Courses by faculty: Faculty of Law

This course satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration with others, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning. The faculty offers students significant international learning experiences (not only through the on-campus curricula but also through off-campus international exchange and study abroad experiences), internships locally and internationally and a legal clinical program.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

(1.) understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes the:

• fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles

(2.) ethics and professional responsibility including:

• an advanced understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgment

(3.) thinking skills to:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings

(4.) intellectual and practical research skills needed to:

• interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions
• identify, research, evaluate and synthesise factual, legal and policy issues

(5.) communication and collaboration skills to:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively

(6.) self-management skills to:

• learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance
• make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single degree is 108 points.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

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

• 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)
• 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 Law component of this degree is recognised by the Council of Legal Education (CoLE). For further information refer to the Faculty of Law's professional recognition of coursesprofessional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/law-03.html) webpage.

This course consists of 17 common core units (102 credit points), plus 17 elective units (102 credit points) including two non-law units or Monash Passport units, one commercial law elective, one research project unit and 13 other law electives.

All students

(A.) All single degree and double degree students must complete the following law units (156 points):

(1.) core law units (102 points):

• LAW1111 Foundations of law
• LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation
• LAW1113 Torts
• LAW1114 Criminal law 1
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• LAW2111 Constitutional law
• LAW2112 Property A
• LAW3111 Equity
• LAW3112 Corporations law
• LAW3402 Property B
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4303 Litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW4309 Lawyers' ethics in practice
• LAW4323 Evidence
• LAW4331 Administrative law
• LAW4332 Criminal law and procedure 2

(2.) law elective units (54 points) including:

(a.) one of the following commercial law electives (6 points):

• LAW4701 Commercial transactions
• LAW4702 Competition and consumer law
• LAW4703 Introduction to Intellectual property
• LAW4704 Taxation law

(b.) one of the following research project units (6 points):

• LAW4801 Honours research project
• LAW4802 Research practicum
• LAW4803 Clinical externship
• LAW4804 Law reform and community development
• LAW4805 Mooting and advocacy competition
• LAW4806 Jessup moot competition
• LAW4807 Vis arbitration moot
• LAW4808 Monash law review 1
• LAW4809 Monash law review 2

(c.) an additional 42 points of elective law units be chosen from the list of undergraduate law electivesundergraduate law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/) in this Handbook.

Single degree students only

(B.) Students in the single degree of Bachelor of Laws (Honours) must in addition to (A.) above complete the following elective units (48 points):

• 12 points of non-law units or Monash Passport units
• 36 points of undergraduate law electivesundergraduate law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/).

Student progression

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

High achieving students enrolled in the the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which can be counted towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the faculty's Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration with others, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning. The faculty offers students significant international learning experiences (not only through the on-campus curricula but also through off-campus international exchange and study abroad experiences), internships locally and internationally, and a legal clinical program.

The study of aerospace engineering focuses on aerodynamics, aerospace materials, aerospace structures, propulsion and aerospace instrumentation and control. This is complemented by a major emphasis on design, which is taught with a project-based focus. Current industry practice and guidance on professional issues such as ethics, legal, environmental and safety issues are also covered along with an understanding of the role of the aerospace industry in a wider, global context.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component of this double degree, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

(1.) an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:

• the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• the broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles

(2.) ethics and professional responsibility including:

• an advanced understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgment

(3.) thinking skills to:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings

(4.) intellectual and practical research skills needed to interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions, as well as to identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

(5.) communication and collaboration skills to:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively

(6.) self-management skills to:

• learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

Successful completion of the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering(Honours) component of this double degree will enable students to acquire knowledge in the core disciplines underpinning aerospace engineering and incorporate this into the design of systems and components for the aerospace industry. They will be able to formulate problems, propose innovative solutions, analyse the technical and other aspects of these and make decisions about the preferred option.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) component is 60 points.

Vacation employment/industrial experience

The Faculty of Engineering strongly recommends that all undergraduate students enrolled in four, five and six year engineering single or double degrees complete 12 weeks of engineering vacation employment. Vacation employment is an integral part of student development, and is an excellent avenue to prepare for future engineering careers by gaining experience in an industrial setting and establishing industry networks.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

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

• 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)
• 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 Law component of this degree is recognised by the Council of Legal Education (CoLE). For further information refer to the Faculty of Law's professional recognition of coursesprofessional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/law-03.html) webpage.

Refer also to information about professional recognition of Faculty of Engineering coursesprofessional recognition of Faculty of Engineering courses (http://monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/eng-03.html).

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component consists of 17 common core units (102 points) plus nine elective units (54 points) including one commercial law elective and one research project unit.

The Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours) component requires students to complete 156 points of study, including compulsory and elective units.

Student progression

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Law component

Students must complete (156 points):

(a.) core law units (102 points):

• LAW1111 Foundations of law
• LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation
• LAW1113 Torts
• LAW1114 Criminal law 1
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• LAW2111 Constitutional law
• LAW2112 Property A
• LAW3111 Equity
• LAW3112 Corporations law
• LAW3402 Property B
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4303 Litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW4309 Lawyers' ethics in practice
• LAW4323 Evidence
• LAW4331 Administrative law
• LAW4332 Criminal law and procedure 2

(b.) law elective units (54 points) including:

(i.) one of the following commercial law electives (6 points):

• LAW4701 Commercial transactions
• LAW4702 Competition and consumer law
• LAW4703 Introduction to Intellectual property
• LAW4704 Taxation law

(ii.) one of the following research project units (6 points):

• LAW4801 Honours research project
• LAW4802 Research practicum
• LAW4803 Clinical externship
• LAW4804 Law reform and community development
• LAW4805 Mooting and advocacy competition
• LAW4806 Jessup moot competition
• LAW4807 Vis arbitration moot
• LAW4808 Monash law review 1
• LAW4809 Monash law review 2

(iii.) an additional 42 points of elective law units be chosen from the list of undergraduate law electivesundergraduate law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/) in this Handbook.

