Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM in Legal Research (LAWS11127)

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	100	ECTS Credits	50
Summary	An independent piece of research and analysis of up to 15,000 words on an approved legal subject of the student's choice. Supervision is provided.
Course description	Not entered

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites	It is RECOMMENDED that students have passed Theories and Philosophies of Legal Research (LAWS11104) AND Legal Research Methods (LAWS11105)	Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None
Additional Costs	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2017/18, 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: 1000 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 7, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 3, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 20, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 970 )
Additional Information (Learning and Teaching)	For more information regarding this course please see the School of Law Dissertation Handbook
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	1 dissertation of around 15,000 words.
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning. A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level.