Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law
Course code: 276AA
March, June, July, August, December
AUD $24,992 (2026 indicative first year fee). Commonwealth Supported Places (CSPs) are not available
March, June, July, August, December
AUD $30,496 (2026 indicative first year fee)
IELTS 6.5: with no band less than 6.0
Career outcomes
Overview
As a student in the Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of Australian and New Zealand intellectual property law and its place in the global context.
You’ll also develop skills in critical analysis and the ability to interpret and transmit your ideas to specialist and non-specialist audiences, including clients.
Completing the appropriate subjects in the Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law may qualify you to register as a trade marks attorney and a patent attorney under the Trans-Tasman regime. In order to qualify you should first seek advice from the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board and consult with Melbourne Law School on subject selection.
Many students who complete four subjects towards the Graduate Diploma in Intellectual Property Law decide to take four more subjects to complete a Master of Intellectual Property Law.