Aerospace engineering component

Students must complete (156 points):

• ENG1001 Engineering design: lighter, faster, stronger
• ENG1002 Engineering design: cleaner, safer, smarter
• ENG1060 Computing for engineers
• ENG1091 Mathematics for engineering
• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics B
• MAE2401 Aircraft structures I
• MAE2402 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• MAE2403 Aerospace computational mechanics
• MAE2404 Aerodynamics I
• MAE2405 Aircraft performance
• MAE3401 Aerodynamics II
• MAE3402 Aerospace design project
• MAE3404 Flight vehicle dynamics
• MAE3405 Flight vehicle propulsion
• MAE3406 Aerospace materials
• MAE3407 Aircraft structures II
• MAE3408 Aerospace control
• MAE4404 Aerospace practices
• MAE4408 Damage tolerance and airworthiness
• MEC2401 Dynamics I
• MEC2402 Engineering design I
• MEC4401 Final year project
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design

plus one of the following:

• 6-point foundation unit (if required) and a 6-point aerospace engineering elective
• 12 points of aerospace electives

Engineering foundation units

Students who have not completed the VCE units 3 and 4 Chemistry or Physics and/or Specialist Mathematics (or equivalents) select one foundation unit from the following (Note: Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 of Specialist mathematics, must select ENG1090):

• ENG1070 Foundation chemistry
• ENG1090 Foundation mathematics
• PHS1080 Foundation physics

Aerospace engineering electives

Preferred elective:

• MAE4409 Wing design

Other electives:

• MAE4407 Instrumentation and avionics
• MAE4965 Advanced aerodynamics and turbulence
• MAE4980 Aircraft engines
• MEC4402 Final year project - thesis*
• MEC4403 Research project **
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4428 Advanced dynamics
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy

* Students require an aggregate score of at least 70 per cent for all unit results to date to enrol in this unit.

** Enrolment subject to departmental approval.

High achieving students enrolled in the the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which can be counted towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the faculty's Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Students may exit from the double-degree program and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Aerospace Engineering (Honours)
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Arts component is 60 points.

Students must complete 156 points from the Faculty of Law and 96 points from the Faculty of Arts as outlined in the following single degrees:

• L3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• 0002 Bachelor of Arts

Refer to the:

• single degree entries in this Handbook for all information and requirements for this double-degree course
• course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

In the arts component of this double degree students may select units:

• from any campus, but should be aware of the teaching location as this may require travel to another campus and have timetabling implications
• offered in off-campus mode (Note: The number of off-campus units permitted for international students is limited).

Students may apply for admission to an honours program in the Faculty of Arts following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination of at least 144 points of units including all of the arts requirements for the single degree.

High achieving students enrolled in the Bachelor or Laws (Hons) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which would be counted towards their Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Relevant honours

• 0003 Bachelor of Arts (Honours)

Students may exit from this double degree and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that degree single have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration with others, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning. The faculty offers students significant international learning experiences (not only through the on-campus curricula but also through off-campus international exchange and study abroad experiences), internships locally and internationally, and a legal clinical program.

Biomedical science studies introduce students to a range of interdisciplinary units covering areas of modern biomedical sciences and human biology. The interdisciplinary approach of the biomedical science component produces graduates who are able to make a unique contribution to both medical science and law.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

On completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component of this double degree, students will be able to demonstrate:

(1.) an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:

• the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• the broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles

(2.) ethics and professional responsibility including:

• an advanced understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgment

(3.) thinking skills to:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings

(4.) intellectual and practical research skills needed to:

• interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions
• identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

(5.) communication and collaboration skills to:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively

(6.) self-management skills to:

• learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

On completion of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science component of this double degree, students will:

• have a basic knowledge of the biomedical sciences in a range of important multidisciplinary areas
• have mastered the essential analytic procedures of written and oral communication relevant to biomedical sciences
• be graduates who are well prepared for potential employment opportunities in most facets of the health care and related industries
• be well prepared to embark on further vocational training or postgraduate studies in the biomedical sciences or other discipline areas
• have received training relevant to a range of knowledge-intensive health care industries
• have acquired skills in modern information technologies
• have been exposed to the research frontier at which advances in biomedical science are occurring
• have an appreciation of the ethical and social attitudes and responsibilities which arise as a professional, practicing biomedical scientist.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Biomedical Science is 48 points.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

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

• 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).
• 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 Law component of this degree is recognised by the Council of Legal Education (CoLE). For further information refer to the Faculty of Law's professional recognition of coursesprofessional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/law-03.html) webpage.

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component consists of 17 common core units (102 points) plus nine elective units (54 points) including one commercial law elective and one research project unit.

The Bachelor of Biomedical Science component requires that students must complete 96 points of biomedical science units, including 14 compulsory units and two electives.

