Monash University Handbook 2010 Postgraduate - Course

The course is designed to develop practitioner skills on a comprehensive analytical and conceptual basis for industrial relations and human resources practitioners and for managers, and to provide theoretical and practical knowledge in business law. The course provides an understanding of and an ability to analyse a wide range of legal problems arising in the practice of business law with a focus upon the workplace within the broader institutional and legal framework.

The Master of Work and Employment Relations and Master of business Law course aims to produce graduates who will:

(a.) be critical and creative scholars who:

• produce innovative solutions to problems
• apply research skills to business challenges
• communicate effectively and perceptively

(b.) be responsible and effective global citizens who:

• engage in an internationalised world
• exhibit cross cultural competence
• demonstrate ethical values

(c.) have a comprehensive understanding of their discipline and be able to provide discipline based solutions relevant to the business, professional and public policy communities we serve

(d.) have advanced knowledge to masters level in work and employment relations and in business law.

Students may be eligible for a maximum of 24 credit points for units considered to be the equivalent of particular units specified within the course requirements.

24 credit points

An optional research pathway is available.

The course structure has three main components:

• a set of core units in workplace and employment relations
• a set of core units in business law
• six open electives.

(a.) Students must complete six core units (36 points) as follows:

• BTX5080 Workplace negotiations
• BTX9070 Labour relations law
• MGX5130 Managing diversity and inclusion
• MGX5620 Pay, participation and performance
• MGX9850 Human resource management

plus one of:

• MGX9220 Work and relations
• MGX5610 Work and employment on global context

(b.) students must complete the following unit (6 points):

• BTX5140 Law and business decisions

(c.) students must complete the following capstone unit (6 points):

• BTX5801 Final research project

(d.) students must complete two units (12 points) from the units in the streams listed below.

Students are encouraged to select the units from one of the specified streams.

(e.) Students must complete six graduate-level elective units (36 points) subject to the following condition:

• a maximum of two elective units (12 points) may be taken from other faculties

It is recommended that students consult with the course coordinator to ensure their elective units form a coherent study program.

Specified streams

Corporate law

• BTX5000 Corporate governance
• BTX5040 Legal aspects of corporate social responsibility
• BTX5090 Good governance and accountability in non-profit and social enterprises
• BTX5100 Corporate environmental responsibility
• BTX5150 Law of marketing
• BTX5180 Financial services regulation
• BTX5541 Corporations law

Workplace law

• BTX5060 The law of employment
• BTX5070 Labour relations law
• BTX5080 Workplace negotiations
• BTF5240 Workplace taxation
• BTX5841 Human resources management law

Taxation

• BTX9651 Taxation law*
• BTF5230 Investment taxation
• BTF5240 Workplace taxation
• BTF5250 Business tax planning
• BTF5290 Business transactions taxes

* Prerequisite unit for taxation units.

General business law

• BTX5020 Intellectual property laws
• BTX5031 Insurance law
• BTX5050 Asian business law
• BTX5110 Water resource management law
• BTX5121 Information technology law
• BTX5130 International law and policy
• BTX5131 Advanced banking law
• BTX5190 International trade law

Research

Enrolment in the research units listed below must first be approved by the Master of Business Law degree course director. In order to enrol in these research units, students must show evidence of prior research writing experience and capability to conduct legal research of a high standard. This specialisation provides a pathway to higher research degrees.

• BTX5900 Research project (12 points)
• plus two BTX units or BTX5490 Minor thesis (24 points)

Students wishing to exit the Master of Work and Employment Relations and Master of Business Law early may apply to graduate with one of the following, provided they have satisfied the requirements for that award:

• Graduate Certificate in Business after successful completion of 24 points of study
• Graduate Diploma in Business after successful completion of 48 points of study
• either of the single masters degrees subject to satisfying the requirements of the single degree

Master of Business Law

Master of Work and Employment Relations