The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law (GDipEnvLaw) is designed to develop your expertise in a dynamic area of law that is continuing to grow in importance.

It’s available for both law and non-law graduates and is ideal for government professionals, legal practitioners, professionals working in environmental and resources sectors, and those with a broader philosophical or practical interest.

As a student in the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law, you’ll study four subjects from a wide selection that includes a focus on emerging national and international legal issues and practices, such as in water law, climate change law, the management of land subject to native title and general planning and development.

The Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law is part of the world-renowned Melbourne Law Masters program.

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Melbourne Law School is ranked:

• No 1 law school in Australia and No 10 in the world (Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Rankings by Subject, 2020).
• No 1 law school in Australia and No 12 in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings by Subject, 2020).

As a student in the Graduate Diploma of Environmental Law, you’ll develop an advanced understanding of the complex body of knowledge in the field of environmental law, including:

• An in-depth knowledge of the specialist area of environmental law and associated disciplinary areas
• Detailed knowledge of the complex law, regulation and market-based approaches in the field
• The capacity to identify new laws and/or apply existing law in the rapidly evolving legal context for environmental law
• Advanced understanding of developments in international environmental law

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.

Many students who complete four subjects towards the Graduate Diploma in Environmental Law decide to take four more subjects to complete a Master of Environmental Law.