UnitLevel 5Postgraduate

LAW5082 Masters research

Faculty of Law

LAW5082 Masters research is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2020 in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Monash Law Chambers. It has no prerequisites.

Credit points
6
Offered in 2020
Summer A, Semester 1, Semester 2
Monash Law Chambers
Assessment
No exam
2 tasks

This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Before LAW5082

No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.

After LAW5082

No unit lists LAW5082 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.

Enrolment rules

Prerequisite: Completion of any compulsory units such as Australian legal system and at least four units in total.

Overview

Masters coursework students take this unit in their penultimate or final semester. Students in LAW5082 are attached to a nominated masters unit (in their specialisation area, if any) in which they participate as any other student. However, instead of completing the attached unit's ordinary assessment, they complete research-focused assessment based around the subject area. Thus, in addition to learning the substantive aspects of law studied in their class, they apply research, thinking and communication skills and specialist discipline knowledge to independently complete a substantial research project.

Offerings in 2020

Teaching periodCampusMode
Summer semester AMonash Law ChambersOn campus
First semesterMonash Law ChambersOn campus
Second semesterMonash Law ChambersOn campus
Term 1Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Term 2Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Term 3Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Term 4Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Trimester 1Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Trimester 2Monash Law ChambersOn campus
Trimester 3Monash Law ChambersOn campus

Assessment

  • Project plan (1875 words)
    25%
  • Research paper (5625 words)
    75%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    research skills to investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories;

  2. 2

    creative skills to plan, design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship;

  3. 3

    cognitive skills to apply theories, knowledge and skills to different legal areas or to new situations in legal practice or scholarship;

  4. 4

    creative skills to design, evaluate, implement, analyse and theorise about developments that contribute to professional practice or scholarship;

  5. 5

    thinking skills to discuss complex and abstract legal ideas and theories;

  6. 6

    communication and interpretive skills to justify arguments, methods, and conclusions to a scholarly or professional audience; and

  7. 7

    the application of research methods and specialist discipline knowledge to plan and execute a substantial research-based project with a high level of personal autonomy and accountability.

Workload and teaching

  • Teaching approachResearch activities

Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 24 contact hours of seminars per semester whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering, to be taken in a unit in their specialisation. Students will be expected to do reading set for those classes, and to participate in class discussion. Students are also required to complete the required online research modules.

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
Associate Professor Heli Askola

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for LAW5082?

LAW5082 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

When is LAW5082 offered?

In 2020, LAW5082 runs in Summer A, Semester 1 and Semester 2 at Monash Law Chambers.

Does LAW5082 have an exam?

No. LAW5082 has 2 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
6
Level
5
Study level
Postgraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Law
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.125
Student contribution
SCA Band 3
Study abroad
Not available