UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5006 Principles of property law

Faculty of Law

LAW5006 Principles of property law is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2021. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 3 units, leading on to 6 units in all.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2021
Other periods
Monash Law Chambers
Assessment
Exam 60%
and 2 other tasks

This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before LAW5006

Corequisites

Pass these before, or take them in the same semester.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: LAW5004 (for students beginning in 2015 or later) and LAW7265 or LAW5002

Overview

The unit examines the concept and categories of real and personal property; the interface between contractual and property rights; the nature of types of property right including freehold and leasehold estates, modes of creating and transferring property rights in law and equity; possession as a source of title, and includes types of property rights in land owned by another, such as mortgages, easements, restrictive covenants and profits a prendre.

Offerings in 2021

Teaching periodCampusMode
Trimester 1Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Trimester 2Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Trimester 3Monash Law ChambersOn campus

Assessment

  • Written assignmentAssignment
    30%
  • Oral Moot SubmissionOther
    10%
  • Final ExamExam
    60%

Learning outcomes

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

  1. 1

    Apply interpretive techniques to synthesize property law principles from judicial decisions and legislation;

  2. 2

    Identify, research, evaluate and synthesize relevant factual, legal and policy issues;

  3. 3

    Select, analyse and apply property law principles to generate solutions appropriate to legal problems and issues;

  4. 4

    Engage in critical analysis and make reasoned and appropriate choices among alternatives; and

  5. 5

    Communicate and collaborate effectively and persuasively.

Workload and teaching

  • Workshops36 hours
  • Seminars36 hours
  • Teaching approachActive learning

Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 36 contact hours of seminars per semester whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

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.

Contacts

Chief Examiners
Professor Daniel Fitzpatrick
Mr Nicholas Calleja
Ms Jennifer Schultz

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5006?

None, but you must take LAW5005 before or alongside it.

What can I take after LAW5006?

LAW5006 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 3 units, including LAW5008, LAW5450 and LAW5653. Those lead on to 6 units in all.

When is LAW5006 offered?

LAW5006 has no offerings listed in the 2021 handbook.

Does LAW5006 have an exam?

Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 4
Study abroad
Not available