Monash JD Course Guide 2014

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Master of Laws (Juris Doctor) 2014

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Located in the heart o the legal precinct, our proessional city premises or JD and LLM students

are in close proximity to major courts, law frms, and barristers chambers. Along the way, you will

have tremendous education and lietime experiences with us and across the international network

o Monash University campuses and partner universities. You have the option to study at Prato

in Italy and Sunway in Malaysia, or to undertake student exchanges and visits to other leading

universities overseas. You will have unique learning opportunities and work-situated experiences

that show you how law aects clients and otherwise works in real lie, through proessional

practice subjects at our Monash Oakleigh Legal Services, student internships and other practical

experiences.

Many o our internships are oered through the Castan Centre or Human Rights, which has been

recognised as the pre-eminent centre or human rights law in Australia.

We also oer an extensive choice o electives, which allow you to personalise your degree to

your specifc areas o interest, including commercial law, workplace and employment law, and

intellectual property law. You can thus customise your legal education to optimise uture

career prospects. You have the opportunity to be taught or supervised by academics who write

some o the leading texts in your felds o study, many o whom also have extensive proessional

or governmental advisory experience.

Along with these educational benefts, the Faculty o Law has one o the largest voluntary

student organisations in Australia. Our Law Students Society (LSS) has approximately 2,500

undergraduate and JD members and supports students in various ways by providing social events,

educational services, career development opportunities and mentoring activities.

A Monash law degree is recognised internationally and our graduates hold distinguished roleswithin and beyond the legal proession, both in Australia and overseas. Many o our alumni

currently hold prominent public positions, such as the Chie Justice o the Supreme Court o

Victoria, Chie Justice o the Family Court o Australia, Chie Judge o the County Court o Victoria,

and CEO o World Vision Australia. A number o ormer judges have also joined our community as

adjunct proessors.

We hope you will join the Monash Faculty o Law and in our exciting 50th year in 2014 become

part o a vibrant Law School whose alumni occupy some o the most prominent positions amongst

the judiciary, bar, law frms and other occupations in Victoria and across the world.

Best wishes or your uture studies.

Professor Bryan Horrigan,

Dean, Monash Law School

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WelcomeI am very pleased to introduce to you the Master o Laws(Juris Doctor) program rom the Faculty o Law at Monash University.

You will be joining a world-class law school with a proud history anddemonstrated record o excellence in teaching and research. At MonashLaw we educate lawyers or careers across the globe and undertakeresearch that makes a dierence to Victoria, Australia and the world atlarge. As a Monash Juris Doctor Law student, you will have extraordinaryand unique opportunities.


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students

I have had many rewarding experiences studying the JD at

Monash, including undertaking a variety o interesting electives

and participating in extra-curricular activities.

My most rewarding experience was partaking in the Willem

C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot competition.

There are two dierent competitions as part o the Vis

program, one in Hong Kong and one in Vienna. Our team

rom Monash participated in both. Under the dedication and

expertise o our coach, Pro Waincymer, we were successul

in reaching the grand fnal in Vienna and the quarter fnals inHong Kong.

Due to the intensity o the program, we developed key

advocacy, legal analysis and reasoning skills. These practical

skills are benefcial or developing a frm oundation or a

career in law, and I am grateul to have had these experiences

during my time at university.

Lauren PeacockLLM (Juris Doctor)Current Student

Ive had an extraordinary experience with the Monash JD

Program. Theres something very afrming about fnding your

tribe o thinkers and go-getters - people who motivate you and

challenge you. And Ive been very privileged to have met them

here at the Monash Law School.

Its not just going to school with people who are nurses, CEOs,

und managers, architects, and journalists - all eager or the

opportunity to test ideas out together in a seminar-style class;

theres also our lecturers - earnest academics and incisive

barristers. One even wrote the title Maritime Law in HalsburysLaws o Australia. They steward this peer-learning and are

passionate about equipping their uture colleagues. Ive had the

opportunity to represent Monash interstate at the International

Maritime Law Moot and locally at the Michael Kirby Contract

Law Moot. Im on the Monash Law Review Editorial Committee,

and work as a barristers legal assistant next door to the Monash

University Law Chambers.

