C11229v1 Graduate Certificate in Intellectual Property

UTS has established expertise and a reputation for providing courses relevant to the needs of the patent and trade mark professions.

The UTS Intellectual Property program is the first at an Australian university that fulfils the entire educational requirements for registration as a registered Trans-Tasman patent attorney in Australia and New Zealand under the Trans-Tasman IP Attorneys Board, as well as registration as an Australian trade marks attorney.The unique feature of this course is that it may be undertaken entirely online, removing the need for students to attend face-to-face classes.

The course requires completion of 24 credit points of subjects. As part of this course, students must complete 77905 Preparing for Intellectual Property Practice.

Subjects are timetabled annually, but not all subjects are offered every session. The UTS Timetable Planner enables current and future UTS students to view subject timetables.

Course completion requirements

Applicants must have completed a UTS recognised bachelor's degree, or an equivalent or higher qualification, or submitted other evidence of general and professional qualifications that demonstrates potential to pursue graduate studies.

Previous qualifications can be in any discipline. Admission is at the discretion of the associate dean (education).

If you do not have an undergraduate or postgraduate degree you must provide the following: 1. a personal statement outlining relevant professional experience and reasons for pursuing this course 2. a CV outlining professional and study history 3. any relevant work related references.

The English proficiency requirement for international students or local applicants with international qualifications is: Academic IELTS: 6.5 overall with a writing score of 6.0; or TOEFL: paper based: 550-583 overall with TWE of 4.5, internet based: 79-93 overall with a writing score of 21; or AE5: Pass; or PTE: 58-64; or CAE: 176-184.

Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.

International students

Visa requirement: To obtain a student visa to study in Australia, international students must enrol full time and on campus. Australian student visa regulations also require international students studying on student visas to complete the course within the standard full-time duration. Students can extend their courses only in exceptional circumstances.