First year

• BMS1011 Biomedical chemistry
• BMS1031 Medical biophysics
• BMS1042 Biomedical sciences and society
• BMS1062 Molecular biology
• LAW1111 Foundations of law
• LAW1112 Public Law and statutory interpretation
• LAW1113 Torts
• LAW1114 Criminal law 1

Total: 24 points of law; 24 points of biomedical science (48 points)

Second year

• BMS1021 Cells, tissues and organism
• BMS1052 Human neurobiology
• BMS2021 Biochemistry of human function
• BMS2042 Human genetics
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• LAW2111 Constitutional law
• LAW2112 Property A

Total: 24 points of law; 24 points of biomedical science (48 points)

Third year

• BMS2011 Structure of the human body: An evolutionary and functional perspective
• BMS2031 Body systems
• BMS2052 Microbes in health and disease
• BMS2062 Introduction to bioinformatics
• LAW3111 Equity
• LAW3112 Corporations law
• LAW3402 Property B
• 6-point law elective unitlaw elective unit (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/)

plus one of the following 6-point commercial law electives:

• LAW4701 Commercial transactions
• LAW4702 Competition and consumer law
• LAW4703 Introduction to Intellectual property
• LAW4704 Taxation law

Total: 30 points of law; 24 points of biomedical science (54 points)

Fourth year

• BMS3021 Molecular medicine and biotechnology
• BMS3042 Biomedical basis of disease II
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4331 Administrative law
• 12 points of level three units elected from biomedical science disciplines*
• 18 points of elective law unitselective law units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/)

Total: 30 points of law; 24 points of biomedical science (54 points)

* Generally these units begin with the prefixes BCH, BME, DEV, GEN, HUP, IMM, MIC, MIS, PHA and PHY and can be found in the Handbook indexes of units by codeindexes of units by code (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/index-bycode.html) or by using the browse unitsbrowse units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/units/search) tool.

Fifth year

• LAW4323 Evidence
• LAW4303 Litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW4309 Lawyers' ethics in practice
• LAW4332 Criminal law and procedure 2
• 18 points of elective law unitselective law units (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/)

plus one of the following 6-point research project units:

• LAW4801 Honours research project
• LAW4802 Research practicum
• LAW4803 Clinical externship
• LAW4804 Law reform and community development
• LAW4805 Mooting and advocacy competition
• LAW4806 Jessup moot competition
• LAW4807 Vis arbitration moot
• LAW4808 Monash law review 1
• LAW4809 Monash law review 2

Total: 48 points of law

Students may undertake honours in biomedical science at the end of three years of study, provided they have met the requirements of the Bachelor of Biomedical Science program and completed a minimum of 144 points of total study. Refer to the entry for 3418 Honours degree of Bachelor of Biomedical Science.

High achieving students enrolled in the the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which can be counted towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the faculty's Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Students may exit from the double-degree program and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in the double-degree course providing all requirements for the 'graduating' degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Biomedical Science
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Commerce component is 48 points.

Students must complete 156 points from the Faculty of Law and 96 points from the Faculty of Business and Economics as outlined in the following single degrees:

• L3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• 0179 Bachelor of Commerce

Refer to the:

• single degree entries in this Handbook for all information and requirements for this double-degree course
• course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

In the commerce component of this double degree students cannot take units from:

• faculties other than Business and Economics
• campuses other than Clayton
• the philosophy and politics area of study.

Students may apply for admission to an honours program in the Faculty of Business and Economics following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination of at least 144 points of units including all of the commerce requirements for the single degree.

High achieving students enrolled in the Bachelor or Laws (Hons) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which would be counted towards their Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Relevant honours

• 0181 Bachelor of Commerce (Honours)

Students may exit from this double degree and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that single degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The honours degree of Bachelor of Laws satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and a pathway to masters and doctoral qualifications. The course provides coherent and advanced knowledge of the sources of law, the principal areas of law, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration with others, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year project which provides varied research activities and outputs. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake work-based learning. The faculty offers students significant international learning experiences (not only through the on-campus curricula but also through off-campus international exchange and study abroad experiences), internships locally and internationally, and a legal clinical program.

Candidates for the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) choose to specialise in one of the following branches of engineering:

• chemical engineering
• civil engineering
• electrical and computer systems engineering
• materials engineering
• mechanical engineering.

The common level one engineering studies allow students to keep open the option of entering any of the branches. There are limits on the number of students who may enrol in each branch and, where demand exceeds supply, students will be admitted on the basis of academic merit (results at level one). Students who do not get their first choice will be offered a place in one of their other preferences. If students wish to change branches at a later level of the course, some additional units may be required and the transition could extend the duration of study in the course.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Upon completion of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component of this double degree, graduates will be able to demonstrate:

(1.) an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes:

• the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• the broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles

(2.) ethics and professional responsibility including:

• an advanced understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgment

(3.) thinking skills to:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings

(4.) intellectual and practical research skills needed to:

• interpret legal conclusions and professional decisions
• identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues

(5.) communication and collaboration skill to:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively

(6.) self-management skill to:

• learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.

The successful completion of the engineering component aims to produce graduates with a foundation in general engineering and a detailed knowledge of a specialisation in one of the offered branches of engineering.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component is 60 points.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

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

• 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)
• 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".

Vacation employment/industrial experience

The Faculty of Engineering strongly recommends that all undergraduate students enrolled in four, five and six year engineering single or double degrees complete 12 weeks of engineering vacation employment. Vacation employment is an integral part of student development, and is an excellent avenue to prepare for future engineering careers by gaining experience in an industrial setting and establishing industry networks.

The Law component of this degree is recognised by the Council of Legal Education (CoLE). For further information refer to the Faculty of Law's professional recognition of coursesprofessional recognition of courses (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/law-03.html) webpage.

Refer also to information about professional recognition of Faculty of Engineering coursesprofessional recognition of Faculty of Engineering courses (http://monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/undergrad/eng-03.html).

The Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component consists of 17 common core units (102 points) plus nine elective units (54 points) including one commercial law elective and one research project unit.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) component requires that students must complete 156 points of study (including the common first year), as specified in the course requirements below in one of the available branches of engineering.