Monash has trained me well and I have enjoyed clerkships at

top-tier law frms (all in the neighbourhood). And looking at our

juniors in school, Im certain theyre going to bring the Monash JD

Program to even greater heights.

I look orward to a lie-long relationship with the school and itsbrilliant support sta, my lecturers and course mates.

Brydon WangLLM (Juris Doctor)Current Student


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Prior to commencing the Monash JD, I completed a

Bachelor o Arts, majoring in Sociology and minoring

in Australian Studies. I chose Monash Law School as

the school has established itsel as one o Australiasand the worlds leading law schools. The exibility

o the JD program allowed me to balance ull-time

study, work, amily commitments and extra-curricular

activities. I particularly enjoy the smaller-sized

classes. This allows a strong sense o community

amongst the Monash JD students.

The diverse student body allows me to learn

alongside proessionals and individuals rom dierent

acets in lie. Teachers are highly approachable, which

creates an eective learning environment. They are

constantly encouraging and supporting students to

achieve their maximum potential. Course content hasbeen exceptional and thought-provoking.

You know you arethoroughly enjoyingyour educationwhen you oten

think about classdiscussionsoutside theclassroom!

Priscilla Yap

LLM (Juris Doctor) Current Student


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As director o the Monash JD program my role is primarily to be involved withthe day to day academic issues that arise with both students and sta.

I have a passion or legal education and I believe that the Monash JD gives

students a comprehensive grounding in legal study and prepares them or entry

into the proession in whatever orm that takes. Our location allows us to attract

a variety o sta and students to the Monash JD which provides a unique

collegiate study and work environment or students and sta. We oer students

a broad choice o electives catering or the many varied interests o our students.

Please attend one o our inormation sessions where you can hear rom students

and sta about the Monash JD experience.

I look orward to welcoming you to the Monash JD.

Rachel Chrapot

Program Director, Juris Doctor

A Message rom the JD Director

Why choose the Monash JD?

The Faculty o Law is internationally

recognised as one o the top Law Schools,

currently ranked 13th in the world*.

The Monash JD is specifcally designed or

graduates rom non-law backgrounds and

provides an opportunity to pursue a career

change or ollow an ambition to practise law,

enabling graduates to meet the academic

requirements or admission as a legal

practitioner.

Led by academics who are experts in the

teaching and practice o law, Monash

graduates are held in high regard within

the legal community. Experienced local

practitioners and internationally recognised

academic visitors also teach in this program

to enrich the educational experience.

Students who complete a JD degree may

be able to obtain credit or up to 4 unitstowards a Masters degree, and thereby

completing the latter within a urther 6

months.

Convenient study options

The JD is taught on a trimester basis. Each

trimester runs or approximately 12 teaching

weeks. Attendance is 3 years ull-time or 4

to 6 years part-time.

Extensive choice o electives

Students have the opportunity to choose up

to nine elective units rom an extensive range

o options.

International opportunities

JD students have the option o participating

in the Faculty o Laws international programs

in Prato or Malaysia, or undertaking

international internships around the world.

Monash University also oers a Monash

Law School/Washington College o Law

Dual JD Degree, giving students the

opportunity to gain 2 degrees ater 4 yearso ull-time study.

Unique CBD location

Classes are held in the heart o Melbournes

legal precinct at the Monash University Law

Chambers at 555 Lonsdale Street.

Interactive learningenvironment

Small classes, interactive learning and

innovative teaching bring together

passionate and dedicated individuals with

diverse proessional experiences in a

stimulating and challenging environment.

Admission to legal practice

Graduates o the Monash JD will be

eligible to be admitted to practise law in

Australia ater completing a practical legal

training program or a period o supervised

workplace training. Graduates intending to

practise law outside o Australia should reer

to that countrys legal admissions board.

*The QS World University Rankings 2013


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Students have the opportunity to choose up to nine elective units rom Monash Law

Schools diverse Masters program including skills units and JD-specifc units listed here.

Students gain experience and knowledge by sharing a classroom with legal proessionals

undertaking postgraduate study. Elective units ocus on issues as varied as human rights,

commercial law, intellectual property, international and comparative law and workplace

and employment law.

