LAWS6043Advanced Legal Research Project

Course handbook

Description

Advanced Legal Research Project will further develop student legal research and communication skills to an advanced level, and will require students to demonstrate specialised knowledge of the topic of their dissertation. The course consists of research and writing under supervision.

The course coordinator will provide general guidance to each candidate concerning the definition of the topic of a proposed legal research project, and will also be available to facilitate appropriate supervision of the dissertation paper which will usually be 8,000-10,000 words in length and give guidance to candidates at all stages of the dissertation research program. Enrolment in this course is not guaranteed, as it depends on the availability of Law School staff with the capacity to supervise the chosen topic.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Design an advanced legal research project regarding a specialised topic of law and/or legal policy;

2. Utilise specialised knowledge of legal research design and methods to evaluate and critically reflect upon the design of an advanced legal research project;

3. Carry out advanced legal research by using primary and secondary legal sources, as well as the possible use of interdisciplinary material, in order to develop and structure a cogent argument that demonstrates specialised knowledge of an area of law and/or legal policy;

Content

The syllabus will consist of research and writing under supervision within the Law School. The course coordinator will be responsible for providing general guidance to each candidate in the course concerning the definition of the topic of a proposed research project, and will also be able to facilitate supervision arrangements for the dissertation. A supervisor of a research project will be responsible for providing appropriate guidance to the candidate at all stages of the research process.

The course will develop the following skills in particular:

• Legal research and database use
• Theory and Methodology
• Structural and Writing Skills

Requisite

If you have completed LAWS5005 you cannot enrol in this course.

Students must be enrolled in one of:

[12333] Master of Laws

[12334] Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (JD)

[12340] Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12341] Bachelor of Social Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12342] Bachelor of Communication / Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12343] Bachelor of Aboriginal Professional Practice / Bachelor of Laws(Honours)

[12346] Bachelor of Science / Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[12347] Bachelor of Laws (Honours) / Diploma of Legal Practice

[12348] Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40036] Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40037] Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40129] Bachelor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40130] Bachelor of Development Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40140] Master of Human Resources and Law

[40141] Master of Environmental Law

[40150] Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40188] Bachelor of Global Indigenous Studies/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40189] Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40193] Master of Dispute ResolutionNew Program

[40272] Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40280] Bachelor of Biomedical Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[40290] Bachelor of Psychological Science/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50005] Bachelor of Media and Communication/Bachelor of Laws (Honours)

[50016] Juris Doctor

Assumed knowledge

For students enrolled in the Juris Doctor/Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice this course is only available to students in their final year of full-time study (or relevant equivalent for part-time students).

Assessment items

Thesis: Dissertation research paper

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Semester 1 - 2024 - Online

Semester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct

Semester 2 - 2024 - Online

Course outline

• LAWS6043 - Semester 1, 2024 (All) (PDF, 407.6 KB)