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Professional Certificate in Arbitration

  • Professional Certificate

Arbitration is about finding impartial conflict solutions outside the court room.Professional arbitrators have the knowledge and skills needed to make real and lasting progress in this area. They settle differences and difficulties with tact and integrity.

Key details

Degree Type
Professional Certificate
Course Code
3PC013
Intake Months
Feb

About this course

The best preparation for a career in conflict resolution

Arbitration is about finding impartial conflict solutions outside the court room.

Professional arbitrators have the knowledge and skills needed to make real and lasting progress in this area. They settle differences and difficulties with tact and integrity.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

This unique, targeted degree sets you up for success in domestic commercial arbitration. You will:

  • learn from highly skilled and qualified practitioners
  • build advanced knowledge of the legal, procedural and communication aspects of arbitration
  • understand the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution within the Australian legal system
  • benefit from experiential learning, flexible delivery and meaningful industry connections.

We deliver our Professional Certificate in Arbitration in two parts: an Introduction to Arbitration and an Advanced Course. It's best completed over two university semesters with the introduction course from March to June, and the advanced course from July to November.

Career pathways

You could find yourself involved in arbitration proceedings at any stage. You might work for government, legal, religious, healthcare or finance and insurance organisations. You could draft commercial arrangements and contracts. Perhaps you'll help clients settle disputes in order to avoid arbitration proceedings.

Note: This program runs every 2 years. Visit the Professional Certificate in Arbitration - How to apply website for the latest information on the future running of this program.




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  • Strong links with industry partners
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^Times Higher Education World University, Ranking by Subject, 2022





Course structure

The Professional Certificate in Arbitration is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of the role of Arbitration and the process and legislative framework of commercial arbitration in Australia. The program is jointly offered by the University of Adelaide and the Resolution Institute. The program is designed for tertiary graduates (degree or diploma), while mature non-degree applicants will be assessed for admission on the basis of their recognised expertise and experience.

The Professional Certificate in Arbitration is a non-AQF program with a standard full-time duration of 0.25 years however can only be taken part-time for a duration of 0.5 years.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Business & Management courses at University of Adelaide.
82.5%
Overall satisfaction
84.2%
Skill scale
73.7%
Teaching scale
85.7%
Employed full-time
$100k
Average salary