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

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Summer Term, January and February subjects, where the teaching ends prior to the commencement of Semester 1, 2023, will be taught on campus with some subjects offered in dual-delivery and online modes.
From Semester 1, 2023 our undergraduate programs will be delivered on campus. Graduate programs will mainly be delivered on campus, with dual-delivery and online options available to a select number of subjects within some programs.
To learn more, visit 2023 Course and subject delivery.

Quotas apply to this subject

Dates & times

  • March - Dual-Delivery
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Parkville)
    Contact hoursStudents must attend all sessions whether participating on-campus or remotely.
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date13 February 2023
    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 period13 March 2023 to 24 March 2023
    Last self-enrol date17 February 2023
    Census date17 March 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail31 March 2023
    Assessment period ends 1 May 2023

    March contact information

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

  • April - On Campus
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date30 March 2023
    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 period26 April 2023 to 2 May 2023
    Last self-enrol date 4 April 2023
    Census date27 April 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail12 May 2023
    Assessment period ends12 June 2023

    April contact information

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

  • August - Dual-Delivery
    Principal coordinatorJudy Bourke
    Mode of deliveryDual-Delivery (Parkville)
    Contact hoursStudents must attend all sessions whether participating on-campus or remotely.
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date10 July 2023
    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 7 August 2023 to 18 August 2023
    Last self-enrol date14 July 2023
    Census date11 August 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 1 September 2023
    Assessment period ends25 September 2023

    August contact information

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

  • September - On Campus
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours
    Total time commitment150 hours
    Pre teaching start date16 August 2023
    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 period13 September 2023 to 19 September 2023
    Last self-enrol date21 August 2023
    Census date14 September 2023
    Last date to withdraw without fail 6 October 2023
    Assessment period ends30 October 2023

    September contact information

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

What do these dates mean

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  • Your tuition fees, academic transcript and statements.
  • And for Commonwealth Supported students, your:
    - Student Learning Entitlement. This applies to all students enrolled in a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP).
    - Completion rate. Students who started their course from 2022 and are in a CSP or receiving a HELP Loan (eg FEE-HELP) must meet the completion rate to continue to receive Commonwealth Support for that course.

Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement, and as a fail toward the completion rate, unless there are approved ‘special circumstances’.

Additional delivery details

This subject has a quota of 30 students per class. Specific study periods may have more than one class available.

Enrolment is on a 'first in' basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.

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

  • To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and 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.

Melbourne Law School may reserve places in a subject for incoming international cohorts or where a subject is core to a specialisation with limited alternate options.

Last updated: 24 January 2023