2023 Postgraduate Electives Timetable
Published times and days may be subject to change. Please ensure that you check the timetable prior to the commencement of each unit in which you enrol.
The Faculty reserves the right to withdraw any of the listed units if insufficient teaching resources are available or insufficient student numbers are enrolled in a unit.
All classes are held at 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000 unless otherwise stated.
Re-enrolment for 2023
Re-enrolment for 2023 begins on October 10 2022 and concludes on November 25 2022. Please see the Re-enrolment for coursework students webpage for more information, including steps to re-enrol and important dates.
Please note if you do not receive a transaction number from WES (starting with a U) then you have not been enrolled correctly. If you require help please submit an Ask Monash request.
The Monash postgraduate law program does not follow traditional semesters as it has a different set of units on offer each month. Therefore postgraduate law units have different teaching periods, unit discontinuation and penalty dates from the rest of the University. Do not use the central university census dates. For more information please go to the PG and JD Discontinuation Dates webpage.
Postgraduate Law Elective Waitlist 2023
If you try to search for a unit in WES using the unit code and nothing is appearing, it is likely full. If a unit is full you can put yourself on the 2023 - Elective Waiting List and if a place becomes available you will be notified by Student Services.
The 2023 - Elective Waiting List will become available at 9am on Monday, 28 November 2022.
Assessment General Guidelines
Assessment components for each unit can be found in the unit description in the 2023 handbook.
- The faculty regards it as a clash when a student has two 3-day take-home examinations due at the same time.
- The faculty reserves the right to change the assessment dates in consultation with the Chief Examiner.
Assessment due dates will be set by the chief examiner and displayed within the relevant Moodle page. Final assessment tasks will be due within the following timeframes:
| Intensive unit | Within 8 weeks after the first day of class |
| Semi-intensive unit | Within 11 weeks after the first day of class |
| Semester-long unit | Within 15 weeks after the first day of class |
2023 Postgraduate Elective Timetable
Masters electives in the Faculty of Law are delivered in either fully on-campus or fully online mode. Students are expected to attend and be active participants in classes regardless of the mode of delivery.
Unit Code | Unit Name | Teaching Period | Mode of Teaching | Mode of Delivery | Date/Time | Lecturer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
January | ||||||
| LAW5301 (FULL) | Copyright | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25, 30 January, 1 February 5pm - 8pm | David Brennan |
| LAW5372 (FULL) | Contemporary perspectives on construction law | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
9, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20 January 1pm - 5pm | Paula Gerber |
| LAW5319 (FULL) |
Law of employee relations (First offering) | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
23, 24, 25, 30, 31 January, 1 February 1pm - 5pm | Lucy Line & Mark Rinaldi |
| LAW5428 (FULL) | Health law | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
23, 25, 27, 30 January, 1, 3 February 9am - 1pm | Ronli Sifris |
| LAW5450 (FULL) | Principles of succession law | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
31 January, 1, 2, 7, 8, 9 February 9am - 1pm | Vicki Vann |
| LAW5649 | Law in the age of artificial intelligence | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
30, 31 January, 6, 7, 13, 14, 20, 21, February 1 - 4pm | Janice Richardson |
February | ||||||
| LAW5476 | The death penalty: Law, politics and advocacy | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
13, 14, 15, 20, 21, 22 February 1pm - 5pm | Mai Sato |
Professional project | S1-32 | Semester-long | On-Campus | 15 February 9am - 1pm 15 March 9am - 12pm | Vicki Vann | |
| LAW5407 | Current issues in torts | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
21, 22, 28 February, 1 March 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 5pm | Mark Hayes |
| LAW5344 | Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
27 February, 1, 3, 6, 8, 10 March 9am - 1pm | Shawn Whelan |
| LAW5081 |
Australian legal process and research (First offering) (International students only) | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
27, 28 Feb, 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 March 1pm-5pm | Drossos Stamboulakis |
| LAW5340 (FULL) |
