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Fundamentals of the Common Law (LAWS70217) // Dates and times
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Contact information
March
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
April
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
August
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
September
Teaching staff:
Erica Grundell (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- March
Principal coordinator Judy Bourke Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The intensive March offering is taught in lecture-tutorial format across 2 weeks. Tutorials occur on the same days as lectures. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 25 February 2026 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to Canvas LMS to check on the pre-class readings and preparatory learning activities before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 11 March 2026 to 24 March 2026 Last self-enrol date 27 February 2026 Census date 20 March 2026 Last date to withdraw without fail 1 May 2026 Assessment period ends 5 June 2026 March contact information
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
- April
Principal coordinator Judy Bourke Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The intensive April offering is taught in seminar format across five days. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 25 March 2026 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to Canvas LMS to check on the pre-class readings and preparatory learning activities before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 8 April 2026 to 14 April 2026 Last self-enrol date 27 March 2026 Census date 17 April 2026 Last date to withdraw without fail 22 May 2026 Assessment period ends 26 June 2026 April contact information
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
- August
Principal coordinator Judy Bourke Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The intensive August offering is taught in lecture-tutorial format across 2 weeks. Tutorials occur on the same days as lectures. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 22 July 2026 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to Canvas LMS to check on the pre-class readings and preparatory learning activities before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 5 August 2026 to 18 August 2026 Last self-enrol date 24 July 2026 Census date 14 August 2026 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 October 2026 Assessment period ends 30 October 2026 August contact information
Teaching staff:
Judy Bourke (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
- September
Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours The intensive September offering is taught in seminar format across five days. Students are expected to attend all sessions. Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 19 August 2026 Pre teaching requirements Please refer to Canvas LMS to check on the pre-class readings and preparatory learning activities before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 2 September 2026 to 8 September 2026 Last self-enrol date 21 August 2026 Census date 11 September 2026 Last date to withdraw without fail 16 October 2026 Assessment period ends 20 November 2026 September contact information
Teaching staff:
Erica Grundell (Subject Coordinator)
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
What do these dates mean
Visit this webpage to find out about these key dates, including how they impact on:
- 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).
Subjects withdrawn after the census date (including up to the ‘last day to withdraw without fail’) count toward the Student Learning Entitlement.
Additional delivery details
Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters enrolment webpage for further information about re-enrolment and subject quotas.
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: 6 March 2026