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Monash University Calendar
Regulations
Masters degrees
Part 1 - General
1. Masters degrees
1.1 The Masters degrees listed in Schedule I may be undertaken in the
faculty pursuant to these regulations and may awarded in one grade only.
1.2 The degree of Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
must be undertaken pursuant to these regulations as varied by the specific
provisions of Part 2.
1.3 The degree of Master of Laws may be undertaken in a specialty listed
in Schedule II and where so undertaken the title of the degree includes
the name of the specialty in brackets.
2. Interpretations
In these regulations, unless the contrary intention appears -
"candidate" means a candidate for a degree;
"course of study" means the course of study for a degree determined
by or under these regulations;
"degree" means a degree listed in Schedule I;
"faculty" means the Faculty of Law;
"faculty board" means the faculty board of the faculty;
"faculty information handout" means the faculty hand book or
such other publication concerning a course of study, whether bound or loose
leaf or on line or in other electronic form, as the faculty board determines
from time to time;
"specialty" means a specialty listed in Schedule II.
3. Admission to candidature
3.1 Except as otherwise provided in subsection 3.2 the faculty board
may admit to candidature for a degree an applicant who has -
3.1.1 qualified for a degree in the university or in another educational
institution or has other qualifications which the faculty board is satisfied
are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute; and
3.1.2 significant work experience in the area of the applicant's proposed
course of study -
provided that the faculty board is satisfied the applicant's qualifications
and experience constitute suitable preparation for the proposed course
of study.
3.2 The faculty board may admit to candidature for the degree of Master
of Laws or Master of Taxation Law an applicant who has -
3.2.1 qualified for the degree of -
3.2.1.1 Bachelor of Laws; or
3.2.1.2 Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) -
with a credit
average;
3.2.2 qualified for a degree in law in another educational
institution and the faculty board is satisfied the degree is suitable
preparation for the applicant's proposed course of study; or
3.2.3 other qualifications or experience which the
faculty board is satisfied constitute suitable preparation for the
applicant's proposed course of study.
4. Preliminary candidature
4.1 An applicant for admission to candidature for a degree may, at the
discretion of the faculty board, be admitted as a preliminary candidate
for the degree.
4.2 The faculty board may specify units in the course of study concerned
that must be undertaken by a preliminary candidate.
4.3 A preliminary candidate who -
4.3.1 satisfactorily completes the specified units may continue as a
confirmed candidate with credit for the units completed; or
4.3.2 fails to satisfactorily complete the specified units, must withdraw
from candidature, unless the faculty board in circumstances it deems
exceptional otherwise determines.
5. Course of study
5.1 A course of study comprises -
5.1.1 units and a minor thesis; or
5.1.2 units only -
as determined by the faculty board under this section.
5.2 The faculty board may from time to time determine
the thesis and unit requirements, as appropriate, of a course of study
and in relation to these requirements may determine any matter or thing
including but not limited to -
5.2.1 content, sequence and duration;
5.2.2 attendance and participation;
5.2.3 credit points;
5.2.4 assessment;
5.2.5 satisfactory completion; and
5.2.6 in relation to a thesis, supervision, submission
and distribution.
5.3 The faculty board may determine particular requirements
in relation to a course of study undertaken in a specialty.
5.4 The faculty board must cause a determination under
this section to be published in a faculty information handout.
6. Credit
6.1 Where a candidate's course of study includes units, the faculty
board may grant the candidate credit for up to -
6.1.1 two units satisfactorily completed in the course of study for the
degree of Bachelor of Laws; or
6.1.2 two units in the course of study for a masters
degree or graduate diploma in the university or in
another tertiary institution -
provided that the faculty board is satisfied the units are equivalent
to or a satisfactory substitute for units in the candidate's course of
study.
6.2 A candidate for the degree of Master of Commercial Law may be granted
credit for up to four units satisfactorily completed in the course of
study for the degree of Master of Business Law in the faculty of Business
and Economics.
6.3 A candidate for the degree of Master of Intellectual Property who
satisfactorily completes units offered by the Academy of the Institute
of Patent Attorneys and approved for the purpose by the faculty board,
may be granted credit for those units.
6.4 A candidate, other than a candidate for the degree of Master of Regulatory
Studies, who is an accredited specialist through the Law Institute of
Victoria Specialists Accreditation Scheme or the Law Institute of New
South Wales Accreditation Scheme, must be granted credit for one unit
in the candidate's course of study.
6.5 Credit under this section must not be granted in
respect of a unit completed more than eight years prior to admission
to candidature.