Student progression

Refer to the course mapcourse map (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Law component

Students must complete the following units (156 points):

(a.) core law units (102 points):

• LAW1111 Foundations of law
• LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation
• LAW1113 Torts
• LAW1114 Criminal law 1
• LAW2101 Contract A
• LAW2102 Contract B
• LAW2111 Constitutional law
• LAW2112 Property A
• LAW3111 Equity
• LAW3112 Corporations law
• LAW3402 Property B
• LAW4170 Trusts
• LAW4303 Litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW4309 Lawyers' ethics in practice
• LAW4323 Evidence
• LAW4331 Administrative law
• LAW4332 Criminal law and procedure 2

(b.) law elective units (54 points) including:

(i.) one of the following commercial law electives (6 points):

• LAW4701 Commercial transactions
• LAW4702 Competition and consumer law
• LAW4703 Introduction to Intellectual property
• LAW4704 Taxation law

(ii.) one of the following research project units (6 points):

• LAW4801 Honours research project
• LAW4802 Research practicum
• LAW4803 Clinical externship
• LAW4804 Law reform and community development
• LAW4805 Mooting and advocacy competition
• LAW4806 Jessup moot competition
• LAW4807 Vis arbitration moot
• LAW4808 Monash law review 1
• LAW4809 Monash law review 2

(iii.) an additional 42 points of elective law units be chosen from the list of undergraduate law electivesundergraduate law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/aos/law-electives/) in this Handbook.

Engineering component

Students must complete the following (156 points):

(a.) the following units (36 points):

• ENG1060 Computing for engineers*
• ENG1091 Mathematics for engineering
• ENG1001 Engineering design: lighter, faster, stronger
• ENG1002 Engineering design: cleaner, safer, smarter
• ENG1003 Engineering mobile apps
• 6-point foundation unit or level one engineering elective

Foundation units

Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 of Chemistry or Physics and/or Specialist mathematics are required to select an appropriate foundation units from:

• ENG1070 Foundation chemistry
• PHS1080 Foundation physics
• ENG1090 Foundation mathematics*

* Students who have not completed VCE units 3 and 4 of Specialist mathematics, must select this foundation unit.

Level-one electives

• CHE2161 Mechanics of fluids or MEC2404 Mechanics of fluids
• CHM1011 Chemistry I
• ECE2041 Telecommunications
• ECE2072 Digital systems
• ENE1621 Environmental engineering
• ENG1021 Spatial communication in engineering
• ENG1051 Materials for energy and sustainability
• ENG1071 Chemistry for engineering
• ENG1081 Physics for engineering
• MAE2405 Aircraft performance
• MNE1010 Introduction to mining
• TRC2001 Introduction to systems engineering
• 6-point elective from any faculty where prerequisites can be met

(b.) 120 points as outlined in one of the following engineering specialisations:

Chemical engineering

• CHE2161 Mechanics of fluids
• CHE2162 Material and energy balances
• CHE2163 Heat and mass transfer
• CHE2164 Thermodynamics I
• CHE3161 Chemistry and chemical thermodynamics
• CHE3162 Process control
• CHE3163 Sustainable processing 1
• CHE3164 Reaction engineering
• CHE3165 Separation processes
• CHE3166 Process design
• CHE3167 Transport phenomena and numerical methods
• CHE4161 Engineering in society
• CHE4162 Particle technology
• CHE4170 Design project (12 points)
• CHE4180 Chemical engineering project (12 points)
• CHM2735 Chemistry - principles and practice
• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics

Civil engineering

• CIV2206 Mechanics of solids
• CIV2207 Computing and water systems modelling
• CIV2225 Design of steel and timber structures
• CIV2226 Design of concrete and masonry structures
• CIV2242 Geomechanics 1
• CIV2263 Water systems
• CIV2282 Transport and traffic engineering
• CIV3204 Engineering investigation
• CIV3205 Project management for civil engineers
• CIV3221 Building structures and technology
• CIV3222 Bridge design and assessment
• CIV3247 Geomechanics 2
• CIV3248 Groundwater and environmental geomechanics
• CIV3264 Urban water and waterway systems
• CIV3283 Road engineering
• CIV4210 Project A
• CIV4212 Civil engineering practice 4
• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• 12 points of civil engineering electives

Civil engineering electives

• CIV3203 Civil engineering construction
• CIV4211 Project B*
• CIV4234 Advanced structural analysis
• CIV4235 Advanced structural design
• CIV4248 Ground hazards engineering
• CIV4249 Foundation engineering
• CIV4261 Integrated urban water management
• CIV4268 Water resources management
• CIV4283 Transport planning
• CIV4284 Transport systems
• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing
• * Enrolment in this unit is by departmental approval only

Electrical and computer systems engineering

• ECE2011 Signal processing
• ECE2021 Electromagnetism
• ENG2092 Advanced engineering mathematics B
• ECE2031 Circuits and control
• ECE2041 Telecommunications
• ECE2061 Analogue electronics
• ECE2071 Computer organisation and programming
• ECE2072 Digital systems
• ECE3062 Electronic systems and control
• ECE3091 Engineering design
• ECE3093 Optimisation, estimation and numerical methods
• ECE3022 Wireless and guided EM
• ECE3051 Electrical energy systems
• ECE3073 Computer systems
• ECE4094 Project A
• ECE4095 Project B
• 24 points of electrical and computer systems engineering electives

Electrical and computer systems engineering electives

• ECE4012 Applied digital signal processing
• ECE4023 Radio frequency electronics
• ECE4024 Wireless communications
• ECE4032 Advanced control
• ECE4033 Industrial instrumentation and measurement technologies
• ECE4042 Communications theory
• ECE4043 Optical communications
• ECE4044 Telecommunications protocols
• ECE4045 Network performance
• ECE4053 Electrical energy - generation and supply
• ECE4054 Electrical energy - power converters and motor control
• ECE4055 Electrical energy - power electronic applications
• ECE4058 Electrical energy - high voltage engineering
• ECE4063 Large scale digital design
• ECE4064 Electronic test technology
• ECE4074 Advanced computer architecture
• ECE4075 Real time embedded systems
• ECE4076 Computer vision
• ECE4077 Advanced computing techniques
• ECE4078 Intelligent robotics
• ECE4081 Medical instrumentation
• ECE4084 Biomechanics of human musculo skeletal systems
• ECE4086 Medical imaging technology
• ECE4087 Medical technology innovation
• ECE5881 Real-time system design*
• ECE5882 Advanced electronics design*
• ECE5883 Advanced signal processing*
• ECE5884 Wireless communications*
• ENG4700 Engineering technology for biomedical imaging and sensing

* Level-5 electives (ECE5xxx-coded units) are available only by approval of the head of department of Electrical and Computer Systems Engineering for students who have completed either ECE3091 or 132 credit points and have a honours weighted average of 70 per cent or higher.

