MLJ730 - Migration and Refugee Law and Policy
Unit details
| Year | 2027 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Not offered in 2027 |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 3: Maria O'Sullivan |
| Cohort rule | This unit is only available to students enrolled in M729 |
| Prerequisite | Students must have passed MLP701 plus 3 credit points of level 7 MLC/MLJ/MLM/MLP/MLT unit codes |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | MLL394 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 1 x recorded lecture up to a maximum of 2 hours per week, and 1 x 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per 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. |
Content
The unit aims to provide students with an understanding of migration law. The unit analyses the substantive and procedural rules and principles governing this area of law, and discusses policy considerations behind them, equipping students with the basic background needed to work in the area, as well as providing useful skills in statutory interpretation for students who wish to work in workplace or employment law, family law, and several areas of public policy, as well as providing necessary background awareness as to where immigration issues arise in these areas of law, as they regularly will in a cosmopolitan society such as Australia.
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 | Critically analyse the global and social contexts of the movement of people around the world and the ever-evolving drivers for migration. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
| ULO2 | Interpret the legal and policy framework dealing with migration to Australia and the reasons and impetus for this framework. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply relevant reasoning and interpretation to analyse and critique a case and to construct written responses to legal fact patterns. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
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Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report | 3000 words | 50% | Week 6 |
| End-of-unit assessment task: Written | 2000 words | 50% | End-of-unit assessment period |
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 MLJ730 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.
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Unit fee information
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