Graduate Certificate in Emerging Technologies and Law
Australia’s first dedicated postgraduate qualification that empowers legal professionals to deal with the radical change of digital disruption in the law and policy. Learn to drive innovative legal practices and develop the skills, knowledge and confidence required to provide legal guidance in the digital age.
Applications close
28 Jun 2021
- Future intakes
- Jul 2021|Oct 2021
- Number of courses
- 4
- Duration
- 12 months (6 months accelerated)
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Program Overview
What you learn
- Ethical and societal impacts of emerging technologies
- Legal and policy frameworks for adopting emerging technologies
- How to manage data security and privacy risk
- Blockchain applications in the legal sphere
- Cyber security risk management and governance
- Legal AI and automation governance
- Tools to support your clients and workplace to adopt emerging technologies
What you create
- Data breach legal and policy response plan
- Customer needs report of legal, ethical & regulatory considerations
- Blockchain strategy
- Cyber security risk management and governance plan
- Blockchain, AI and machine learning strategies
- Comparative analysis of emerging technology law and regulations
Law and Policy for Emerging Technologies
Examine the emergence of new technologies and business models over the past decade and the impact that they have had on society, ethics, law, regulation and policy. You’ll study technology trends, analyse how legaltech has disrupted traditional frameworks, and study the theories of ‘fit-for-purpose’ regulation. Ultimately, you’ll be equipped with the skills to develop policy that can keep pace with technological change.
Data and Privacy in the Digital Age
Develop an advanced understanding of the key principles of Australian and international privacy laws, particularly the value of personal and commercial data. You’ll look at the legal obligations around data collection, storage and use, along with the proper procedures following a data breach. We’ll also analyse emerging data protection technology and its relevant regulatory implications.
Innovative Legal Practice
In this course you will analyse emerging technologies in the workplace, and learn creative and strategic approaches to drive innovative legal practice and client services. You’ll undertake the process of customer discovery to understand the organisational issues that clients and workplaces face, and identify innovative technology solutions to address these needs. You’ll also prepare a recommendation report to advise senior management of proposed technological solutions, including delivery and implementation
Future Skills Elective
Future Skills are up-to-the-minute, industry led-modules that focus on emerging capability areas for legal practitioners. You can choose one of the following RMIT Online Future Skills electives to add to your learning experience. You will choose from:
Your learning team
Why choose RMIT Online
Get a world-class education and transform your career.
Real world skills
Develop skills that have been validated by industry, while getting credentialed by a world-leading university.
Industry connected
You'll gain knowledge and practical skills from renowned industry partners who are at the forefront of their field.
Flexible delivery
Advance your career while you study. RMIT Online courses let you balance work, study and life commitments.
Supported community
Be guided by a network of industry experts and peers, and supported by our dedicated success team.
Entry requirements
There are some pre-requisites for this course. You’ll need:
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An Australian Bachelor degree (or equivalent) in law or policy, or a higher-level qualification that has had at least one unit in legal studies.
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If you don’t have a Bachelor degree or equivalent, you’ll still be considered if you have five years’ relevant full-time work experience in law or policy. You may also be eligible if you have five years' work full-time work experience in a technology or business function role that interfaces with law or policy. You will need to submit a curriculum vitae (CV).
English language
International students are required to provide current evidence of English language proficiency for admission to RMIT University. For detailed information visit the English language requirements and equivalency information.
Australian Student Visas
This program does not meet Australian student visa requirements. 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 www.rmit.edu.au
Credit Pathways
At RMIT Online, we're committed to supporting your lifelong learning journey. Our flexible learning pathways can be tailored to align with your individual educational goals. Some of our Future Skills short courses, when taken in certain combinations, are eligible for credit in the Graduate Certificate in Emerging Technologies and Law.
For a full list of the two-course Future Skills combinations and eligibility, please refer here. To be eligible for a credit transfer, you will also need to meet this program’s entry requirements. The Future Skills course must be a current credential or completed within the last 10 years. Individual Future Skills courses are not recognised under the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF).
Price
3840per course
Program total: 15360 (all 4 courses)*FEE-HELP and other support may be available
* Plus a capped Student Services and Amenities Fee (SSAF) based on your credit point enrolment load.
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