Postgraduate Course: Dissertation (LAWS11324)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	60	ECTS Credits	30
Summary	An independent piece of research and analysis of up to 10,000 words on an agreed topic within the field. The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship in which a student is expected to formulate and sustain a substantive piece of research and is expected to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field, building upon relevant concepts and theories covered in the taught element of the programme. Each student is allocated a research supervisor in the second semester.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 581 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	One piece of work of up to 10,000 and full guidance on what is included in the word count will be provided
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: The ability to undertake a sustained piece of supervised but independent work in the relevant field, displaying a mix (appropriate to the selected research topic and question) of research skills, analytic skills, theoretical understanding and substantive knowledge A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level Ability to employ relevant legal, scientific and social science concepts and theories and methods in formulating a thesis Ability to manage the conduct, presentation and timing of an independent research project, employing appropriate analytical comparative and bibliographic skills. Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning