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MLL114 - Criminal Law

Year:	2023 unit information
Enrolment modes:	Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Online Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Waterfront (Geelong), Online, Community Based Delivery (CBD)*
Credit point(s):	1
EFTSL value:	0.125
Previously coded as:	MLL104, MLL214
Unit Chair:	Trimester 1: Nicole Siller Trimester 2: Antje Kreutzmann-Gallasch
Cohort rule:	For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only
Prerequisite:	Nil
Corequisite:	Students enrolled before 2019: MLL110 Students commencing from 2019: MLL110 and MLL113
Incompatible with:	MLL214, MLP233
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:	Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1 hour) + 1.5 hour large group interactive learning experience + 1.5 hour seminar per week
Scheduled learning activities - online:	Online independent and collaborative learning activities (1 hour) + 1.5 hour large group interactive learning experience (live streamed and recording provided)+ 1.5 hour online seminar (live streamed and recording provided) per week
Note: ^*Community Based Delivery (CBD) is for NIKERI students only

Content

The unit aims to introduce students to the basic principles of criminal law and current theories concerning the nature and purpose of criminal liability and punishment. Students will also be required to examine the principal criminal offences and the defences to those offences. Topics include: definition of crime; nature and purpose of the criminal law; the role and utility of criminal law and punishment; elements of criminal liability; participants in criminal activity; attempt, homicide and other offences against the person; property offences; and defences to liability.

ULO	These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:	Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1	Describe and analyse a range of statutory and common law criminal offences and defences and distinguish them from one another.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO2	Develop an action plan using a systematic approach to tackling one or more problems set in a legal context.	GLO6: Self-management
ULO3	Identify the relevant principles of criminal liability and analyse its application to a given scenario.	GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking

Assessment

Assessment Description	Student output	Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit)	Indicative due week
Assessment 1: Written Assignment Plan for Assessment 2	1000 words	10%	Week 3
Assessment 2: Problem based Written Assignment	2500 words	40%	Week 7
Examination (Specified Resources)	2 hours	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 the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL114 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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