Elective

Comprises 24 units

The Monash JD comprises 24 units

(15 compulsory and 9 elective

units), taught in a small, seminar-

style ormat that acilitates

interactive learning and lively class

debate. The initial unit, Australian

legal reasoning and methods,

provides an introduction to the

study o law.

Ater completing most o the 15

compulsory units, you are able to

undertake up to 9 elective units

rom our Masters program. Elective

units are taught in a variety o

ormats: intensive or semi-intensive

blocks or over the standard

university semester. A Monash JD

oers a unique and exceptional

breadth o elective units - one o

the largest range o any law school

in Australia.

Elective units ocus on issues as

varied as human rights, commercial

law, intellectual property,

international and comparative law

and workplace and employment

law. You can choose rom your

elective options and expand

your university experience, with

a number o dierent, stimulating

and vocationally-benefcial

opportunities.

Students granted credit or prior studies can only receive credit or one elective unit.

LAW7071 Commercial alternative dispute resolutionLAW7251 Negotiation: Essential skills or dispute resolutionLAW7303 Advocacy: theory and practiceLAW7423 Proessional practice (JD) (12 credit points)LAW7474 Collaborative practiceLAW7475 Advanced mediation: skills and theory A

LAW7476 Advanced mediation: skills and theory BStudents who wish to practise law in Victoria are required to undertake

LAW7331 Lawyers responsibilities.

Skills units

LAW7331 Lawyers responsibilities**LAW7423 Proessional practice (JD) (12 credit points)

** Required elective or students wishing to practise as a lawyer in Victoria

JD-specifc elective units

Inormation Sessions

Information sessions are held throughout the year.

For dates and registration details please visitwww.monash.edu/law/future-students/information-

sessions/jd/information-sessions.html


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The course is well-planned with a predetermined order to ensure students develop the required skillsand knowledge to progress through their studies successully while balancing other demands. Atercompleting most o the compulsory units, students undertake elective units rom the Monash LawSchool Masters program.

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Year1

Trimester 1 CityLAW7470

Australian legal reasoning and methodsLAW7264Principles o criminal law and procedure

Trimester 2 CityLAW7428Principles o contract law A

LAW7266Principles o torts

Trimester 3 CityLAW7429Principles o contract law B

LAW7267Principles o property law

LAW7273Principles o evidence

Year2

Trimester 1 CityLAW7269Principles o equity

LAW7271Principles o trusts

LAW7268Principles o constitutional law

Trimester 2 CityLAW7275Principles o corporations law

LAW7270Advanced property law

LAW7272Principles o civil procedure

Trimester 3 CityLAW7274Principles o administrative law

LAW7331*Lawyers responsibilities or an Elective

LAW7277Advanced corporations law

Yea

r3

Trimester 1 City Elective Elective Elective



Year1

Trimester 1 CityLAW7470

Australian legal reasoning and methodsLAW7264Principles o criminal law and procedure

Trimester 2 CityLAW7428Principles o contract law A

LAW7266Principles o torts

Trimester 3 CityLAW7429Principles o contract law B

LAW7267Principles o property law

Year

2

Trimester 1 CityLAW7269Principles o equity

LAW7271Principles o trusts

Trimester 2 City LAW7275Principles o corporations law

LAW7270Advanced property law

Trimester 3 CityLAW7268Principles o constitutional law

LAW7277Advanced corporations law

Year3

Trimester 1 CityLAW7272Principles o civil procedure

LAW7273Principles o evidence

Trimester 2 CityLAW7274Principles o administrative law

LAW7331*Lawyers responsibilities or an Elective

Trimester 3 City Elective Elective

Year4




3 years full-time course progression

4 years part-time course progression

Ater two trimesters high perorming students may choose to apply to accelerate their progress to complete the Monash JD in two and a hal yearswhere work or other commitments permit.

Colour key:

n Compulsory units

n Electives taken rom ourMonash Masters program

Note:

* Students must choose LAW7331

Lawyers responsibilities to ulfllthe academic requirements or

admission as a legal practitioner.


