Module LAW3910 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3910: Psychology and Law Research Project
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The aim of the Psychology and Law Research Project is to give you the opportunity to work in a research environment and to draw on your experiences in this research environment to develop and complete a research project. This is different from a traditional doctrinal dissertation that is closely linked to the study of specific legal rules and / or principles. The aims of the project are to enable you to develop individual independent research skills, to obtain a good knowledge of the issues pertaining to your placement or experience, to develop your abilities to explore legal and/or socio-legal issues in-depth and to present legal/socio-legal arguments and opinions in relation to your chosen area of law/socio-legal study through fieldwork or other relevant study.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the issues which form the basis of the research project subject matter; 2. demonstrate an ability to reflect on your learning from the psychology and law lab; 3. demonstrate an ability to apply skills and knowledge of the law in a research environment; 4. handle and analyse legal and/ or socio-legal research data and materials. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. demonstrate the ability to conduct effective research and to critically evaluate your internship experience 6. demonstrate knowledge of legal concepts; provide detailed knowledge of the academic background to your experiential learning. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 7. organise independent study; 8. demonstrate an ability to research; 9. digest and organise relevant materials and use these cumulatively in the preparation and presentation of a research paper. |