Materials engineering

• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• MTE2541 Crystal structures, thermodynamics and phase equilibria
• MTE2542 Microstructural development
• MTE2544 Functional materials
• MTE2545 Polymers and ceramics I
• MTE2546 Mechanics of materials
• MTE2547 Structure property relationships in materials
• MTE2548 Biomaterials I
• MTE3541 Materials durability
• MTE3542 Microstructural design in structural materials
• MTE3543 Microstructure to applications: The mechanics of materials
• MTE3544 Management and practice in materials engineering
• MTE3545 Functional materials and devices
• MTE3546 Polymers and ceramics II
• MTE3547 Materials characterisation and modelling
• MTE4525 Material engineering project I
• MTE4526 Materials engineering project II
• MTE4571 Materials engineering design and practice
• MTE4572 Polymer and composite processing and engineering
• MTE4573 Processing and engineering of metals and ceramics

Mechanical engineering

• ENG2091 Advanced engineering mathematics A
• MEC2401 Dynamics
• MEC2402 Engineering design
• MEC2403 Mechanics of materials
• MEC2404 Mechanics of fluids
• MEC2405 Thermodynamics
• MEC2407 Electromechanics
• MEC2456 Engineering computational analysis
• MEC3416 Engineering design II
• MEC3451 Fluid mechanics II
• MEC3453 Dynamics II
• MEC3454 Thermodynamics and heat transfer
• MEC3455 Solid mechanics
• MEC3457 Systems and control
• MEC3458 Experimental project
• MEC3459 Materials selection for engineering design
• MEC4401 Final year project
• MEC4407 Engineering design III
• 12 points of mechanical engineering electives

Mechanical engineering electives

• MEC4402 Final year project - thesis*
• MEC4403 Research project**
• MEC4459 Wind engineering
• MEC4416 Momentum energy and mass transport in engineering systems
• MEC4417 Refrigeration and air-conditioning
• MEC4418 Control systems
• MEC4425 Micro/nano solid and fluid mechanics
• MEC4426 Computer-aided design
• MEC4427 Systems integrity and maintenance
• MEC4428 Advanced dynamics
• MEC4444 Industrial noise and its control
• MEC4446 Composite structures
• MEC4447 Computers in fluids and energy
• MEC4456 Robotics

* Recommended only for students with an aggregate of at least 70 per cent for all unit results to date at the conclusion of third year.

** Subject to departmental approval.

High achieving students enrolled in the the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which can be counted towards a Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the faculty's Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Students may exit from this double degree and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Chemical Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Civil Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Electrical and Computer Systems
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Materials Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering
Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

The actual engineering award conferred depends on the engineering specialisation completed.

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Music component is 60 points.

Students must complete 156 points from the Faculty of Law and 96 points from the Faculty of Arts as outlined in the following single degrees:

• L3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• 0821 Bachelor of Music

Refer to the:

• single degree entries in this Handbook for all information and requirements for this double-degree course
• course papcourse pap (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Students may apply for admission to an honours program in the Faculty of Arts following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination of at least 144 points of units including all of the music requirements for the single degree.

High achieving students enrolled in the Bachelor or Laws (Hons) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which would be counted towards their Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Relevant honours

• 0822 Bachelor of Music (Honours)

Students may exit from this double degree and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that single degree have been met.

Students may also in some instances graduate from one of the single degrees before going on to complete the other degree in this double-degree course providing all requirements for the graduating degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Music

The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) component is 60 points. The maximum amount of credit allowable towards the Bachelor of Science component is 48 points.

Students must complete 156 points from the Faculty of Law and 96 points from the Faculty of Science as outlined in the following single degrees:

• L3001 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
• S2000 Bachelor of Science

Refer to the:

• single degree entries in this Handbook for all information and requirements for this double-degree course
• course papcourse pap (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/undergraduate-degrees-in-law.html) for guidance on how to plan your unit enrolment for each semester of study.

Students may apply for admission to an honours program in the Faculty of Science following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination of at least 144 points of units including all of the science requirements for the single degree.

following the completion of this double degree or an approved combination Students who are considering doing honours in science prior to completing the double degree should consult with Science Student ServicesScience Student Services (http://monash.edu/science/current/undergraduate/help/) regarding their unit selection prior to re-enrolling for level three.

High achieving students enrolled in the Bachelor or Laws (Hons) single or double degrees have the opportunity of undertaking a maximum of two masters-level electives, which would be counted towards their Master of Laws (LLM) degree if they wish to progress to LLM studies within ten years. Visit the Master of Laws elective programMaster of Laws elective program (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/master-of-laws-elective-program.html) web page for full details.

Relevant honours

• 0051 Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Students may exit from this double degree and graduate with only one of the single degrees providing all requirements for that single degree have been met.

Refer to the relevant single degree entry for details.

Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
Bachelor of Science

The course enables graduates of law and other disciplines to develop advanced knowledge and skills for legal or professional practice or higher learning, and is a pathway for entry to a masters degree. Graduates will develop advanced professional skills and knowledge of developments in the law, practice and scholarship of one or more areas of law. Students can focus on a specialised area or select from a broad range of electives for professional practice.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 8, the Bologna Cycle 1 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have:

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in areas of law or professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods appropriate to the discipline
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit of up to 50 per cent of the course (24 points) for previous studies including for approved undergraduate elective law units, or work-based learning at an equivalent level.

This course consists of eight 6-point coursework units.

Students must complete:

• eight level 5 units from the list of masters electiveslist of masters electives (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/future-students/postgraduate/units-overview.html)

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

Minimum grade for articulation

A credit average (minimum 60 per cent) is required to articulate to a relevant master's program.

• Commercial law
• Dispute resolution
• Government law and regulatory practice
• Human rights law
• Intellectual property law
• International and comparative law
• Law
• Media and communications law
• Regulatory studies
• Workplace and employment law

Graduate Diploma in Law

This expert graduate course enables graduates of law and disciplines related to the specialisation, or graduates working in the commercial law field, to develop advanced professional skills and specialist knowledge of developments in commercial law. Students investigate contemporary issues in law, practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in areas of law or professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 credit points) for previous masters level studies in law.

The course comprises eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• at least four units from the list of commercial law electivescommercial law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/commercial-law) (24 points)
• up to three units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (18 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis on an approved topic in commercial law (12 points)
• six masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least three from the list of commercial law electivescommercial law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/commercial-law) (36 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis on an approved topic in commercial law (24 points)
• four masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least one from the list of commercial law electivescommercial law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/commercial-law) (24 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Commercial law
• Dispute resolution
• Law

Students may exit with Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Commercial Law

This expert graduate course enables graduates of law and other related disciplines to develop advanced professional skills and specialist knowledge of developments in human rights law. The extensive range of units enables students to develop and enhance their knowledge across the breadth of human rights law. Students investigate contemporary issues in human rights law, practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in human rights law and its professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project in human rights law
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in human rights law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different human rights areas or to new situations in human rights legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract human rights ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about human rights developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 points) for previous masters level studies in law.

The course comprises eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• at least four units from the list of human rights law electiveshuman rights law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/human-rights-law) (24 points)
• up to three units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (18 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis on an approved topic in human rights law (12 points)
• six masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least three from the list of human rights law electiveshuman rights law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/human-rights-law) (36 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis on an approved topic in human rights law (24 points)
• four masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least one from the list of human rights law electiveshuman rights law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/human-rights-law) (24 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Dispute resolution
• Human rights law
• Law

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Human Rights Law

This expert graduate course enables graduates of law and disciplines related to the specialisation, or graduates working in the intellectual property law field, to develop advanced professional skills and specialist knowledge of developments in the specialisation. Students investigate contemporary issues in law, practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies. By completing specified electives, students can complete in the course all the units that are accredited or registration as a trade marks attorney and a number of the units that are accredited for registration as a patent attorney in Australia.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in areas of law or professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 points) for masters level studies in law.

The course comprises eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• at least four units from the list of intellectual property law electivesintellectual property law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/intellectual-property-law) (24 points)
• up to three units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (18 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis on an approved topic in intellectual property law (12 points)
• six masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least three from the list of intellectual property law electivesintellectual property law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/intellectual-property-law) (36 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis on an approved topic in intellectual property law (24 points)
• four masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least one from the list of intellectual property law electivesintellectual property law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/intellectual-property-law) (24 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Intellectual property law
• Media and communications law
• Law

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Intellectual Property Law

In this expert graduate course, law graduates develop advanced professional skills and knowledge of developments in the law, practice and scholarship of one or more areas of law. Students can focus on a specialised area or select from a broad range of electives for professional practice. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and provides options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

Students investigate contemporary issues in law, practice and scholarship, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have:

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in areas of law or professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 points) for previous masters level studies in law. Students who have completed an independent research project in a bachelor of law honours degree may be exempted from the masters research unit but must still complete 48 points of level 5 units.

The course comprises eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• seven units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (42 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis on an approved topic in law (12 points)
• six units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (36 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis on an approved topic in law (24 points)
• four units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (24 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirement:

• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Commercial law
• Dispute resolution
• Government law and regulatory practice
• Human rights law
• Intellectual property law
• International and comparative law
• Law
• Media and communications law
• Regulatory studies
• Workplace and employment law

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Laws

This is a professional entry masters degree which satisfies the academic requirements for admission to practice as an Australian lawyer. It is also a preparation for diverse careers in and beyond the law, and offers a pathway to doctoral studies. The course provides advanced and integrated knowledge of the principal areas of legal practice, legal concepts and broader perspectives about the law. It develops advanced professional skills in problem-solving, critical thinking, research, communication, collaboration, self-management, ethical awareness and professional judgment. The skills and knowledge learned in the course are applied in a later year professional project. The elective component gives flexibility to choose from a wide range of specialist units, to study overseas, and to undertake clinical learning.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

(1.) Graduates will demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of a complex body of knowledge that includes:

• the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts
• the broader contexts within which legal issues arise
• the principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers' roles
• contemporary developments in law, and its professional practice.

(2.) Graduates will have:

• an advanced and integrated understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues likely to arise in professional contexts
• an ability to recognise and reflect upon the professional responsibilities of lawyers in promoting justice and in service to the community
• a developing ability to exercise professional judgement.

(3.) Graduates will:

• identify and articulate complex legal issues
• apply legal reasoning and research to generate appropriate jurisprudential and practical responses to legal issues
• engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices amongst alternatives
• demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues and generating appropriate responses and developing new understandings.

