Module LAW3047 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3047: Dissertation
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the Dissertation module is to give you the opportunity to develop further your independent research and argumentation skills, and to acquire knowledge on a discrete set of legal issues chosen by you. The module also aims to encourage and inspire you to engage critically with legal research and scholarship on a specific research question. It provides particularly good practice in carrying out and presenting legal research if you are considering post-graduate degrees.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. Identify, define and construct a critical analysis of a discrete research topic in Law; 2. Identify and define key research questions and hypotheses about the chosen research topic; 3. Demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the selected legal issues acquired through independent research and study; |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 4. Integrate and assess information from a comprehensive range of relevant legal materials; 5. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of a range of complex legal issues and their contextual implications, where relevant; 6. Evaluate critically the materials considered and used for the Dissertation; |
Personal and Key Skills | 7. Plan and undertake tasks efficiently, to reflect critically on the learning process and to make effective use of feedback from the supervision process; 8. Work independently, to manage time efficiently and meet strict deadlines; 9. Develop and structure an argument over a sustained piece of writing and in an effective manner; |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
- R Huxley-Binns et al, Unlocking legal learning, (Hodder Arnold 2005), ch.5
- M Salter and J Mason, Writing Law Dissertations: an Introduction and Guide to the Conduct of Legal Research (Longman, 2007)
- M McConville, Research Methods for Law (Edinburgh University Press, 2007)
- R Banaker and M Travers, Theory and Method in Socio-Legal Research (Hart, 2005)