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Combined Degrees

The breakdown of students undertaking law compulsory and quasi-compulsory units by program in the period 2005 - 2007 is shown in this chart. Click the image to enlarge.
The order in which law units are completed by single and combined law degree students varies between single and combined degree programs as shown.   A move to Caulfield may necessitate some standardisation of these patterns. Click the image to enlarge.


Discussions with the Faculties of Arts, Business and Economics, Science and Engineering have identified a number of possible and preferred options for managing combined degrees if the Law faculty was located at Monash Caulfield campus.  Suitable options, which vary according to the particular 'partner' degree and its progression requirements, include:

  • undertaking components of the partner degree at Caulfield - the top four Arts majors and six of the top ten Arts majors undertaken by Arts/Law students (2003 - 2007) are offered at Caulfield;
  • undertaking the two degree components in semester blocks - one semester Law, one semester partner degree - BusEco would find this option attractive and would assist in their management of commerce enrolments;
  • undertaking the two degree components in yearly blocks - one year Law, one year partner degree  - Engineering see this as an attractive option for students who undertake a common first year program prior to specialisation in an engineering discipline;
  • blocking of timetables for student cohorts to enable study on two campuses in the one semester - a suitable option for Science where study requirements and laboratory access are important considerations.
     
      % Faculty students Study at Caulfield Block program by semester

    Block program by year

    		 Block timetables

    Arts/Law

    		 30%   Y  Y Y Y 
     Commerce/Law

    20%

    		    Y Y  

    Science/Law

    		  5%        Y

    Engineering/Law

    		  2%     Y  Y
     Possible options for the largest combined degrees


Other practical considerations which will need to be addressed in relation to the management of combined degree students include:

  • the provision of administrative service to Law faculty students studying at Clayton;
  • the possible need to deliver one stream of compulsory units at Clayton;
  • access to Law academic staff for students studying at Clayton;
  • parking considerations across campuses for staff and students.