LAW4808 Law Review editorship 1
Faculty of Law
LAW4808 Law Review editorship 1 is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1, Semester 2
- Clayton
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4808
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW4808
No unit lists LAW4808 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 credit points of law study.
Overview
Only Student Editors of the "Monash University Law Review" have the opportunity to enrol in this unit. The Student Editors are responsible for working closely with the Faculty Advisors and student editorial committee to produce the "Monash University Law Review". Student Editors are responsible for managing the student editorial committee; soliciting and reviewing academic articles for the journal; editing and checking the citations on accepted articles; and managing the process of publication and distribution of the journal. Student editors enrol in this unit to obtain credit for the learning achieved in the work of producing one issue of the journal.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
| Second semester | Clayton | On campus |
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Manage the process of publishing an issue of a scholarly academic journal under the peer review process in academic publishing; edit academic articles; and manage the practical aspects of timely, effective publication and distribution of the journal.
- 2
Recognise and reflect upon, and a developing ability to respond to, ethical issues that arise in the process of editing an academic journal including conflicts of interest and intellectual property issues.
- 3
Learn and work with autonomy, accountability and professionalism.
- 4
Reflect on and assess their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback as appropriate, to support personal and professional development.
- 5
Exercise professional judgment and justify their own conclusions in assessing the quality of academic writing.
- 6
Collaborate effectively with Faculty Advisors and the student editorial committee to manage the process of publishing the "Monash University Law Review"
- 7
Communicate in ways that are effective, appropriate and persuasive with submitting authors, reviewers, Faculty advisors and members of the student editorial committee.
Workload and teaching
- 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 learning activities and independent study.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4808?
LAW4808 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4808 offered?
In 2025, LAW4808 runs in Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Clayton.
How much work is LAW4808?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.