0069 - Doctor of Philosophy - Law (PhD)
This course entry should be read in conjunction with information provided in the Faculty information section of this Handbook by the managing faculty for this course
| Abbreviated title | PhDLaw |
|---|---|
| CRICOS Code | 041046B |
| Managing faculty | Law |
| Study location and mode | Off-campus (Clayton) On-campus (Clayton) |
| Duration (years) | 4 years FT, 8 years PT |
| Contact details | Higher degrees by research coordinator: email research@law.monash.edu.au; telephone: +61 3 990 53342 |
Description
This Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) program may be undertaken in any area of research offered by the Faculty of Law. The current principal research areas cover:
- administrative law and regulation
- commercial law
- comparative law
- constitutional law
- construction law
- courts
- corporations law
- criminal law
- e-commerce and information technology
- environment law
- equity
- evidence
- family law
- gender and law
- health and medical law
- human rights law
- intellectual property law
- international law
- labour and employment law
- legal education
- legal history
- legal practice
- legal theory
- litigation and dispute resolution
- resources law
- privacy law
- property law
- superannuation law
- taxation law
- torts
- trusts
- venture capital law.
Requirements
Candidates for the PhD are required to complete a thesis up to 100,000 words.
The full requirements for the degree are set out in the Doctoral and MPhil Information Handbook, available from the Monash Research Graduate School's website at http://www.mrgs.monash.edu.au/research/doctoral/index.html.
Award(s) received on completion *
* Where more than one award is listed, or in the case of double degrees, where more than one award is listed for one or both components of the double degree, the actual award/s conferred may depend on units/majors/streams/specialisations studied, the level of academic merit achieved (eg in the case of 'with honours' programs), or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.