Monash University Handbook 2010 Undergraduate - Course

The study of law develops problem-solving skills and powers of analysis. It teaches precise and imaginative use of language. It also promotes ethical thinking and a focus on justice and fairness. It enhances students' thinking, reasoning and expressive abilities within legal and related contexts, leading to employment in the legal profession, law reform agencies, government service or other relevant areas of employment.

Students will be involved in cooperative productions working in two or more performing art forms, eg in music theatre or dance-drama productions and sound sculpture exhibitions. The performing arts have a greater concentration on practical, creative and performing arts courses than is customary in the program for the Bachelor of Arts. Students will also complete interdisciplinary studies (involving participation in a multimedia performance project) and in the history, nature and analysis of the arts.

The objectives of the LLB program at Monash are to enable students to gain an understanding of basic legal concepts and legal institutions and of the historical, social, political and economic factors influencing their development. Upon completion of the LLB, students will be able to identify, use and evaluate the concepts, principles, rules and methods used in legal argument and will have developed oral and written skills, especially of legal argument, legal research and critical analysis. Students will have gained an understanding of concepts of justice, a concern to promote justice and an appreciation of their professional responsibilities.

The performing arts component provides a balance of practical, theoretical, critical and contextual studies, and provides students with the necessary skills to prepare themselves for careers in the performing arts and related areas.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

Warning to students of consequences of cheating or general misconduct

Students should note that a local applicant applying for admission to practise law in Victoria is required by the Admission Rules 2008 to provide to the Board of Examiners:

(1.) a report from the university disclosing any disciplinary action taken against the student during the course (including any finding under the University Discipline Statute that the student has cheated in an assessment); and

(2.) an affidavit stating that the applicant has made full written disclosure of "every matter which a reasonable applicant would consider that the Board of Examiners might regard as not being favourable to the applicant". This may include an incident of academic or general misconduct, even if it did not lead to disciplinary action.

The Board of Examiners will consider these matters in assessing whether the applicant is a 'fit and proper person to be admitted to the legal profession'.

The Bachelor of Laws course consists of 12 compulsory units which must be completed by all students enrolled in an LLB program plus a further six 'quasi-compulsory' units which must be completed by students who wish to be qualified for admission to practice as a barrister or solicitor in Victoria. The remainder of the program consists of law elective units chosen by the student. Refer to 'Bachelor of Laws - basic course structure' at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2010handbooks/undergrad/law-08.html. The award of an honours degree in law is based on the weighted average of marks obtained in Monash law units.

The performing arts component requires that students complete 96 points of study, including eight compulsory units and eight elective units. For details on the unit requirements of the drama and theatre studies major, refer to the Faculty of Arts areas of study in this Handbook at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/index-ug-byfaculty-arts.html.

First year - 48 points

• DTS1001 Performance in Context I
• DTS1002 Performance in Context II
• LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning
• LAW1104 Research and writing
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• PER1040 Interdisciplinary performance project
• PER1260 Production practice

Second year - 48 points

• LAW3301 Criminal law and procedure A
• LAW3302 Criminal law B
• PER2000 The aesthetics of performance
• PER2040 Making performance: theory and practice
• 18 points of second-year drama and theatre studies approved by the Centre for Theatre and Performance

Third year - 48 points

• LAW3401 Property law A
• LAW3402 Property law B
• PER3000 Contemporary performance culture
• PER3040 Writing/performance
• PER3050 Performance project
• 18 points of third-year drama and theatre studies approved by the Centre for Theatre and Performance

Fourth year - 54 points

• LAW2201 Torts A
• LAW2202 Torts B
• LAW3201 Constitutional law
• LAW4169 Equity
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4171 Corporations law
• 18 points of elective law units

Fifth year - 54 points

• LAW3101 Administrative law
• LAW5104 Civil procedure
• LAW5125 Lawyers, ethics and society
• LAW5159 Evidence
• 30 points of elective law units

Students may undertake honours in performing arts* at the end of three years of study, provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Performing Arts program and completed a minimum of 144 points of total study.

* See the course entry for the honours degree of Bachelor of Performing Arts.

Students may graduate with the Bachelor of Performing Arts at the end of three years of study, provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Performing Arts program and completed a minimum of 144 points of total study.

Bachelor of Laws

Bachelor of Performing Arts

Bachelor of Laws (with Honours)

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, or other factors relevant to the individual student's program of study.