Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution

Melbourne Law School's graduate program in dispute resolution works from the principles that underpin dispute resolution and management.

Our subjects examine how these principles inform the theoretical and practical aspects of this rapidly changing area of law. The program is relevant to legal practitioners and will appeal to others working in the design, reform and practice of dispute resolution. Judges, legal practitioners and legal researchers teach a broad range of subjects spanning litigation and alternative dispute resolution.

The Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution focuses on:

• Identification and analysis of a range of techniques available for the resolution of disputes
• The theories underpinning alternative forms of dispute resolution
• The frameworks for selected forms of dispute resolution and how to work within them
• How selected forms of dispute resolution work in practice, including the significance of practical considerations
• Critical evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to dispute resolution
• Developments in the theory and practice of dispute resolution and a comparison between Australia and other countries.

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list . Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.