Intellectual property (First offering) | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | Online |
28 February, 2, 7, 9, 14, 16 March 9am - 1pm | David Brennan |
March | ||||||
| LAW5304 | Overview of international human rights law | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
1, 3, 8, 10 March 9am - 4pm | Julie Debeljak |
| LAW5356 (FULL) | Corporate and white collar crime | S1-01 | Intensive | Online |
6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15 March 1pm - 5pm | Liz Campbell |
| LAW5432 | Workplace investigations and misconduct | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
6, 10, 17, 20, 24, 27 March 9am - 1pm | Joanna Betteridge & Peta Nowacki |
LAW5312 |
Competition law (First offering) | S1-01 | Semester-long | On-Campus |
7, 14, 21, 28 March, 4, 18 April, 2 & 9 May 5 - 8pm | Mel Marquis |
| LAW5350 | Principles of taxation | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23 March 1pm - 5pm | Mei-Ling Barkoczy |
| LAW5314 | International environmental law | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 27, 29 March, 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19 April | Gerry Nagtzaam |
April | ||||||
| LAW5352 (FULL) | Digital workplace law | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
3, 4, 6, 13, 18, 20 April 1pm - 5pm | Marilyn Pittard |
| LAW5321 (FULL) | Protecting commercial innovation: Patents and trade secrets | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 April, 1, 3, 5, 8 May 1pm - 3pm | David Brennan |
| LAW5354 (FULL) | International criminal justice | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
12, 14, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28 April, 1, 3, 5, 8 May 10am - 12pm | Joanna Kyriakakis |
| LAW5469 (FULL) | Family violence, gender and law | T2-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus |
18, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 April 2, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12 May 1pm - 3pm | Becky Batagol |
May | ||||||
| LAW5315 | Commercial alternative dispute resolution | T2-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May, 6 June (Tuesdays) 1pm - 5pm | Anne Sutherland-Kelly |
|
Advocacy (First offering) | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
Commencing 4 May 2023 (see full timetable) | Jacqui Horan | |
| LAW5480 | Internet law and regulation | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
29, 31 May, 2, 5, 7, 9 June 9am - 1pm | Chris Marsden |
| LAW5466 | Financial services law | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
30, 31 May, 1, 2 June 9am - 4pm | Justice Ashley Black |
| LAW5478 | Strategic and public interest litigation | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
31 May, 1, 2, 5 June 9am - 4pm | Geert Van Calster |
June | ||||||
| LAW5340 |
Intellectual property (Second offering) | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 June 9am - 1pm | David Brennan |
| LAW5338 | International humanitarian law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
12, 13, 19, 20 June 9am - 4pm | Dan Mori |
| LAW5358 | Current issues in workplace law | T3-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
13, 19, 20, 26, 27, 29 June 9am - 1pm | Marilyn Pittard |
| LAW5414 | Public international law | T3-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
20, 22, 27, 29 June, 4, 6 July 9am - 1pm | Monique Cormier |
| LAW5375 | Arbitration of international commercial disputes | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 June 1pm - 5pm | Albert Monichino KC |
| LAW5384 | International investment law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
27, 29, 30 June, 4, 6, 7, July 1pm - 5pm | Liz Sheargold |
| LAW5052 | Professional project | S2-32 | Semester-long | On-Campus |
28 June 9am - 1pm 16 August 9am - 12pm | Vicki Vann |
July | ||||||
| Principles of family law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 10, 13, 14, 17, 20, 21 July 9am - 1pm | Vicki Kourdouli | |
| LAW5394 | Banking Law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
17, 19 21, 24, 26, 28 July 1pm - 5pm | Steve Kourabas |
| LAW5411 | Mediation A: Foundations of mediation | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 24 July 9:30am - 1pm 25, 26, 31 July 1 August 9:30am - 12noon | Shawn Whelan & Naomi Burnstyner |
| LAW5081 |
Australian legal process and research (Second offering) (International students only) | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31 July, 1, 2, 3 August 9am-1pm | Lisa Di Marco |
| LAW5058 | Mooting and advocacy competition | S2-01 | Semester-long | On-campus (Clayton) | TBA | William Lye |
| LAW5313 | Planning and environmental law | S2-01 | Semester-long | On-Campus |
