European Summer Law Program

The program is open for application to all Australian law students that have satisfied the pre-requisites.

Participants need a solid foundation of legal knowledge to participate in this program because the subjects are demanding elective subjects. A sufficient foundation can be demonstrated by having successfully concluded all or most of Part 1 units or an equivalent level of foundational knowledge as well as Constitutional Law.

The following three units are scheduled to be offered in the European Summer Program in Law:

• LLB311 International Trade Law
• LLB325 Comparative Law and
• LLB342 European Union Law.

The units are Murdoch University School of Law units, taught intensively in English.  Each unit will be taught in intensive mode for about 24 lecture hours and will be worth 3 credit points. All classes will be conducted either in the morning and/or afternoon so as to enable students to pursue other scholarly or curricular activities.

Students may enrol in one, two or three units, for a maximum of 9 credit points. As this does not constitute a full second semester load (12 credit points), Murdoch Students also need to enrol and complete at least one unit in Semester 2. Students who successfully complete this Program’s units may receive credits towards their LLB degree at their respective Australian universities. All grades awarded are Murdoch Law School grades.

The program is offered as cross-institutional study.

Please note that results will not be available until after Board of Examiners approves those results at the end of semester 2.

Workload

Murdoch University considers a 12 point unit load to be full time study. Each of the Macerata units are 3 credit points and students enrolling in all three, will need to enrol in at least one other unit in Semester 2. Students are expected to be doing 50 hours of learning for each point of load. Students engaged in a full load are expected to be doing around 40 hours a week of learning related activity if they wish to get the most out of their units.

Face to face teaching will consist of 24 lecture hours taught intensively over the three weeks. Unit examinations will be held in the last week of teaching in Macerata and any further assessments will be due in early September 2019. Please direct any queries you have in relation to assessment to your unit coordinator.

Resources and materials

Students will be provided with materials electronically prior to the commencement of studies in Macerata. The School of Law will provide unit guides to students and most reading materials to participants on LMS (Moodle). Cross-institutional students will be given advice on the use of LMS. There will also be a Facebook page for the students attending the program.

The Students will have access to the law and general libraries at the Università di Macerata, as well as to computer laboratories and wireless Internet access. Rooms at the residence should have cable connections for Internet access, though students should bring their own cables. In addition, they will be able to remotely access Murdoch University Law Library electronic information, databases and digitised print material.

Murdoch University School of Law’s European Summer Law Program offers an enriching experience beyond the four walls of a classroom. In addition a number of other functions and activities are planned. Some examples include:

• Ciao/G’day Welcoming Reception: An inaugural drinks and nibbles in the first week of lectures to enable students to meet and make plans together, as well as to familiarise themselves with the staff at Macerata and other colleagues.
• Weekly get-togethers for all participants to share experiences and exchange information
• Guided tour of the city and region
• Students will also have access to a swimming pool near their residence.

Macerata is a provincial capital in the Marches region of Italy, about 35 km from the Adriatic Sea and 250 km from Rome. It is world-renown for its annual open-air opera festival in July which takes place in the 7,000-seater Sferisterio - a Neoclassical arena erected in the 1820s. Though much of the city centre was built between the 16th and 19th centuries, it also has many sites of historical and archaeological interest.

The teaching of law has an even more ancient tradition in the city, with the Università di Macerata having individuals studying law as far back as 1290, making it one of Europe’s oldest universities. It has remained over the centuries a prestigious institution of higher education and linked to distinguished jurists from all over Europe.

A State university of more than 12,000 students with Programs in all major social sciences disciplines (education and training, law, literature & philosophy, economics & finance, cultural heritage, political science and social science & communications), the Università di Macerata has a number of well-known research institutes, including an Institute of International and European Union law. It is in part this expertise in international and European law which Murdoch and other law students will be able to benefit from as part of the European Summer Law Program.

The following fees and costs are estimates only.

• Application Fee - $300
  All applicants pay a $300 Application and Registration fee which will be deducted from the overall cost of accommodation and amenities fees. Unsuccessful students will have the application fee refunded.  A $100 administration fee will be charged to those students who are offered a place in the program and subsequently withdraw.
• Flights to Macerata - $1,800 - $2,500
  Students will need to organise their own flights to Italy. The above is an estimate range for flights from Perth to Macerata.
• Living Expenses - $150 - $200 (per week)
  Meals can be purchased for a reasonable price in town and at the University. Students should budget for at least $150-200 a week for food, but nights out will increase weekly costs of living.
• Accommodation
  The fee for processing, materials, activities, computer access and accommodation at Macerata for 2020 will be advised. You are welcome to contact the Law School for information on estimated costs. Please note that single rooms may not be available and you must be prepared to share to take part in this program.
  Accommodation in a university-managed residence a short walk from the Università di Macerata is made available to European Summer Law Program students. The fee for processing, materials, activities, computer access and accommodation at Macerata for 2019 has not yet been advised. You are welcome to contact the Law School for information on estimated costs. Please note that single rooms may not be available and you must be prepared to share to take part in this program.
• Insurance
  Murdoch University as well as cross-enrolled students have travel and medical insurance coverage for the duration of the Program.

Scholarships

The School of Law will provide one scholarship to a Murdoch student. These scholarships will assist participants from as diverse a background as possible and will provide financially disadvantaged Murdoch students with the opportunity to take part in this enriching overseas activity.

University Scholarships

The School of Law provides one scholarship. This scholarship is to assist a participant from as diverse a background as possible and will provide a financially disadvantaged Murdoch student with the opportunity to take part in this enriching overseas activity.

OS-HELP Loans

Students may be eligible under the OS-HELP loan scheme for financial assistance since they are undertaking some of their course of study overseas.

To be eligible, students must complete all three units in the program and enrol in one unit in Semester 2. Students must have completed a minimum of 24 credit points of law to apply for OS-HELP.  Please be aware that if you have a GPA of lower than 2.0, you may not be successful in obtaining a loan from OS-HELP.

Students who withdraw from units upon receipt of government funding may face penalties.

See OS-HELP and overseas study for more information.