Study Graduate Diploma in Law at The University of Auckland in New Zealand, Faculty of Law

Graduate Diploma in Law

New Zealand

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What will I learn?

This flexible diploma is a way for you to take undergraduate law courses if you have already completed an undergraduate law degree from a recognised university. This diploma is an excellent choice for law graduates from both New Zealand and overseas who wish to further enhance their legal knowledge. You can focus on an area of specialisation according to your own interests or professional requirements, while updating skills and continuing professional development (it meets the requirements of the New Zealand Law Society's Continuing Professional Development). A Graduate Diploma in Law is an excellent choice for LLB graduates from both New Zealand and overseas who wish to further enhance their legal knowledge. It enables law graduates to focus on a new area of specialisation, update skills, continue professional development and gain an academic qualification while fulfilling professional requirements required by the NZCLE.

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Law

Study options

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
NZ$51,298.80 (US$ 30,600) per year
Student Services Fee of $9.24 per point, estimated at $1,108.80 for full-time study (120 points).

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

January 2028

Venue

City Campus

Princes Street,

Auckland,

1142, North Island, New Zealand

Full Time (1 Year)

Tuition fees
NZ$51,298.80 (US$ 30,600) per year
Student Services Fee of $9.24 per point, estimated at $1,108.80 for full-time study (120 points).

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

July 2027

Venue

City Campus

Princes Street,

Auckland,

1142, North Island, New Zealand

Entry requirements

For international students

You must have completed a Bachelor of Laws or an undergraduate law degree from a recognised university (or similar institution). Law graduates from both New Zealand and overseas are able to apply.

There is no grade requirement for admission into the Graduate Diploma in Law

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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