LAW4558 Comparative financial regulation
Faculty of Law
LAW4558 Comparative financial regulation is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2027. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before LAW4558
Prohibitions
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After LAW4558
No unit lists LAW4558 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students who commenced their course in or before 2026 must have completed a minimum of 60 credit points of law study.
Students who commenced their course in 2027 or later must have completed a minimum of 54 credit points of law study.
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Overview
This unit explores the law and policy of financial regulation from.a comparative perspective. The unit will explore approaches to financial regulation and ask students to think critically about the policy choices underlying various approaches to financial regulation.
Offerings in 2027
The 2027 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4558.
Assessment
- Quizzes or a testQuiz / Test20%
- In-class assessment taskDemonstration30%
- Written assignmentWritten50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify and apply fundamental legal principles governing comparative financial regulation.
- 2
Critically analyse and persuasively evaluate key concepts and policies in comparative financial regulation, contextualised within a broad range of practice, policy and theoretical perspectives.
- 3
Conduct research, analyse and synthesise complex information in order to respond to complex issues relating comparative financial regulation.
- 4
Communicate effectively and persuasively to a range of topics in comparative financial regulation.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4558?
LAW4558 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4558 offered?
LAW4558 has no offerings listed in the 2027 handbook.
How much work is LAW4558?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4558 have an exam?
No. LAW4558 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
More details
- Credit points
- 6
- Level
- 4
- Study level
- Undergraduate
- Faculty
- Faculty of Law
- Type
- Coursework
- EFTSL
- 0.125
- Student contribution
- SCA Band 4
- Study abroad
- Available
- Handbook years
- 20262027