6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL
Postgraduate - Unit
Refer to the specific census and withdrawal dates for the semester(s) in which this unit is offered.
Faculty
Chief examiner(s)
Quota applies
Postgraduate programs are based on a model of small group teaching and therefore class sizes need to be restricted.
Unit guides
Prohibitions
Notes
For postgraduate Law discontinuation dates, please see http://www.monash.edu/law/current-students/postgraduate/pg-jd-discontinuation-dates
For postgraduate Law unit timetables, please see http://law.monash.edu.au/current-students/course-unit-information/timetables/postgraduate/index.html
Previously coded as LAW7436
Synopsis
This unit is only available to international students. It is designed to provide international students, in particular those from civil law countries, with a general understanding of the operation of the Australian legal system and common law systems more generally, including the structure and content of cases and the main principles of statutory interpretation, and with the legal research and communication skills necessary for postgraduate legal research and writing
Outcomes
On completion of this unit students will be able to:
- Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the rules of precedent and statutory interpretation to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning with creativity and initiative;
- Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex legal information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to the operation of the Australian legal systems;
- Conduct research into the common law systems more generally, including the structure and content of cases based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to case law, statutory interpretation, and advanced legal research.
Assessment
Discussion board participation (750 words): 10%
In-class exercises: 45%
Research assignment(s) (3375 words): 45%
Workload requirements
Classes commence two weeks prior to the beginning of Semester 1 and Semester 2.
Equivalent of 36 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long; either face-to-face, online or some combination thereof, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).
Workload requirements
Classes commence two weeks prior to the beginning of Semester 1 and Semester 2.
36 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long; either face-to-face, online or some combination thereof,, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).