wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Wed Sep 16 15:45:30 EST 1998
Auth: S Steele, University Webmaster
Copyright © Monash University 1998 - All Rights Reserved - Caution
The
general objectives of the graduate diploma program are:
1 to cater for the needs of graduates in disciplines other than law who
have an interest in the study of law at an advanced level;
2 to provide a formal course of training for non-law graduates in
law-related fields (for example, accountants, para-legal workers, legal studies
teachers, law office librarians, administrators and management personnel);
3 to increase the range of options for graduates in law wanting to
undertake further study, by offering a high standard program at a level below
masters;
4 to provide opportunities for both law and non-law graduates to obtain
a specialist qualification in areas of particular faculty strength;
5 to meet the need within the legal profession for continuing legal
education by providing a course of study which, in terms of course structure,
teaching methods, class times and venues, is designed with the interests of
part-time students particularly in mind.
The
general objectives of the masters program are:
1 to enable all candidates to develop and demonstrate advanced
skills in research, analysis and the written or oral communication of complex
ideas;
2 to enable all candidates to develop and demonstrate a knowledge
of law, and the theoretical and policy framework within which the law operates,
which is deeper or broader than that required for the degree of Bachelor of
Laws;
3 to complement the undergraduate program of the faculty;
4 to serve the needs of the legal and wider community.
More
particularly, in relation to the Master of Laws (coursework and minor thesis
and coursework alone) program, the objectives may be stated as follows.
1 To enable candidates:
(a) to achieve a more advanced and detailed knowledge of the theoretical
framework and of the major legal and policy issues of areas of legal study
already undertaken at undergraduate level;
(b) to achieve a basic knowledge of the theoretical framework and of the major
legal and policy issues of areas of legal study which are not offered at the
undergraduate level by reason of their complexity or where the completion of
undergraduate studies or work experience are a necessary prerequisite to its
study; or
(c) to acquire interdisciplinary perspectives which will enhance their
understanding of areas of legal study.
2 To enable candidates to develop their own skills of critical
analysis of the law:
(a) by formulating independently and articulating (both orally and in writing)
legal and policy issues;
(b) by enhancing their organisational, presentational and writing skills; and
(c) by becoming competent in relevant research skills.
3 To allow for an interchange of expertise and ideas between
candidates and teachers, in order to achieve a breadth of legal scholarship.
The
objectives of a PhD in law are:
1 to offer a flexible program - combining research with the
opportunity to undertake coursework studies - which can be tailored to the
individual needs of each candidate having regard to the availability of
resources within the faculty;
2 to preserve the high status of the doctoral degree by maintaining
a rigorous admissions policy which takes account both of the quality of
applications received and the capacity of the faculty to provide expert
supervision in an applicant's proposed area of research;
3 to design and maintain a program which caters particularly,
though not exclusively, to the interests of candidates who are contemplating an
academic career in law;
4 to provide a collegial environment for the pursuit of doctoral
studies, and to encourage cooperation between candidates enrolled in the
program through the exchange of ideas and experiences;
5 to encourage doctoral candidates to participate in the
intellectual life of the faculty and to maximise the opportunities for
interaction between doctoral candidates and members of the academic staff;
6 to encourage and promote interdisciplinary approaches to the
advanced study of law, empirical research on the effects of legal rules and
institutions, and the enhancement to the highest level of each candidate's
skills in the areas of legal research techniques and legal writing.
Applicants for admission to the degree of Master of Laws by major thesis must
have qualified for the degree of Bachelor of Laws or equivalent legal
qualification, at a high standard of excellence. Normally applicants for
admission to the degree of Master of Laws by coursework and minor thesis or
coursework alone must be similarly qualified. However, a student who is not so
qualified may be admitted to candidature for these degrees if he or she has
equivalent qualifications and experience.
Normally applicants for admission to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy will
have qualified for the degree of Master of Laws, or the degree of Bachelor of
Laws with first class or second class division A honours or equivalent legal
qualification.
Applicants for admission to the degree of Doctor of Laws must have held for a
period of at least six years the degree of Bachelor of Laws of Monash
University or in the opinion of the faculty an equivalent degree of another
university or (unless the board otherwise resolves) has carried out advanced
study and research in Monash University for a period of at least two years.
Applications for admission to candidature for the LLM degree by major thesis,
the PhD degree or the LLD degree may be received at any time during the
academic year.
Applications for admission to candidature for the LLM degree by coursework and
minor thesis and by coursework alone are normally required to be lodged by 30
November for admission in the first semester and by 30 June for admission in
the second semester. Late applications may be approved in special circumstances.
wwwdev@monash.edu.au
Wed Sep 16 15:45:30 EST 1998