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The electives oered by Monash Law School or 2014 may include:

Advanced evidence and proof in litigation

Advanced Mediation: Skills and theory A

Advanced Mediation: Skills and theory B

Advanced torts

Advocacy: Theory and practice

Arbitration of international commercial disputes

Australian legal system

Childrens rights in international law

(The) Chinese legal system: A comparative analysis

Collaborative practice

Commercial alternative dispute resolution

Comparative bills of rights

Comparative competition law

Consumer protection: regulation and compliance

Copyright

Corporate and white collar crime

Corporate nance law

Corporate governance and directors duties

Corporate insolvency Discrimination law and human rights at work

Economics of regulation

Electronic workplace law

Equity capital markets law in Australia

European Union law and policy

Evaluating what works in regulation

Globalization and international economic law

Graduate research paper

Health law

Human rights advocacy: Australian law and practice

Human rights in the global economy

Indigenous rights and international law

International banking and nance: Law and practice

International covenant on civil and political rights

International criminal justice

International entertainment law

International environmental law

International humanitarian law

International investment law

International refugee law and human rights

International trade law International trade mark law

Interpretation and validity of patent specications

Introduction to Australian legal process

(The) law of climate change

Law of employee relations

Law of the internet

Law of workforce management

Legal process and professional misconduct

Managing high conict dispute resolution

Minor thesis

Negotiation: Essential skills for dispute resolution

Occupational health and safety

Banking law

Competition law

Corporate law

Intellectual property

Overview of international human rights law

Patenting for commercialisation

Personal property securities

Planning law Principles of construction law

Principles of environmental law

Principles of family law

Principles of government law and administration

Principles of privacy and FOI

Principles of taxation

Private international law in commercial disputes

Protecting the rights of minorities, marginalised and

vulnerable people

Protecting commercial innovation: patents and trade secrets

Psychiatry, psychology and law

Public international law

Regulating business: enforcement and compliance

Regulation of Australian water resources

Regulatory fundamentals: Concepts, constructs and context

Regulatory methods

Technology contracts and licensing law

Trade mark practice

Trade marks and commercial designations

Use of force in international law

Workplace bargaining and agreements law Workplace investigations and misconduct

Note: many electives are oered on a rotational basis. They may not be oered every year, but are usually oered every second year.

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A range o international and comparative units with an emphasis on the Asia-pacifc region

are on oer at the Monash University Sunway campus near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

At Sunway, students have a truly international study experience in this exciting part o the

world.

Studying at Monash University Sunway Campus allows students to immerse themselves

into lie o multicultural Malaysia during their studies. Students are taught in intensive or

semi-intensive mode by distinguished academics rom Germany, Malaysia and Australia.

Small classes and state-o-the-art acilities give students a unique study experience with

others rom international and local partner universities.

Another excellent international venue is the Monash University Prato Centre, which

occupies two oors of an elegant 18th century palace, Palazzo Vaj, in the historic centre

o Prato, located near Florence in stunning Tuscany, Italy.

The program allows students to take up to 4 units during an 11-week session. All units

are taught intensively in English by academics rom Monash University or rom our partner

institutions including: Osgoode Hall Law School, York University; Windsor University,

Canada; University o Florence, Italy; Bar-Ilan University, Israel; University o Paris XI,

France; and Arizona State University, USA.

Through this program students can study units with an international ocus such as

Comparative criminal law, International commercial arbitration and International reugee law.

Malaysia Program

Prato Program

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International

Monash Partners

International Exchange ProgramsMonash JD students are able to undertake an exchange program with partner law schoolsacross the globe.

There are currently more than 115 exchange partner universities in 25 dierent countries.

For eligibility and specifc programs, please contact the aculty or Monash Abroad.

Exchange Programs

By participating in one o Monash Law Schools international programs, students have the

opportunity to take one or more electives at an overseas study destination. Students can study

at the Monash University Sunway campus in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia or the Monash University

Centre in Prato, Italy.


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Monash Law School oers a dual-degreeprogram with Washington College o Law (WCL),at American University, Washington, D.C.

The international JD program provides an excellent opportunity to

acquire valuable onsite education and skills to work as a local lawyerin both Australia and the USA.

