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Fundamentals of the Common Law (LAWS70217) // Dates and times

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Dates & times

  • February
    Principal coordinatorArlen Duke
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24-34 hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date 8 January 2020
    Pre teaching requirementsThe pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
    Teaching period 5 February 2020 to 11 February 2020
    Last self-enrol date13 January 2020
    Census date 5 February 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail13 March 2020
    Assessment period ends22 April 2020

    February contact information

    Lecturer

    Arlen Duke, Coordinator


    Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
    Website: law.unimelb.edu.au

  • March
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24-34 hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date19 February 2020
    Pre teaching requirementsThe pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
    Teaching period18 March 2020 to 24 March 2020
    Last self-enrol date24 February 2020
    Census date18 March 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail24 April 2020
    Assessment period ends 3 June 2020

    March contact information

    Lecturer

    Mr Julian Sempill

    Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
    Website: law.unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 1
    CoordinatorsErica Grundell, Judy Bourke, and Raelene Harrison
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24-26 hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020
    Last self-enrol date15 January 2020
    Census date30 April 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020
    Assessment period ends 3 July 2020

    Semester 1 contact information

    Lecturers

    Semester 1
    Ms Judy Bourke*, Monday and Wednesday classes
    Ms Raelene Harrison*, Wednesday class
    Ms Erica Grundell*, Thursday class

    *Coordinator

    Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
    Website: law.unimelb.edu.au

  • April
    CoordinatorJudy Bourke
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date11 March 2020
    Pre teaching requirementsThe pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
    Teaching period 1 April 2020 to 7 April 2020
    Last self-enrol date24 February 2020
    Census date 2 April 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail15 May 2020
    Assessment period ends17 June 2020
  • July
    Principal coordinatorArlen Duke
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24-34 hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date17 June 2020
    Pre teaching requirementsPlease refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
    Teaching period15 July 2020 to 21 July 2020
    Last self-enrol date22 June 2020
    Census date15 July 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail21 August 2020
    Assessment period ends30 September 2020

    July contact information

    Lecturer

    Arlen Duke, Coordinator


    Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
    Website: law.unimelb.edu.au

  • Semester 2
    Principal coordinatorArlen Duke
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours24-26 hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching requirementsPlease refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
    Teaching period 3 August 2020 to 1 November 2020
    Last self-enrol date29 May 2020
    Census date21 September 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail16 October 2020
    Assessment period ends27 November 2020

    Semester 2 contact information

    Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
    Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
    Website: law.unimelb.edu.au

Additional delivery details

This subject is offered as an intensive and in semester length format at different times during the year. Please note: the April offering of this subject is exclusive to 2020 and is not available for self-enrolment.

This subject has a quota of 30 students per offering.

Enrolment is on a first come, first served basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.

Students should note priority of places in subjects will be given as follows:

  • To currently enrolled Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
  • To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.

Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.

Last updated: 3 November 2022