7. Candidature
7.1 The course of study for a degree may be undertaken by full-time
or part-time candidature.
7.2. A candidate may, with the consent of the faculty board, change from
full-time to part-time candidature or vice versa and in this event must
complete the course of study within the time specified by the faculty
board.
8. Time limits
8.1 Subject to these regulations and to a determination of the faculty
board in any particular case, the course of study for a degree must be
completed -
8.1.1 in a minimum of one and a maximum of two years of full-time candidature;
or
8.1.2 in a minimum of 18 months and a maximum of four years of part-time
candidature.
8.2 Where a course of study includes a minor thesis, the minor thesis
must, within the time limits prescribed by subsection 8.1, be completed
in six months of full-time or twelve months of part-time candidature.
9. Intermission
The faculty board may from time to time grant a candidate intermission
for a period not exceeding 12 months.
10. Re-admission
10.1 A former candidate who discontinued candidature may be re-admitted
to candidature by the faculty board subject to any conditions specified,
including duration of candidature and credit.
10.2 Credit under this section must not be granted for a unit completed
more than eight years prior to re-admission to candidature.
11. Transfer of candidature
11.1 A candidate for a degree may -
11.1.1 with the consent of the faculty board transfer to candidature
for the Graduate Diploma in Law with credit for work satisfactorily
completed in the course of study for the degree; or
11.1.2 where the faculty board is satisfied that the candidate has satisfactorily
completed the requirements of the Graduate Diploma in Law, be declared
by the faculty board to have qualified for the graduate diploma, where
appropriate in a particular specialty.
11.2 A candidate may not transfer candidature or be declared qualified
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11.2.1 after a minor thesis has been submitted for examination; or
11.2.2 where the duration of candidature for the masters degree exceeds
the period of candidature prescribed for the graduate diploma.
12. Single unit enrolment
The faculty board may, at its discretion and subject to any conditions
specified, permit a person to enrol for a single unit in a course of
study but credit for the unit will not be granted towards a degree unless
the faculty board in any particular case otherwise determines.
13. Qualification
A candidate who satisfactorily completes the course of study for a degree
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13.1.1 qualifies for the award of the degree; and
13.1.2 where the course of study is undertaken in a
specialty, for the degree in the specialty.
14. Compliance
14.1 Subject to this section, a candidate must comply with these regulations
and with the relevant course of study requirements determined by the
faculty board under these regulations, as in force or published from
time to time.
14.2 Where the faculty board considers that a candidate has, since first
enrolling for a degree, been unreasonable adversely effected by any changes
in the regulations or course of study requirements, the faculty board
must permit the candidate to qualify for the degree under the regulations
or course of study requirements in force or published at sometime during
candidature, provided that the faculty board is satisfied the work so
required to be completed is equivalent in standard to that currently
required to complete the course of study.
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Part 2 - Master of Laws (Juris
Doctor)
15. Interpretation
In this part "degree" means the Master of Laws (Juris Doctor).
16. Admission to candidature
The faculty board may admit to candidature for a degree an applicant
who has -
16.1.1 qualified for a degree in the university or in another educational institution
which the faculty board is satisfied constitutes suitable preparation for the
course of study for degree; or
16.1.2 other qualifications which the faculty board
is satisfied are equivalent or a satisfactory substitute.
17. Course of study
The course of study for the degree comprises units.
18. Credit
18.1 The faculty board may grant a candidate credit
for up to -
18.1.1 eight compulsory units ; or
18.1.2 seven compulsory units and one elective unit
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provided the faculty board is satisfied the units are equivalent to or
a satisfactory substitute for compulsory or elective units, as the case
requires, in the candidate's course of study
18.2 Credit under this section must not be granted in
respect of a unit completed more than eight years prior to admission to candidature.
19. Time Limits
Subject to these regulations and to a determination of the faculty board
in any particular case, the course of study for a degree must be completed
in a minimum of two and a half and a maximum of six years of candidature.
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Schedule I
Masters Degrees
- Master of Laws
- Master of Laws (Juris Doctor)
- Master of Commercial Law
- Master of e-Law
- Master of Human Rights Law
- Master of Intellectual Property Law
- Master of International and Comparative Law
- Master of Regulatory Studies
- Master of Taxation Law
- Master of Taxation Studies
- Master of Workplace and Employment Law
Schedule II
Specialties - Master of Laws
- Advanced Legal Practice
- Banking and Finance Law
- Commercial Law
- Criminal Justice and Litigation
- Digital Economy Law
- Human Rights Law
- Intellectual Property Law
- International and Comparative Law
- Tribunal Procedures
- Workplace and Employment Law
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