The duration o the dual JD program is 4 years or ull-time students,

with two years o ull-time study in Washington, D.C.. Upon completion

o the dual degree, students will be able to sit the U.S. bar examination

and/or start the practical legal training process to seek admission to

practice in Victoria.

Students who have completed 48 credit points in the JD program

at Monash are eligible to apply, with places allocated on a competitive

basis or up to three students each year. Selection is based on

academic

merit and is open to local and international students who are rom a

country other than the USA.

DualMonash Law School / Washington College of Law

myrecommendationwould be anunconditional

yes.

Washington College o Law

Joel Scata

LLM Juris Doctor

WCL Dual Degree Program

For Monash students considering whether to participate in the dual-degree program with

Washington College of Law, my recommendation would be an unconditional yes.

You certainly will not be alone in being an international student. WCL, in addition to the

Monash dual-degree program, oers the same opportunity to students rom three other

countries. Furthermore, WCL has a vibrant L.L.M program with a signifcant number o

students coming rom overseas to study. As such, I ound the student body, in general,

to be very approachable and accepting. The openness and ability to establish connections

is certainly on par with students rom Monash.

WCL has an excellent selection o international law courses and its location in D.C. provides

ample opportunity or internship opportunities. For example, there are hundreds o NGOs in

D.C. and sometimes a simple phone call asking whether an institution could use a legal intern

is enough to get one an interview.

This is how I landed an amazing internship with Friends of the Earth, which later turned into a

paid contract position.

As a student, I took numerous courses through the program on International and Comparative

Environmental Law. The program provided great opportunities to visit international governmental

organisations, such as the World Bank and UNEP, to engage with their employees and learn

about international mechanisms or the protection o the environment.

The proessors behind the program, as well as the majority o proessors at WCL, areapproachable and encouraging o students seeking assistance outside o class. In particular,

I remember my torts proessor always willing to stay ater class to assist students who needed

more clarifcation on a topic.


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Clinical

EducationThe pioneering Monash Clinical Legal

Education program provides students

with the opportunity to gain hands-on

legal training during their law degree.We believe that this is one o the best

ways to learn the skills required to

practise law. Working on real cases

with real clients, students are under

the expert supervision o our legal

practitioners.

The Monash-Oakleigh Legal Serviceassists local communities by providing

access to ree legal advice. When

undertaking a Clinical Legal Education

elective, students develop skills relating

to the practice o law and then put the

knowledge learned in the classroom

into a practical context with real clients.

The program develops core vocational

skills such as client interviewing andlegal diagnosis, oral and written legal

negotiation, accountability, time-

management, mediation and court

advocacy.

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Peer-to-Peer

In January 2013, I transerred to the Monash JD rom another

university. When I heard about the peer-mentoring program I

knew it would be the perect opportunity or me to meet new

people and, more importantly, to have a mentor to whom I

could turn and ask basic questions such as how to borrow a

library book, or where to fnd past exam papers.

Becoming a Mentee was great; there was a welcome unction

where you were able to meet other mentors and mentees

and it was a great way to network and meet new people. My

mentor, Janet, oered me assistance with how to approach

exam/assignment questions.

Even ater our time together as mentor/mentee I saw

Janet at another event and told her that I was having trouble

understanding one o my subjects. A ew days later she

emailed me some revision problems that I could work on

as well as a layout o how I should be approaching exam

questions.

Irene ChenMaster o Laws(Juris Doctor)Current Student

I began mentoring in the LSS Mentoring Program in January

2012. I decided to become a mentor ater my own struggle

with navigating through my frst year o law school. Studying

law as a postgraduate brings with it a whole dierent learning

experience due to many students, like mysel, having to juggle

study, work and having a lie. So oten, I am asked abouthow I manage to keep the right balance. Some o the other

common questions are how do you get good marks? and

how should I study? I use my experience o studying law

as an example o how I increasingly got better marks and

explain my study techniques. In this regard, mentoring has

been a great way or me to pass on what I have learnt to new

students, in the hope that they will learn rom the mistakes I

made earlier on in my JD and achieve the results they want.

