Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution
Program overview
The Graduate Diploma in Dispute Resolution offers students the opportunity of advanced graduate study without undertaking a full Master of Dispute Resolution degree.
There is no difference between the Graduate Diploma and the Master of Dispute Resolution in terms of the content and depth with which particular courses are studied – the Graduate Diploma merely requires completion of fewer courses.
Program structure
Compulsory courses
Students must successfully complete the follow two core compulsory courses (total 12 uoc):
Elective courses
Students then choose 4 courses (total 24 uoc) from the following elective courses:
- Administrative Justice
- Complex Commercial Litigation
- Concepts & Controversies in Dispute Resolution
- Criminal Justice: Global Perspectives
- Critical Issues in Restorative Justice
- Critical Victimology
- Current Issues in Criminal Justice
- Dispute Resolution in Family Law
- Foundations of Facilitation
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Commercial Dispute Resolution
- Judging & the Judiciary
- Juvenile Justice
- Managing Workplace Conflict & Change
- Mastering Facilitation
- Mediation
- Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes
- Regulation, Litigation & Enforcement
- Sentencing: Law, Policy & Practice
Course offerings may vary. Refer to Law timetable for courses on offer.
Visit UNSW Online Handbook for further information.






