2025 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.
Unless otherwise indicated on the timetable below, all classes are held at Monash Law Chambers - 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000.
Re-enrolment for 2025
Please see the Re-enrolment for coursework students webpage for details about when re-enrolment opens for any given academic year, 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, census, and penalty dates from the rest of the University. For more information please go to the Units with non-standard dates webpage.
Postgraduate Law Elective Waitlist 2025
The 2025 - Elective Waiting List is now available for units labelled with WAITLIST in the Timetable below . The waitlist will open at 10am on the first Monday of the calendar month, prior to the month in which the unit is listed to commence.
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Assessment General Guidelines
Assessment components for each unit can be found in the 2025 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 |
2025 Postgraduate Elective Timetable
Postgraduate electives in the Faculty of Law are delivered in either on-campus, online, or blended (a mix of on-campus and online) modes. Students are expected to attend and be active participants in classes regardless of the mode of delivery.
UPDATE - Please double check the dates and times of the units you have enrolled into. PG electives with an asterisk indicate minor changes to the days and times due to a lack of suitable teaching spaces at the Monash University Law Chambers.
Unit Code | Unit Name | Teaching Period | Assessment Mode | Attendance Mode | Date/Time | Lecturer |
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January | ||||||
| Copyright | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 28 and 29 January 5pm - 8pm | David Brennan | |
| LAW5372 | Contemporary perspectives on construction law | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 January 9am-1pm | Paula Gerber |
| LAW5341 | Trade mark practice | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23 January 1pm - 5pm | Tyrone Berger |
| Law of workforce management | T1-57 | Semi-intensive | Online |
13, 17, 20, 24 and 31 January, 3, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21 and 24 February 10am - 12pm | Joanna Betteridge | |
February | ||||||
| Transnational labour law | T1-57 | Intensive | On-Campus |
3, 5, 10, 12, 17 and 24 February 1pm - 5pm | Marilyn Pittard | |
| Indigenous rights and international law | T1-57 | Intensive |
On-Campus at CAULFIELD |
10, 11, 12 and 13 February 9am-12pm, 1pm-3pm 14 February 9am-12pm, 1pm-2pm | Melissa Castan | |
Professional project | S1-32 | Semester-long | On-Campus | 12 February 9am - 1pm 12 March 9am - 1pm | Vicki Vann | |
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Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution (First offering) | T1-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
17, 19, 21, 24, 26 and 28 February 9am - 1pm | Shawn Whelan | |
| Current issues in torts | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
25 and 27 February, 4 and 6 March 10am-1pm, 2pm- 5pm | Mark Hayes | |
| Overview of international human rights law | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 26 and 28 February, 5 and 7 March 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Julie Debeljak | |
March | ||||||
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Law of employee relations (First offering) | T1-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 3, 7, 10, 12, 14 and 17 March 1pm - 5pm | Lucy Line and Mark Rinaldi | |
| LAW5081 |
Australian legal process and research (First offering) | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 17 March 1pm - 5pm | Marnie Brown |
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Intellectual property (First offering) | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
3, 5, 10, 12, 17 and 19 March 9am - 1pm | David Brennan | |
| Planning and environmental law | S1-01 | Semester-long | On-Campus | 3 March - 14 April 28 April - 26 May (Mondays) 5pm - 7pm | Mark Beaufoy | |
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Competition law (First offering) | S1-01 | Semester-long | On-Campus | *7, 14, 21, 28 March, 4, 11 April, 2, 9 May 1pm - 4pm | Mel Marquis | |
| Indigenous people and the law | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 14, 19, 21, 26 and 28 March, 2 April 1pm - 5pm | Stephen Gray | |
| Principles of succession law | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus |
18, 20, 25 and 27 March, 1 and 3 April 1pm - 5pm | Vicki Vann | |
| Principles of taxation (First offering) | S1-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 18, 20, 25 and 27 March 1, 3 April 9am - 1pm | Nastassia Bondarenko-Edwards | |
| Regulating shareholder activism | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus | 24, 25 and 31 March, 1, 7 and 8 April 1pm - 5pm | Tim Bowley | |
April | ||||||
| Current issues in workplace law | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | Online | 4, 10, 11 and 17 April, 1 and 2 May 1pm - 5pm | Marilyn Pittard | |
| LAW5081 | Australian legal process and research (first offering - additional streams) | S1-01 | Intensive | On-Campus | 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17 April 1pm - 5pm | Lisa Di Marco |
