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Tailor your learning to your career and choose from majors in health law, project management and commercial law, or you can choose to complete the course without a specific major. Commercial Law major Learn the intricacies of laws directly relevant to business or commerical transactions. Choose from topics that match your career aspirations, such as: banking and finance law, intellectual property, consumer protection, estate planning, corporate insolvency or insurance laws. This major has some units available on campus only. Project Management Law major Designed specifically for engineers, senior managers, mining executives and contract administrators, our project management major gives you powerful insight into emerging issues within exciting areas such as environmental, natural resources and energy law. This major has some units available on campus only. Health Law Major A hospital, clinic, office, gym, or on a sports field - it doesn’t matter where your health job is, if you’re involved in the health industry and want to know more about the laws governing your work place, consider studying health law at QUT. The core units offer an introduction to Australia’s common law system and health law ethics, which is also available as a stand alone unit. These are critical to understanding the context of health law within the Australian legal system. Navigate health law issues in your workplace and manage legal risk. Health administrators or managers You will find our units on health management, health information, quality of management, leadership in health, health care delivery and international health policy can allow you to consider your work place from an entirely new and fresh perspective. You will be able to implement efficiencies and integrate policies and procedures to minimise risk and provide a higher quality service. Palliative & Aged Care Working in palliative care, geriatric medicine or management within the aged care or disability industries presents many daily challenges. Our units on death, decisions and the law; consent and clinical negligence; and elder law offer incredible insight into issues that can arise each day. You can gain the confidence and knowledge to manage these issues effectively. NDIS With the NDIS being rolled out, service providers and carers need to be empowered and confident about the changes to the health care model and their obligations within it. Areas of capacity, guardianship and administration are critical areas of knowledge to ensure a smooth transition to the new commercialised environment. Within the applied law graduate certificate, you can undertake units on this area to ensure you’re across the legal frame work and how it applies in this evolving space. This may include elder law, capacity and guardianship, health care delivery or risk assessment. Children You may work with children, in child advocacy, child care, social work or in fertility, so our units on children’s health, conception, birth and the law offer an introduction to key issues, considering real case studies and how the law has been applied. Medical & Health professionals Discover the ins and outs of law in a clinical context with our unit on consent and clinical negligence. Offering real world cases and practical examples, applied law at QUT is the starting point for gaining confidence with legal issues in your work place. Depending on your role and interest in management, units on health management, health information, quality of management and leadership in health may also offer the career expansion you’re looking for. No major For flexibility and to tailor your learning to your interests and career aspirations, you can select from any units on offer to complete the course without a major. You can complete the course without a major either online, on campus or a combination of both. Law elective units are available internally (face-to-face) and/or externally (online). Please check individual unit outlines to determine which units are available in external mode. Some law elective units are offered in alternate years.

Our Leadership Coaching (LCAM) program is an Executive Graduate Certificate in Business designed to transform your leadership style.

The Executive Graduate Certificate in Business Administration is one of the courses offered in QUT's Master of Business Administration (MBA) suite. This course is effectively one-third of the Executive MBA program and allows professionals to update their skills and acquire in-depth knowledge and skills in the core discipline areas of business.

The Diploma in Engineering is equivalent to the first year of QUT’s Bachelor of Engineering (Honours), providing an introduction to engineering units, concepts and data. As a Diploma student, you will receive additional academic and language support preparing you for successful study in the QUT Science and Engineering Faculty. Study first year academic content. Develop academic language and literary skills through literature reviews and presentations. Benefit from an interactive learning environment, with small classes and more contact hours. Study on campus with access to all services and facilities across the University. On completion, receive a guaranteed place in Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) with 1 year of advanced standing. Real-world learning The Diploma in Engineering will incorporate a combination of lectures, tutorials and laboratories to engage students in learning. You will learn to: Retrieve, evaluate, present and use information relevant to engineering Design, build and test models Analyse and solve problems. This will allow students to gain hands on and real-world experience.

The Diploma in Business is equivalent to the first year of QUT’s Bachelor of Business. This pathway is an introduction to key disciplines and functions of business, and provides knowledge of current business environments in a global context. You will: Study first year academic content. Develop your academic language and literacy skills through literature reviews and presentations. Benefit from an interactive learning environment, with small classes and more contact hours. Study on campus with access to all services and facilities across the University. On completion, receive a guaranteed place in Bachelor of Business with 1 year of advanced standing. Learn from the best The Diploma in Business program is an introduction to the key disciplines and functions of business, with a global focus. You will learn from qualified teachers, which will prepare you well for your degree studies. Our Diploma and Bachelor of Business programs are regularly updated so they match the latest industry best practice, which means you will be able to use the knowledge and skills you gain when looking for a job and establishing your career.

The Graduate Diploma in Education Studies is an EXIT AWARD ONLY and does NOT qualify students to teach. Graduates can work in education fields other than teaching and will have highly developed problem-solving, communication and critical thinking skills. Students who graduate with the Graduate Diploma in Education Studies cannot be re-admitted or complete another teaching degree at the University of Newcastle (UON).

The Graduate Diploma of Data Science and Analytics is an AQF level 8 program offered as an exit award from the 1.5 year Master of Data Science.

The Associate Degree in Science provides students an exit point after two years of study in an associated Science program. It provides the skills set of AQF level 6 to students who need to exit study after two years (for example in the event a student has mitigating circumstances that prevent them from returning to their studies) with a formal qualification. At the same time provides them the option to return to study and complete their final year of their Bachelor program, if and when they are able.

Research shows that co-operatives have demonstrated high levels of resiliency in the Global Economic Crisis across a number of business sectors. Some co-operatives are among the largest and most efficient organisations in the world. The Graduate Certificate in Co-operatives Mangement and Organisation is a 40 unit program requiring students to complete all the core courses. The completion of the program provides students with an opportunity to open up new career avenues for students interested in the social responsibility of business and enables them to develop critical analytical skills in business ethics.

The Associate Degree of Integrated Care in Ageing is a multi-disciplinary qualification that draws on expertise from a wide range of disciplines including bioscience, allied health, nursing, public health and health economics, health promotion, health law and ethics, and business. The qualification will help you gain specialised knowledge and critical thinking skills needed for a successful career working with older people.