(4.) Graduates will demonstrate the intellectual and practical skills needed to:

• justify and interpret theoretical propositions, legal methodologies, conclusions and professional decisions
• identify, research, evaluate and synthesise relevant factual, legal and policy issues.

(5.) Graduates will:

• communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive for legal and non-legal audiences
• collaborate effectively.

(6.) Graduates will:

• learn and work with a high level of autonomy, accountability and professionalism
• reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance
• make use of feedback to support personal and professional development.

Students may be eligible for credit or exemptions to a maximum of 48 points for previous studies in law at an equivalent level.

Admission to practice: Disciplinary reports

Warning to students of consequences of cheating or general misconduct

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

• 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)
• 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 course consists of 16 compulsory units (96 credit points) plus eight elective units (48 points), of which at least one elective must be a commercial law elective, and one must be a professional project elective to demonstrate the application of skills and knowledge.

Core units

• LAW5000 Australian legal reasoning and methods
• LAW5001 Principles of criminal law and procedure
• LAW5002 Principles of contract Law A
• LAW5003 Principles of torts
• LAW5004 Principles of public law and statutory interpretation
• LAW5005 Principles of contract law B
• LAW5006 Principles of property law
• LAW5007 Principles of constitutional law
• LAW5008 Principles of equity
• LAW5009 Advanced property law
• LAW5010 Principles of trusts
• LAW5011 Principles of company law
• LAW5012 Principles of evidence
• LAW5013 Principles of litigation and dispute resolution
• LAW5014 Principles of administrative law
• LAW5015 Ethics in legal practice

Elective units

Students must complete 48 credit points of masters-level elective unitsmasters-level elective units (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/future-students/postgraduate/units-overview.html), including at least one commercial law elective and at least one professional project elective from the units listed below or as approved by the faculty.

Commercial law electives

• LAW5350 Principles of taxation
• LAW5340 Intellectual property
• LAW5312 Competition law

Professional project electives

• LAW5052 Professional project
• LAW5051 Research practicum
• LAW5050 Professional practice (JD) (12 points)
• LAW5355 Advocacy theory and practice
• LAW5082 Masters research
• LAW5083 Minor thesis (12 points)

• Law

Eligible students who have completed the Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) have the opportunity of undertaking a Master of Laws (LLM) degree within 10 years of completion of the JD, with up to 24 points of credit counted towards the LLM.

Students may exit with a Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)

This expert graduate course is an interdisciplinary course offered by the Faculty of Law in conjunction with the faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, and Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. The study of regulation is a relatively new discipline which both links and transcends the boundaries between the disciplines of economics, law, politics, criminology, sociology, psychology, organisational theory, public administration and health. This course will provide practitioners and scholars in these fields with a core set of ideas, theories and skills for professional practice with further study in applied areas of regulatory practice. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have:

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in regulatory studies and its professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 credit points) for previous masters level studies in law or work-based learning.

This course consists of eight 6-point coursework units.

Students must complete:

(a.) three core units:

• LAW5361 Foundations of regulation: Policy, principles and practice
• LAW5362 Regulatory methods
• LAW5363 Regulatory performance: Evaluating what works

(b.) one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• four units from the list of regulatory studies electivesregulatory studies electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/regulatory-studies) (24 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis (12 points) on an approved topic in regulatory studies
• three units from the list of regulatory studies electivesregulatory studies electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/regulatory-studies) (18 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis (24 points) on an approved topic in regulatory studies
• one unit from the list of regulatory studies electivesregulatory studies electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/regulatory-studies) (6 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Regulatory studies

Students may exit with Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Regulatory Studies

This expert graduate course enables graduates of law and disciplines related to the specialisation, or graduates working in the workplace and employment law field, to develop advanced professional skills and specialist knowledge of developments in workplace employment, discrimination and human rights law. Students investigate contemporary issues in law, practice and scholarship, including globalisation and organisational change, and evaluate complex legal issues from theoretical, international and interdisciplinary perspectives. The course enhances the capacity to undertake independent research, and includes options for a pathway to doctoral studies.

These course outcomes are aligned with the Australian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate AttributesAustralian Qualifications Framework level 9, the Bologna Cycle 2 and Monash Graduate Attributes (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/alignmentofoutcomes.html).

Graduates of the course will have

• knowledge and understanding of recent developments in areas of law or professional practice
• knowledge of legal research principles and methods to plan, carry out and report on an original project
• knowledge and reasoning skills to critically evaluate theory and practice in areas of law
• research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories
• cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship
• thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories
• communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to legal and lay audiences
• creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship
• high level personal autonomy and accountability.

Students may be eligible for credit for up to 50 per cent of the course (24 points) for previous masters level studies in law.

The course consists of eight 6-point coursework units or a combination of coursework units and a minor thesis.

Students must complete one of the following options:

Option 1

• LAW5082 Masters research (6 points)
• at least four units from the list of workplace and employment law electivesworkplace and employment law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/workplace-and-employment-law) (24 points)
• up to three units from the list of masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) (18 points)

Option 2

• LAW5083 Minor thesis on an approved topic in workplace and employment law (12 points)
• six masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least three from the list of workplace and employment law electivesworkplace and employment law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/workplace-and-employment-law) (36 points)

Option 3

• LAW5084 Minor thesis on an approved topic in workplace and employment law (24 points)
• four masters law electivesmasters law electives (http://monash.edu/pubs/handbooks/aos/law/index.html) including at least one from the list of workplace and employment law electivesworkplace and employment law electives (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/handbooks/aos/workplace-and-employment-law) (24 points)

Students taking the course as a pathway to doctoral studies are advised to take a minor thesis option.

Additional course requirements:

• domestic students with a degree in a discipline other than law must complete LAW5080 (Australian legal system) as one of their masters electives
• international students and those with a law degree from a non-Australian jurisdiction must complete LAW5081 (Australian legal process and research) as one of their masters electives.