I usually meet with my mentees a couple o times during the

trimester to see how they are progressing and to answer any

questions. I have been particularly sought ater close to exam

time and I have always been happy to share my tips and trickson how to deal with exams and demonstrate to mentees how

I prepare my study notes. I am very proud that some o my

mentees have remained in contact or advice ater Ive ceased

to be their ofcial mentor; I think its a testament to how

valuable the program is or students and I recommend that

all students get involved.

As I am at the end o my JD, I will cease to be a part o the

Mentoring Program, but still wish to continue to mentor

students ater the rewarding experience I have had at

Monash. As such, I write or Survive Law, an online blog

or law students to put down in writing how I was able to

successully complete my JD.

Janet TanMaster o Laws(Juris Doctor)Current Student

I would defnitelyrecommend becominga mentee to anyonejoining the Monash JD.


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A range o programs and resources are available, includingtargeted programs to prepare students or the law graduate

market, as well as job opportunities, internships and clerkships.

Other helpul services include:

Assistance with vacation, part-time and casual employment

Careers counselling

Careers library

Assistance with resume writing

Careers service

The Monash Law Library based at Clayton is considered one o

the fnest and most user-riendly law libraries in Australia, where

research librarians are available to help with student enquiries.

There is a library node at Monash University Law Chambers

containing a collection o textbooks rom the Monash University

Library. The node has been set up or postgraduate units run at

the Law Chambers. Books are available or three hour loan.

Postgraduate law students can also place requests or books

held at Library branches via www. monash.edu/library. For your

convenience the node oers pick up, borrowing, and return

services. Further details o on-line resources, drop-in sessions,

classes and workshops are available on the library website.

Research and study support

Studyskills andcareerMonash University Careers and Employment works with the Faculty to optimise student

opportunities to enhance career outcomes.

The Monash Law Students Society is the largest student-run

Law Society in Australia. The JD division caters or events and

seminars specifcally or the JD programme. The committee

members are all current JD students who have volunteered their

time to achieve a goal o improving the JD experience.

The LSS JD Portolio oers ree events such as Careers Nights,

Mock Interviews, End o Trimester Drinks, Barbeques, Mooting

Competitions, Mental Well-being Seminars, SWOT VAC revision

tutorials and much much more. The LSS is a great way toget involved with student lie and highlights involvement in

extracurricular activities to potential employers.

JD Law Students Society (LSS)

Graduates o the Monash JD are highly sought-ater and valued

by potential employers. Diverse proessional experiences and

high levels o commitment to legal practice are desirable qualities

in todays competitive market. The Monash JD opens up a wide

variety o career pathways to students, and graduates have ound

employment in a range o rich and diverse career avenues, within

the legal proession and beyond.

Career pathways

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Monash Law School/Washington College of Law Dual JD Degree

One o my highest compliments about Monashis the riendliness o the students I

immediately elt welcome and included. This aspect was especially appreciated when

I struggled with dierent approaches to the law between the US and Australia. My ellow

Monash students were more than willing to help. Also, I have enjoyed the city o Melbourne.

It oers a vibrant cultural lie and has an enormous international student population.As a result, opportunities are plentiul, both or being part o the community and fnding

work related to ones interests. You just need to be willing to take the risk.

Joel Scata(LLM Juris Doctor) Current Student


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Entry

An undergraduate degree

Selection is a competitive process based primarily on academic merit. As a guide, a minimum GPA o 5.2 on

a 7 point scale is required to be considered or a ull-ee place. Places cannot be guaranteed or all those who

are eligible or admission. The minimum requirement to be eligible or a Commonwealth Supported Place (CSP)

is a GPA o 6.4 on a 7 point scale. The actual GPA required depends on the number and standard o applicants

received during that selection period. Selection or CSP is highly competitive, with the limited number o places

being awarded to applicants with the highest academic ranking.

Applicants are not required to sit the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT).

Applicants wishing to transer rom a JD course at another university are assessed on their entire academic

history.

Special application requirements

Applicants who have not completed any ormal study in the last eight years are required to submit a current

curriculum vitae and a completed Monash JD personal statement. The personal statement may include your

reasons or wanting to study law, why you want to study at Monash Law School, any voluntary work or

relevant work experience, any applicable achievements and other relevant aspects that you eel will improve

your application. Some candidates may also be interviewed. Note: personal statement should be no longerthan one typed A4 page.

