MLC310 - Sport and the Law
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Jay Gul |
| Cohort rule: | Not available for students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLC710 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | 1 x 1.5 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit is designed to give students an understanding of those principles of law which specifically affect sport and its administration. In particular, the unit will focus on the following areas: the legal structures which may be adopted by sporting clubs, tribunals in sport, criminal and civil liability in sport; gambling and corruption in sport; doping in sport; employment law in sport; intellectual property in sport; misconduct; and finally, discrimination in sport.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify legal and ethical issues in the field of sports management. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Apply legal reasoning skills to problem-based scenarios relating to sport in Australia and internationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Ethically curate, evaluate and critique primary and secondary resources relevant to sport and the law. | GLO3: Digital Literacy |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse and reflect on the laws and policies governing sport in Australia and internationally. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Case Analysis | 600 words | 20% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 4) Essay (Research) | 2000 words | 30% | Week 8 |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Report (research) | 2000 words | 50% | Information not yet available. |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLC310 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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