Further information is available on the faculty website regarding law units and specialisationslaw units and specialisations (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/postgraduate/units-overview.html) and the current postgraduate law timetablecurrent postgraduate law timetable (http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html).

• Dispute resolution
• Law
• Workplace and employment law

Students may exit with Graduate Diploma in Law providing all requirements for that award have been met.

Master of Workplace and Employment Law

Candidature in a Master of Philosophy involves the independent investigation of a research problem that has been formulated by the candidate. It is expected that the research undertaken will make a contribution to the discipline in which the candidate is enrolled by applying, clarifying, critiquing or interpreting that knowledge. Candidates are supported by a minimum of two supervisors throughout their candidature.

Successful completion of the program will signify that the candidate has successfully completed a course of research training and has satisfied the examiners that they can carry out a research project and critically analyse the results.

Candidature rules

For all candidature rules and other important information for candidates refer to the Handbook for Research Master's DegreesHandbook for Research Master's Degrees (http://www.monash.edu/migr/research-degrees/handbook/masters).

This course consists of a research and thesis component.

Areas of research

This course 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 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
• privacy law
• property law
• superannuation law
• taxation law
• torts
• trusts
• venture capital law.

Candidates must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff:

(a.) carry out a program of research on an agreed topic approved by the faculty in the candidate's chosen discipline for a specified period, including attending and/or presenting at seminars and other related activities as indicated by the faculty; and

(b.) submit for assessment a thesis of not more than 35,000 words on the program of research which meets the requirements of the examiners. Submission of the thesis based on or partially based on conjointly published or unpublished workconjointly published or unpublished work (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/examiners/publication/) may be permitted.

Students may apply to upgrade to PhD candidature after a defined period (usually 9-12 months candidature, full-time or equivalent), provided that satisfactory progress has been made and certain conditions are met.

Master of Philosophy

The Doctor of Juridical Science (SJD) is a professional doctorate program that enables students to complete a research thesis together with a selection of coursework units in a specific area of interest. The program is suited to legal professionals seeking to enhance their expertise through advanced coursework and research. The coursework units allow students to develp some expertise in the area in which they intend to pursue their research before commencing work on their thesis.

Successful completion of the program will signify that the holder has completed a course of postgraduate training in research under proper academic supervision and has submitted a thesis that the examiners have declared to be a significant contribution to knowledge and which demonstrates the candidate's capacity to carry out independent research.

In some cases credit may be given for Master of Laws units completed at another Australian law school provided that they are not counted towards a completed master's degree and approval is granted by the Faculty Research Committee and the Graduate Research Committee.

Candidature rules

For all candidature rules and other important information for candidates refer to the Handbook for Doctoral DegreesHandbook for Doctoral Degrees (http://www.monash.edu/migr/research-degrees/handbook/content/).

This course consists of coursework study (25 per cent) and a research and thesis component (75 per cent).

Coursework component

Students must complete:

• LAW6300 Doctor of Juridical Science seminar
• four coursework units from the Master of Laws programMaster of Laws program (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2014handbooks/aos/law/)

A minimum average level of distinction (70 per cent) in the four coursework units must be achieved before students can be enrolled in LAW6300. Students are not able to repeat a failed coursework unit or enrol in an additional coursework unit to replace the failed unit. Students who do not meet all requirements of the coursework component are not able to proceed to the research component and will be required to withdraw from the course in good standing. There is no alternate or lower-level exit for this course, however students who completed four coursework units in this course can reapply to undertake any Monash Master of Laws coursework course and transfer the credit to that course.

Research component

Candidates must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff:

(a.) carry out a program of research on an agreed topic approved by the faculty in the candidate's chosen discipline for a specified period, including attending and/or presenting at seminars and other related activities as indicated by the faculty

(b.) submit for assessment a thesis of not more than 50,000 words on the program of research which meets the requirements of the examiners. Submission of the thesis based on or partially based on conjointly published or unpublished work may be permitted.

Doctor of Juridical Science

NOTE: This course has had one or more changes made to it since publication on 1 October 2014. For details of changes, please consult the Handbook change registerHandbook change register (http://www.monash.edu.au/pubs/2015handbooks/2015-change-register.html).

Candidature in a Doctor of Philosophy involves the independent investigation of a research problem that has been formulated by the student. It is expected that the research undertaken will make a significant contribution to the discipline in which the student is enrolled. Doctoral students are supported by a minimum of two supervisors throughout their candidature.

Successful completion of the program will signify that the holder has completed a course of postgraduate training in research under proper academic supervision and has submitted a thesis that the examiners have declared to be a significant contribution to knowledge and which demonstrates the student's capacity to carry out independent research.

Candidature rules

For all candidature rules and other important information for students refer to the Handbook for Doctoral DegreesHandbook for Doctoral Degrees (http://www.monash.edu/migr/research-degrees/handbook/content/).

This course consists of:

• a research and thesis component
• a professional development training component.

Areas of research

The 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 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
• privacy law
• property law
• superannuation law
• taxation law
• torts
• trusts
• venture capital law

Students must, in consultation with and under the direct supervision of a member/s of the academic staff:

(a.) carry out a program of research on an agreed topic approved by the faculty in the student's chosen discipline for a specified period, including attending and/or presenting at seminars and other related activities as indicated by the faculty

(b.) submit for assessment a thesis of not more than 80,000 words on the program of research which meets the requirements of the examiners. Submission of the thesis based on or partially based on conjointly published or unpublished workconjointly published or unpublished work (http://www.monash.edu.au/migr/examiners/publication/) may be permitted.

(c.) satisfactorily complete a program of professional development training as outlined under 'Areas of study'.

• Law PhD program

Doctor of Philosophy