The course will be taught jointly by a visiting ANU academic and an academic from the University of Alabama Law School. (While the specific subject area of the course will varies from year to year, depending on the particular field of interest of the ANU/UA visitors, it will involve a comparative study of Australian and US approaches to the particular subject matter. Assessment details, teaching methods and type of course materials will vary from year to year depending on the subject matter and personnel involved in each offering of the course, but will be specified prior to student enrolment in the course.)
In 2013, the course will involve a comparative study of Australian and US approaches to Regulation.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- identify similarities and differences between approaches to regulation in Australia and the US;
- show familiarity with fundamental terminology, rationale, theories and approaches of Australian and United States regulation;
- demonstrate an understanding of the core components of regulation and the various legal approaches used in regulation across a range of different regulatory contexts;
- explain the interaction between different policy and legal instruments and between various jurisdictions within Australian and United States; and
- demonstrate an ability to apply the principles of regulatory theory from relevant cases and statutes in Australia and the US to a given set of hypothetical facts, and to present an argument.
Other Information
To derive maximum benefit from the course, it is suggested that students undertake it in the latter part of their studies, when they have achieved a reasonable degree of familiarity with law in general and with the particular subject area of the course in any given year.
Indicative Assessment
This course will require participation in seminar activities at the University of Alabama throughout the intensive teaching period. The course will be primarily assessed by a 4,000-5,000 word comparative research essay due after the end of the course. Further details of the final assessment will be provided on the course home page by the first week of the course.
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Workload
Taught at the University of Alabama Law School in Tuscaloosa, Alabama in January-February. This course is run in an intensive format with approximately 9 hours of lectures/seminars per week.
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Law School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
To be advised. It is likely that extensive materials will be available on the course web page.
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.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparative Approaches to Law and Regulation | ||||||
| 1122 | 01 Jan 2014 | 10 Jan 2014 | 17 Jan 2014 | 07 Feb 2014 | In Person | N/A |
