MLL327 - Property
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)* |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Pieter Badenhorst |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Successful completion of MLL119 and MLL219 plus 4 additional Law (MLL) units. Students who have commenced before Trimester 1 2022, and have successfully completed MLL111, are not required to complete MLL119 and MLL219 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus: | 3 hour class + 1 hour seminar per week |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 3 hour class (recordings provided) + 1 hour online seminar per week |
Note:*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for NIKERI students only | |
Content
The unit aims to provide students with a sound grasp of the concept of property and proprietary interests in relation to both real and personal property. The unit will also act as an introduction to MLL325 Land Law and to aspects of the law relating to personal and intellectual property. The syllabus includes the concepts of property; personal property, fixtures and security interests in personal property; possession, seisin and title; adverse possession; fragmentation of proprietary interests; tenure, estates and native title; equitable interests in property; leasehold; easements; restrictive covenants; mortgages; acquisition and enforcement of interests in property; and legal and equitable remedies in relation to property.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Explain and identify the notion and different forms of property, including possessory title and adverse possession. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Explain and identify, tenure, common law estates, Native title and other interests in land, and how equitable interests in land are created and enforced. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Exercise critical thinking and judgement to evaluate and synthesise knowledge relevant to this discipline area. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Edit and write a research assignment analysing a problem question relevant to discipline knowledge. | GLO2: Communication |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Report (Research) | 2500 words | 40% | Week 7 |
| Examination | 2 hours | 60% | 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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL327 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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