Units
The individual subjects inside each degree: what’s taught, how it’s assessed, and when it runs.
4,303 units
| Code | Unit | Faculty | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAW30031 | Family Violence The aim of this unit is to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the key topics relevant to identifying, preventing and responding to family violence. This unit provides students with specialised knowledge regarding gender and… | Law | 3 |
| LAW3112 | Corporations law The unit critically examines the body of legal rules that govern the formation, management, financing and winding up of Australian corporations. Specific topics include: choice of the corporate business form, formation and characteristics o… | Law | 3 |
| LAW3113 | Equity and trusts This unit introduces you to the nature and function of equity and trusts in the modern Australian legal system. You will learn about the relationship between equity and the common law, and study the key doctrines of equity. These include: f… | Law | 3 |
| LAW4173 | Research unit This is a program of individual and independent research and writing on a legal topic which has been approved by the Chief Examiner after consultation with the proposed supervisor. You will develop skills in legal research methods to produc… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4303 | Litigation and dispute resolution The focus of the unit is the major steps in civil dispute resolution and litigation. Using the Rules of the Supreme Court of Victoria, the chronology of a civil proceeding from the decision to sue until the matter is ready for trial is exam… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4309 | Lawyers ethics in practice This unit provides a practical and critical introduction to ethical decision-making and the law and codes of professional responsibility in lawyering. It introduces different ethical approaches to legal practice, focusing on the justificati… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4323 | Evidence This unit involves an examination of the principles and the rules of evidence and the use of evidence law as a method of ensuring fair trials. It draws upon theoretical perspectives including reliability, libertarian and disciplinary princi… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4327 | Honours thesis This unit provides high achieving students with an opportunity to research, write and present a significant piece of original work. Students will write a thesis under the supervision of an academic member of staff, on a topic chosen by the… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4328 | Professional practice Students undertake a practical placement at a community legal centre which endeavours to meet the needs of its community. Under supervision by qualified solicitors, students provide legal advice to clients, undertake ongoing casework, brief… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4330 | Family law assistance program: Professional practice Students undertake a practical placement in a specialist family law program based at a community legal centre which endeavours to meet the legal needs of its community. Under supervision by qualified solicitors, students provide legal advic… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4331 | Administrative law Administrative law is the branch of public law that regulates the exercise of power by the executive arm of government. This unit introduces students to the structure of government administration, the sources of administrative discretion an… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4801 | Research project This unit, typically undertaken in the penultimate semester of the course, requires you to plan and execute a research project or piece of scholarship with some independence. You will learn and apply advanced research methods and skills, in… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4803 | Clinical placement Students will engage in a legal placement hosted by either an external organisation, or at Monash Law Clinics. Under professional supervision, students will undertake a range of activities involving work for end clients/beneficiaries of tha… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4805 | Mooting and advocacy competition Admission to this unit is by competitive application. The unit will be capped depending on the number of competitions offered from year to year. Criteria for selection will include course progression, marks in completed units, experience or… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4806 | Jessup moot competition The Phillip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition is conducted each year and runs over the summer semester. Five students will be invited to participate and will be selected each year from those students who have successfully c… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4807 | Vis arbitration moot Examination of UN Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, Vienna Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and cases from around the world. Focus is on oral advocacy, research skills, strategic thinking and team… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4811 | In-house clinical placement: Law reform and systemic change You will engage in a legal placement hosted at Monash Law Clinics, in partnership with another organisation. Under professional supervision, you will undertake a range of activities involving work for end clients/beneficiaries of that partn… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4813 | In-house clinical placement: Client legal assistance Students undertake a practical placement at a community legal centre which endeavours to meet the needs of its community. Under supervision by qualified solicitors, students provide legal advice to clients and undertake ongoing casework in… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4814 | Extended clinical placement This unit offers an additional clinical placement opportunity – an advanced clinical placement in a specialised area of law, supervised by expert practitioner-scholars. This additional clinical unit is open to students who have already had… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4815 | International clinical placement This unit complements the clinical program by offering another version of clinical placement – that of an international legal placement hosted in partnership with an overseas organisation. Under professional supervision, you will undertake… | Law | 4 |
| LAW4816 | Clinical placement: Community engagement You will undertake a practical placement at a Monash Law Clinics in partnership with South-East Monash Legal Service, both community legal centres which endeavour to meet the needs of the community. Under supervision by qualified solicitors… | Law | 4 |
| LIT10002 | Writing Fiction Writing fiction is a workshop-based subject that enables students to progress from the genesis of idea through to completion of a final piece of work through the processes of research, discussion, workshopping of others' work and considerat… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 1 |
| LIT10003 | Reading and Writing Genre Texts This unit explores why specific story styles remain eternally popular in the bestseller lists and on our bookshelves. It introduces students to a deeper understanding of the history, conventions, and social and political underpinnings of po… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 1 |
| LIT20002 | Diversity in Australian Writing This unit examines debates about culture and identity within Australia through Australian writing and literature. Students evaluate the debates, issues, and literary devices that feature in contemporary Australian literature, and use these… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 2 |
| LIT20003 | Prose Poetics This unit explores prose poetics. Students develop an understanding of the relationship between individual elements of form, convention and meaning, as they contribute to an overall effect. This unit fosters an appreciation of traditional a… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 2 |
| LIT20004 | Exploring Iconic Texts This unit explores why certain texts come to be considered classic works and introduces a new literary technique each week that students can apply to their own writing and reading. It introduces students to a deeper understanding of the his… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 2 |
| LIT30002 | Graphic Narratives: Comics, Graphic Novels, and Manga This unit introduces students to graphic narratives, focusing on familiar examples such as comic books, graphic novels, and Manga. It will look at this art form in its many formats and applications, and provide students with an opportunity… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| LIT30004 | Literary Industry Practice This unit explores the Australian literary industry for authors and industry practitioners. Students are offered opportunities to build professional skills by working within the literary industry or producing a creative artefact of their ch… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| LIT30005 | Reading, Writing and Criticism This unit explores how postmodern practices and ideas can help students become more adventurous with their writing and with their experience of literature. It also examines how theoretical and cultural movements have impacted literary histo… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |
| LIT30006 | Scripting for Screen and Beyond This unit introduces students to innovative scripted forms of storytelling. It explores writing techniques and technologies for a range of new and traditional story vehicles including serial and interactive narratives, complex TV, platforms… | Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 3 |