Applicants or the Monash JD must hold a recognised undergraduate degree.

English

requirements

Applicants must have studied at an institution where English is the language o instruction and assessment

or the entire institution and have satisactorily completed the equivalent o one and a hal years ull-time (three

standard ull-time semesters) o either:

a university undergraduate award program, or

a program that has been assessed as being taught at an equivalent level to Monash Universityundergraduate study or postgraduate study.

For applicants whose secondary schooling was not entirely in English, any result or qualifcation listed above

must have been gained or completed within the two years prior to commencement o the course in which

enrolment is sought.

I you have more than one result within the last two years, the most recent will be considered or admission.

International students whose results do not meet the requirements will be asked to take an English Language

Test (see below or more details).

Documentary evidence in the orm o a letter or transcript is required rom the institution at which the study

was undertaken.

Applicants can satisy the minimum English requirements in one o the ollowing ways.

For more comprehensive inormation reer to the ollowing link:

www.adm.monash.edu/admissions/postgrad/pg-english-requirements.html

IELTS: 7.0 with no individual band score under 7

TOEFL: 587 with no less than 5.0 for TWE; or computer-based TOEFL of 253 with an essay rating

(ER) of 5; or internet based TOEFL overall score of 94 with at least 27 in writing, 24 in listening

and reading and 23 in speaking.

Minimum

entrance

requirements


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Intakes: There are three intakes per year for the Monash JD: January, May and August.

Trimester 1 2014 Trimester 2 2014 Trimester 3 2014

Course commencement period Important informationApplicants must enter the corresponding period or the intake when applying online.

Applications close

15 November 2013 7 March 2014 3 July 2014

Applicants must submit a complete application, including all supporting documentation by 5:00pm.

Application outcome

16 December 2013 4 April 2014 1 August 2014

Applications are assessed on a continuous basis and applicants will be advised via the online application trackingnotifcation and receive an outcome letter. All applicants will have received an application outcome notifcation by thedate listed.

Welcome orientation

14 January 2014 29 April 2014 19 August 2014

Applicants who accept their oer will be invited to attend the Monash JD Welcome Orientation.

Course commencement 20 January 2014 5 May 2014 25 August 2014

Monash JD Intakes

How to Apply Domestic applications

1. Submit an online application:

www.monash.edu/law/uturestudents/jd/applications-domestic.html

2. Provide supporting documentation as detailed below.

3. Track application progress online.

Supporting documentation

Applicants must submit the ollowing documents to support an application:

original or certied copies of ofcial academic transcripts for all tertiary studies undertaken, including any incomplete studies and any

studies or which you have been granted credit into your completed degree;

proof of Australian citizenship or Permanent Residency;

academic transcripts for any studies undertaken at Monash University are not required; however, applicants still need to list any studies taken

at Monash University in their application.

Applicants with no ormal study completed within the last eight years are required to submit

a current curriculum vitae; and

a personal statement.

Applicants applying or credit should reer to the credit transer inormation in the link below. A credit application orm and the required supporting

documentation must be uploaded with the online application in order to be assessed.

For more inormation visit www.monash.edu/law/uturestudents/jd/applications-domestic.html


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How to Apply International applications

1. Submit an online application:

www.monash.edu/law/uturestudents/jd/applications-international.html

2. Provide original or certifed supporting documentation o the ollowing:

Applicants must have successfully completed English entry requirements within 24 months prior to the study commencement date;

a detailed current curriculum vitae; and

original or certied copies of academic transcripts including evidence of all tertiary studies undertaken.

Academic transcripts for any studies undertaken at Monash University are not required; however, applicants still need to list any studies taken

at Monash University in their application.

I your documentation is in a language other than English, an ofcial certifed translation must be provided.

For more inormation visit www.monash.edu/law/uturestudents/jd/applications-international.html

2014 fees Domestic students International students

Attendance type City*; ull-time, part-time City*; ull-time

Intakes January, May and August January, May and August

Duration 3 years ull-time, 4-6 years part-time 3 years

Credit points 144 total or course 144 total or course

Fees for 2014

Fees are subject to

change annually.

