(b) At the discretion of the programme director a candidate who holds a PGCertConsLaw may credit those courses to the PGDipConsLaw provided the candidate abandons the Postgraduate Certificate upon being awarded the PGDipConsLaw.