| Family violence, gender and law | T2-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 8, 9, 15, 16, 29 April 30 April (Online), 6 and 7 May 1pm - 4pm | Becky Batagol | |
| Mediation A: Foundations of mediation | T2-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 7 April 9:30am - 1pm 8, 9 and 14 April 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm, 15 April 9:30am - 12pm | Tom Harber & Shawn Whelan | |
| International criminal justice | T2-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 7, 9, 11, 16 and 30 April, 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 and 23 May 10am - 12pm | Monique Cormier | |
| Arbitration of international commercial disputes | T2-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 7, 8, 9, 14, 15 and 16 April 1pm - 5pm | Albert Monichino KC | |
| Corporate and white collar crime | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | Online | 15, 17 and 29 April, 1, 6 and 8 May 9am - 1pm | Liz Campbell | |
May | ||||||
| Migration and human rights | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 28 and 30 April, 2, 5, 7, 9, 12 and 14 May 1pm - 4pm | Heli Askola | |
| Advocacy (First offering) | T2-57 | Semi-intensive | Blended (750 Collins Street) | 1, 22 May, 29, 30 May - Online assessments | Jacqui Horan | |
| Global health law | T2-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 30 April, 2, 5, 7, 9 and 12 May 9am - 1pm | Calvin Ho | |
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Principles of family law (First offering) | T2-58 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 6, 8, 13, 15, 20 and 22 May 9am - 1pm | Claire Fenton-Glynn | |
| Human rights laws in Australia | T2-58 | Semi-intensive | Online | 13, 15, 19, 20, 22 and 26 May 4pm - 8pm | Melissa Castan | |
| Workplace investigations and misconduct | T2-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 26, 30 May, 2, 6, 9, 13 June 9am - 1pm | Joanna Betteridge & Peta Nowacki | |
| Regulating artificial intelligence, technology and cyberspace | T2-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 20, 22, 27 and 29 May, 3 and 5 June 9am-1pm | Chris Marsden | |
| Terrorism and human rights | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 21, 23, 28 and 30 May 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Dan Mori | |
June | ||||||
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Intellectual property (Second offering) | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 2, 3, 5, 9, 10 and 12 June 9am - 1pm | David Brennan | |
| Corporations, ESG and society | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 and 17 June 1pm - 5pm | TIm Bowley | |
| Fintech law and regulation | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus |
4, 6, 11, 13, 18 and 20 June 1pm - 5pm | C.Y. Tsang | |
| Banking law | T2-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 9, 12, 13, 16, 19 and 20 June 9am - 1pm | Steve Kourabus | |
| International humanitarian law | T3-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus |
11, 13, 18 and 20 June 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Dan Mori | |
| Current issues in child law | T3-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 16, 19, 23, 26 and 30 June, 3 July 9am - 1pm | Claire Fenton-Glynn | |
| International investment law | T3-57 | Semi-intensive | On-campus | 24, 26 and 27 June, 1, 3 and 4 July 1pm - 5pm | Emmanuel Laryea | |
July | ||||||
| LAW5052 |
Professional project (JD students only) | S2-32 | Semester long | On-Campus |
30 June 9am - 1pm 18 August 9am - 1pm | Vicki Vann |
| Law of employee relations (Second offering) (NEW offering added!) | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 7, 9, 11, 14, 16, 18 July 1 - 5pm | Lucy Line & Mark Rinaldi | |
| LAW5330 | International refugee law and practice | T3-57 | Intensive | Online | 14, 16, 18, 21, 23 and 25 July 9am-1pm | Asher Hirsch |
| LAW5375 | Arbitration of international commercial disputes Note: Students must Allocate themselves to and attend only one stream. | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | Stream 1 14, 15, 21, 22 July 1pm – 5pm Stream 2: 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25 July 9am – 1pm | Albert Monichino KC |
| Psychiatry, psychology and law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 July and 1 August 1pm - 5pm | Annegret Kaempf | |
| Financial services law | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 22, 23, 24 and 25 July 9am-1pm, 2pm-4pm | Justice Ashley Black | |
| Commercial equity | S2-01 | Semester long | On-Campus | 23 July to 24 September, 8 October to 15 October Wednesdays 5pm - 7pm | Nick Sinanis | |
| Principles of discrimination law and policy | T3-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 29 and 31 July, 5 and 7 August 10am-1pm, 2pm-5pm | Liam Elphick | |
| International entertainment law | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus | 30 and 31 July, 1, 4, 5 and 6 August 9am - 1pm | Geoffrey Scott | |
August | ||||||
| Private investment law | S2-01 | Semi-intensive | Online |
30 July, 1, 6, 8, 13 and 15 August 9am - 1pm | Tamara Wilkinson | |
| LAW5081 |
Australian legal process and research (Second offering) | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 18 August 9am - 1pm | Marnie Brown |
| Sentencing | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus |
11, 12, 13 and 15 August 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Natalia Antolak-Saper | |
| LAW5484 | Regulation and regulators (NEW offering added!) | S2-01 | Intensive | On-Campus | 11, 12, 13, and 14 August 9am-12pm 1-4pm | Joanna Bird |
| Globalisation and international economic law | S2-01 | Intensive | Online |
12, 13, 14, 19, 20 and 21 August 8am - 12pm | Frank Garcia | |
| Public international law | S2-01 | Intensive | Online | 18, 20, 22, 25, 27 and 29 August 1pm - 5pm | Monique Cormier | |
| Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law | S2-01 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 20, 22, 27, 29 August, 3, 5 September 9am - 1pm | Jean Allain | |
| Discrimination law and human rights at work | T3-58 | Semi-Intensive | Online | 22, 25 and 29 August, 1, 5, 8, 12, 15, 19, 22, 25 and 29 September 2pm - 4pm | Joanna Betteridge | |
| Trade marks and commercial designations | T3-58 | Intensive | Online |
26 ,28 August, 2, 4, 9, 11 September 1pm-5pm | Tyrone Berger | |
| Advocacy (Second offering) | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | Blended (750 Collins Street) | 25 August, 18, 19 September - Online assessments 29, 30, 31 October - On-campus assessments | Jacqui Horan | |
September | ||||||
| Health law | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 September 9am - 1pm | Gabrielle Wolf | |
| Competition law (Second offering) | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | *2, 4, 9, 11, 16 and 18 September 9am - 1pm | Julian Scarff | |
| Protecting commercial innovation: Patents and trade secrets | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 1, 2, 4, 8, 9 and 11 September 1pm - 5pm | David Brennan | |
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Law of employee relations (Second offering) | T3-58 | Intensive | On-Campus | 1, 2, 4, 8, 9, 11 September 1pm - 5pm | Lucy Line & Mark Rinaldi | |
| Privacy and surveillance: Law, policy and governance | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | Online |
3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24 and 25 September 1pm - 4pm | Normann Witzleb | |
| Intellectual property (Third offering) | T3-58 | Semi-Intensive | Online | 9, 11, 16, 18, 23 and 25 September 9am - 1pm | Marnie Brown | |
| Principles of family law (Second offering) | T3-58 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 19, 22, 24 September 10am - 1pm | Jennifer Lindstrom | |
| Managing high conflict personalities in legal disputes | T3-58 | Intensive | Online | 15, 16, 18, 22, 23, 25, 29 and 30 September 9am - 12pm | Michael Lomax | |
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Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution
(Second offering) | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 29 and 30 September, 1, 6, 7 and 8 October 9am - 1pm | Shawn Whelan | |
| Digital workplace law | T4-57 | Semi-Intensive | Online | 30 September, 2, 7, 9, 14 and 16 October 1pm - 5pm | Marilyn Pittard | |
| Takeovers | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 30 September, 2, 7, 9, 14 and 16 October 1pm - 5pm | Bruce Dyer | |
October | ||||||
| Law in the age of artificial intelligence | T4-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15, and 16 October 1pm - 4pm | Janice Richardson | |
| LAW5476 | The death penalty: Law, politics, and advocacy | T4-57 | Semi-Intensive | On-Campus | 6, 8, 10, 13, 15 and 17 October 1pm - 5pm | Sara Kowal |
| Defamation law | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 6, 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15 October 9am - 1pm | Sharon Rodrick | |
| AI for lawyers: Practical applications and theory | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28 and 31 October, | Paul Burgess | |
| Principles of taxation (Second offering) | T4-57 | Semi-intensive | On-Campus | 14, 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 October 1pm - 5pm | Nastassia Bondarenko-Edwards | |
| International refugee law and human rights | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 20, 21, 24, 27, 28 and 31 October 1pm - 5pm | Heli Askola | |
| Advanced evidence and proof in litigation | T4-57 | Intensive | On-campus | 21, 22, 23, 28, 29 and 30 October 1pm - 5pm | Andrew Choo | |
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Principles of family law (Third offering) | T4-57 | Intensive | On-Campus | 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and 31 October 9am - 1pm | Claire Fenton-Glynn | |
November | ||||||
| Cybercrime | T4-57 | Intensive | Online | 27, 29 and 31 October, 3, 5 and 7 November 9am - 1pm | Jonathan Clough | |
| LAW5357 | Corporate governance and directors' duties | SSA-02 | Intensive | On-Campus | 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10 November 1pm - 5pm | Jennifer Hill |
| LAW5478 | Strategic and public interest litigation | SSA-02 | Intensive | On-Campus | 10, 11, 13 and 14 November 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Geert Van Calster |
WAITLIST | Negotiation and influence: Strategy and skills | SSA-02 | Intensive | On-Campus | 5, 6, 7, 10 November 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Tom Harber |
WAITLIST | International environmental law | SSA-02 | Intensive | On-Campus (750 Collins Street) | 17, 18, 20 and 21 November 9am-12pm, 1pm-4pm | Geert Van Calster |