The Graduate Diploma in International Law and Security (GDILS) is a joint program of UNSW Law and the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra).

The objectives of the Graduate Diploma in International Law and Security (GDILS) are as follows:

The GDILS may be taken full-time in two semesters or part-time in a minimum of three semesters. A total of 36 units of credit (uoc) are required for the award of the degree. Fifty percent of the program (18uoc) must be taken from the Security and Strategic Studies (ZHSS) list of courses below and the remaining 18 uoc must be chosen from the International Law (LAWS) courses below.

Several courses each year will be offered by distance learning, particularly those course offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra). Details of the courses available in 2012 can be found on the UNSW@ADFA website.

This program does not lead to a professional qualification for legal practice.

1. The degree of Graduate Diploma in International Law and Security may be awarded by the Council to a candidate who has satisfactorily completed a program of advanced study in law, social sciences or humanities.

2. (1) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor's degree from the University of New South Wales or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Faculty Education Committee of the Faculty of Law (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).

(2) In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the degree.

(3) When the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant, before being permitted to enrol, to undergo such examination or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe.

At the discretion of the Faculty of Law advanced standing may be granted for approved postgraduate courses up to 6 units of credit for the International Law component. An additional 6 units of credit may be granted for the Security and Strategic component at the discretion of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.

3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the degree shall be lodged with the Registrar by the advertised due date.

(2) A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.

(3) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed at least once annually by the Committee and as a result of its review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.

(4) No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or three semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be three academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and six semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Committee.

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Candidates for the GDILS must complete 36 uoc for the GDILS degree. 18 uoc must be obtained from the Security and Strategic Studies (ZHSS) list of courses below and the remaining 18 uoc must be chosen from the International Law (LAWS) courses below. LAWS and ZHSS courses are generally 6 uoc each.

Students enrolled in the GDILS are required to complete the following compulsory courses (6 uoc):

LAWS8180 Principles of International Law (6 UOC)
ZHSS8403 Global Security (6UOC).

The remaining 24 uoc required for the GDILS must be obtained from the following list of courses. Students must obtain 12 uoc (two courses) from courses with a LAWS prefix and 12 uoc (two courses) from courses with a ZHSS prefix. Not all electives are offered every year. The semester in which a course is offered varies every year. Other courses may be added as new courses are developed and changed.

Defence forces personnel should confirm which sources of funding may be available for this program. For further details, contact Anthony Burke, Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework Programs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra),a.burke@adfa.edu.au.

The Enrolment Guide for the Graduate Diploma in International Law and Security (GDILS) can be found on the Enrolment UNSW Law website.

Entry to the program may occur in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.

Please Note:

1. GDILS students are not permitted to enrol in either LAWS8423 Research Thesis or ZHSS8400 Research Project.

2. Not all electives will be offered every year.

3. The semester in which a course is offered varies every year.

4. Any request to undertake a LAWS elective not on the above lists will need to be approved by Dr Sarah Williams, Program Director, MILS: sarah.williams@unsw.edu.au.

5. Any request to undertake a ZHSS elective not on the above lists will need to be approved by Anthony Burke, Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework Programs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra),a.burke@adfa.edu.au.