25 July - 17 October (Tuesdays) 5pm - 7pm | Mark Beaufoy |
| International organisations and global governance | T3-57 | Intensive | Online |
25, 26, 27, 28 July, 1, 2, 3, 4 August 5pm - 8pm | Andrew Mitchell | |
| LAW5340 |
Intellectual property (Third offering) | S2-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
25, 27 July 1, 3, 8, 10 August 1pm - 5pm | Julian Scarff |
| LAW5445 | Commercial equity | S2-01 | Semester long | On-Campus |
24 July - 11 September (Mondays) 5pm - 8pm | Nick Sinanis |
| International entertainment law | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
31 July, 1, 2, 3, 4 August 9am - 2pm | Geoff Scott | |
August | ||||||
| Discrimination law and human rights at work | S2.01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
7, 14, 18, 21, 25, 28 August 1pm - 5pm | Marilyn Pittard | |
| LAW5334 | Psychiatry, psychology and law | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
7, 9, 11, 14, 18, 22 August 9am - 1pm | Annegret Kampf |
(FULL) | Globalisation and international law | S2-01 | Intensive | Online |
7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16 August 5pm - 9 pm 5 September 7pm - 9pm | Frank Garcia |
| Artificial intelligence, technology regulation and cyberlaw | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
21, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31 August 9am - 1pm | Chris Marsden | |
| Indigenous people and the law | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
21, 22, 28, 29 August, 4, 5 September 9am - 1pm | Stephen Gray | |
| Private investment law | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | Online |
22, 24, 29, 31 August, 5, 7 September 9am - 1pm | Tamara Wilkinson | |
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Competition law (Second offering) | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
22, 24, 29, 31 August, 5, 7 September 1pm - 5pm | Mel Marquis | |
| Privacy and surveillance: Law, policy and governance | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | Online | 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27 September 1pm - 3pm | Normann Witzleb | |
| LAW5355 |
Advocacy (Second offering) | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
Commencement: 24 August (see full timetable) | Jacqui Horan |
| LAW5316 | Trade marks and commercial designations | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
28, 29 30 August, 4, 5 6 September 1pm - 5pm | David Brennan |
| LAW5319 |
Law of employee relations (Second offering) | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
28, 30 August, 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 September 10am - 1pm | Lucy Line & Mark Rinaldi |
| LAW5357 | Corporate governance and directors' duties | T3-58 | Intensive | Online |
28, 30 August, 1, 4, 6, 8 September 1pm - 5pm | Tim Bowley |
| LAW5325 (FULL) | Defamation law | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
29 August, 6, 12 September, 10, 17, 24 October 9am - 1pm | Andrew Westcott |
September | ||||||
| Managing high conflict personalities in legal disputes | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
4, 5, 7, 8 September 9am - 4pm | Michael Lomax | |
(FULL) | Sentencing | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
11, 12, 13, 14 September 9am - 4pm | Arie Freiberg |
October | ||||||
(FULL) | Principles of family law | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 October 9am - 1pm | Claire Fenton-Glynn |
| LAW5472 | Regulating shareholder activism | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17 October 1pm - 5pm | Tim Bowely |
| LAW5412 | Mediation B: Essential skills for practice and accreditation | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
3, 4, 7 October 9:30am - 5:30pm 5 October 1pm - 4pm | Shawn Whelan & Naomi Burnstyner |
| LAW5350 |
Principles of taxation (second offering) | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
4, 5, 11, 12, 18, 19 October 9am - 1pm | Mei-Ling Barkoczy |
| LAW5650 | Technology, design, and innovation in legal services | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 October, 1, 3 November 9am - 1pm 10 November 9am - 1pm | Paul Burgess |
(FULL) | Law of workforce management | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
16, 18, 23, 25, 30 October, 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22 November 10am - 12pm | Joanna Betteridge |
| Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
23, 24, 25, 30, 31 October, 1 November 9am - 1pm | Shawn Whelan | |
| LAW5353 (FULL) | Cybercrime | T4-57 | Intensive | Online |
23, 25, 27, 30 October, 1, 3 November 1pm - 5pm | Jonathan Clough |
November | ||||||
(FULL) | Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
15, 16, 17, 20 November 9am - 5pm | Tom Harber |