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Monash University Handbook 2011undergrad law-postgrad Law Postgraduate Handbook 2011 - Faculty of LawLaw - Postgraduate studiesFaculty information
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Introduction to the faculty - Faculty of LawMonash Law's postgraduate program endeavours to provide further education to lawyers and non-lawyers to assist them to update their skills, specialise in specific areas of the law, undertake research and move into a career in law. The program curriculum includes Doctor of Philosophy, Doctor of Juridical Science, Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Philosophy, masters programs for non-lawyers, graduate diplomas, graduate certificates and single-unit enrolments. The LLM program offers both coursework and research options. The majority of postgraduate coursework teaching is delivered at the Monash University Law Chambers, located at 472 Bourke Street, Melbourne (next to the Law Institute). Some classes are offered at the Clayton campus to take advantage of student facilities such as the Law Library, computer laboratories, study carrels for research students and the graduate common room. The Law School has three research centres committed to advancing research in emerging areas of the law, including mental health law, forensic studies, regulation and human rights. Managed and directed by Law staff, the centres also include members of associated professions and communities on their advisory boards. Each centre builds on the existing strengths within the Law School and contributes to both research within the school and the development of further units in the undergraduate and postgraduate programs. Structure and organisation of the facultyThe Law School has approximately 75 academic staff and a total enrolment of more than 3000 undergraduate and postgraduate students across all year levels. The postgraduate program is delivered at the City chambers, and the undergraduate program at the Clayton campus. The Faculty of Law is not divided into departments. Academic staff and students are collectively involved in the decision-making processes of the faculty through a well-defined committee structure with membership of committees determined either by election or by nomination. The chief officers of the faculty are the dean, the deputy dean, the associate deans and the faculty manager. The dean presides over meetings of the faculty and faculty board and finance is responsible for the governance and development of the Law School. The faculty manager is concerned with the overall administration of the faculty including human resource management, budgets, admissions and matters relating to student administration, including enrolments, examinations, academic progress, course advice, teaching allocations and timetabling. The day-to-day management of student services is the responsibility of the manager, Student and Academic Services. The associate deans (postgraduate) and (undergraduate) are responsible for the governance and development of the postgraduate and undergraduate courses respectively. Teaching quality and the training and evaluation of academic staff are within the domain of the director of teaching. The manager, Student and Academic Services together with the faculty student services officers, are available to attend to the needs of postgraduate students within the faculty. The student services officers should be consulted for all initial inquiries relating to the postgraduate program. Faculty regulationsThe regulations of the Faculty of Law are found in the Monash University Calendar at Faculty credit policyA candidate may be granted credit towards a masters degree for a unit or units assessed as equivalent to Monash University study to a total of two units. Additional credit arrangements exist for some individual postgraduate programs in the faculty. For specific details please refer to the Faculty of Law regulations, Masters degrees and graduate diplomas at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/calendar/facregs/regs-law.html. Cross-institutional course studiesA Monash degree is an academically coherent and cumulative program of specific units that contribute not only to the acquisition of knowledge, but to the development of Monash graduate attributes. As per the University credit policy, enrolled students seeking credit for units undertaken at another institution will need to demonstrate that there is significant educational advantage that cannot be derived from studying Monash units. Students desiring to enrol on a cross-institutional course basis must obtain a form and approval from the postgraduate studies office. This form must then be submitted to the postgraduate studies office at the other tertiary institution, as required. If the cross-institutional course enrolment is approved, the student must enrol formally at both Monash University and at the other tertiary institution concerned. The student is required to pay the course fee in respect of the unit to the other tertiary institution. Single unit enrolmentsPersons who are not admitted to an award program or who do not wish to enrol in such a degree may enrol in a single unit upon payment of a tuition fee. A single unit may, with the approval of the Postgraduate Studies Committee, be subsequently credited towards a masters degree or a graduate diploma. Credit is limited to a total of two units. Student advisersGraduate certificates, graduate diplomas and masters by coursework degreesContact the Postgraduate Program Coordinator LLM on +61 3 9903 8516 or email graduate@law.monash.edu.au. Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)Contact the Coordinator Students and Programs on +61 3 9903 8520 or email monashjd@law.monash.edu.au. Research degreesContact the Higher Degrees by Research Coordinator on +61 3 9905 3342 or email research@law.monash.edu.au. Duration of candidatureGraduate and Postgraduate diplomas*Full-time: 1 year; part-time: 1-2 years Masters by coursework*Full-time: 1 year; part-time: 2-4 years Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)Full-time: 3 years; part-time: 4-6 years Masters by researchFull-time: 2 years; part-time: 4 years Doctor of Juridical Science/Doctor of PhilosophyFull-time: 4 years; part-time: 8 years
Courses offered in 2011 - Faculty of LawNOTE: The course details provided in the entries below are for those students who began their studies in 2011 - students who commenced their studies prior to this date should consult the Handbook edition for the year in which they started their course. Archived Handbooks are available at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks. Research
CourseworkGraduate certificates
Graduate diplomas
Masters programs for non-law graduates
Masters programs for law graduates
* This degree structure is relevant to students who commenced this course from 2008 - students who commenced prior to 2008 should refer to the 'Courses with no further intake' entry below. Courses with no further intakeFor information on the following courses, which are not offered in 2011, refer to the archived 2011 Postgraduate Handbook available online at http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2011handbooks:
Doctor of LawsCourse descriptionStudents do not apply for this award. This degree is awarded to outstanding legal researchers who have an international scholarly reputation in their field of research and who have a research connection with Monash University. For further information refer to http://www.law.monash.edu.au/research/doctor-laws.html. Contact detailsAssociate Dean (Research) or higher degree by research convenor: email research@law.monash.edu.au.
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