Domestic ee is $33,900 AUD per 48 credit points.

48 credit points represent a standard ull-time courseload or one year pro rata.

Note: see inormation on how average ee is calculated.www.monash.edu/ees

International ee is $37,900 AUD per 48 credit points.

48 credit points represent a standard ull-time courseload or one year pro rata.

Note: see inormation on how average ee is calculated.www.monash.edu/ees

Course fees

Australian permanent resident visa holders (residing in Australia) and New Zealand citizens (residing in

Australia) are eligible to apply as domestic students. Australian citizens and humanitarian resident visa

holders (residing in Australia) may apply or a FEE-HELP loan. For more inormation on FEE-HELP and

Commonwealth Supported Places (HECS-Help) visit the Australian Government website

www.studyassist.gov.au

In addition to the tuition ees, international students must have Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

For inormation on current ees, reer to: www.monash.edu/study/coursefnder/course/3387/

*Monash University Law Chambers is a teaching space located in the Melbourne CBD. It is not a campus.

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Monash Law School has earned an international reputationor the work o its dedicated research centres.

Australian Centre or Justice Innovation (ACJI)

ACJI supports an overarching Australian approach in respect to research

and evaluation into the important felds o court administration, operation,

innovation and non-adversarial justice.www.law.monash.edu/centres/acji/

Notable Alumni

The Hon. Chie Justice Marilyn Warren

AC, QC, Chie Justice o the Supreme

Court o Victoria, Lieutenant Governoro Victoria

Chie Judge Michael Rozenes

AO, QC, Chie Judge o the County

Court o Victoria

Judge Ian Gray

State Coroner o Victoria

Judge Paul Grant

President Childrens Court o Victoria

The Hon. Chie Justice Diana Bryant

AO, QC, Chie Justice o the Family

Court o Australia

The Hon. Justice Pamela Tate SC

Judge o the Supreme Court o Victoria

The Hon. Justice Jennier Coate

Family Court o Australia

Mr Michael Brett Young

CEO Law Institute o Victoria

Rev. Tim CostelloAO

CEO World Vision Australia

The Hon. Peter Costello AC

Former Federal Treasurer

The Hon. Bill Shorten MP

Former Minister or Education and

Workplace Relations

Mr Jon Faine

ABC Radio broadcaster

The Hon. Proessor John Thwaites

Former Deputy Premier o Victoria;

and the Chairman o the Monash

Sustainability Institute

Castan Centre or Human Rights Law

Monash Centre or Regulatory Studies

Commercial Law Group

The Castan Centre is a non-proft, non-partisan centre ocusing on the

study o human rights law globally, regionally and in Australia.

www.law.monash.edu/castancentre/

The regulatory sector at a national and international level is extensive

and complex, but the study o regulation is a relatively new discipline.

The Centre brings together the wide range o knowledge and expertise

within Monash University to provide a ocus or teaching and research

in regulation.

www.law.monash.edu/centres/regstudies/

The Commercial Law Group concentrates upon a broad range o

commercial research and teaching areas o relevance to state, national,

and international audiences.

www.law.monash.edu/centres/commercial-law-group/

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Further information

For urther inormation, please visit the Monash

postgraduate website at:

www.monash.edu/law/postgraduate

Postgraduate Coursework Degrees

Monash University Law Chambers

555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000

Victoria, Australia

Phone: + 61 3 9903 8035

Fax: + 61 3 9903 8503

Email: [email protected]

International Students

Monash University International Recruitment Services

Monash University

871 Dandenong Road,

Caulfeld East, Victoria 3145

Australia

Australia Freecall number: 1800 181 838

Phone: +61 3 9627 4852 (outside Australia)

Fax: +61 3 9903 4778

Email: [email protected]

Web: www.monash.edu/law/study/international

twitter.com/MonashUni

acebook.com/Monash.University

www.monash.edu/law

Disclaimer: The inormation in this brochure was correct at the time

o publication. Prospective students should careully read all ofcialcorrespondence, and other sources o inormation (such as websites)

to be aware o changes to the inormation contained in this document.

This inormation was published correct as at September 2013.

CRICOS provider code: Monash University 00008

Documents

Monash JD Course Guide 2014