The course is designed to equip students with the theoretical the knowledge to take a considered position on family law issues. The course covers the following areas of family law:
- marriage;
- violence and abuse in families;
- decision-making about parenting after separation;
- economic aspects of marriage; and
- de-facto relationship breakdown.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On completion of this course, you should be able to:- demonstrate broad and coherent knowledge of key principles of family law and be able to cite the relevant legislative provisions and case law appropriately;
- apply your knowledge of family law creatively and with initiative to construct and present an acurate written advice that addresses a hypothetical family law problem;
- locate, describe, apply and critically evaluate key aspects of family law and selected secondary academic sources about family law and its reforms;
- identify a range of perspectives and values that are relevant to family law and critically examine (in writing and orally) those perspectives and values;
- acquire experience in project management, collaborative learning and demonstrate personal and communication skills to function effectively in small groups; and
- reflect coherently upon your learning in the course, your own values, the values underlying the family law system, and the differences between family law practice and other legal areas.
Other Information
There are no pre-requisites for this course. However, the completion of Property, Equity and Trusts and Corporations is an advantage.Those who have an interest in feminist legal theory and women and the law will find this course enhances their study in those areas.
Indicative Assessment
The means of assessment for this course is likely to include a written submission to a law reform inquiry (either real or hypothetical), a take home assignment and a piece of reflective writing. It is also likely that there will be flexible delivery of content, participation requirements, group work and oral presentations.Details of the final assessment will be provided on the course WATTLE site by the first week of semester.The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
One contact hour per week in most weeks. Three contact hours in some weeks. Estimated total workload of 10 hours per week.Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
Please refer to the course WATTLE site.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Students continuing in their current program of study will have their tuition fees indexed annually from the year in which you commenced your program. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $1626 | |
| 2014 | $2808 | |
| 2013 | $2808 | |
| 2012 | $2808 | |
| 2011 | $2778 | |
| 2010 | $2718 | |
| 2009 | $2670 | |
| 2008 | $2670 | |
| 2007 | $2670 | |
| 2006 | $2646 | |
| 2005 | $2298 | |
| 2004 | $1926 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 1994-2003 | $2916 |
| 2014 | $3762 |
| 2013 | $3756 |
| 2012 | $3756 |
| 2011 | $3756 |
| 2010 | $3750 |
| 2009 | $3426 |
| 2008 | $3426 |
| 2007 | $3426 |
| 2006 | $3426 |
| 2005 | $3234 |
| 2004 | $2916 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6938 | 21 Jul 2014 | 01 Aug 2014 | 31 Aug 2014 | 30 Oct 2014 | In Person | N/A |
