Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM International Economic Law (LAWS11234)

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 approved topic in the field of international economic law. The dissertation is an extended piece of scholarship in which a student is expected to formulate and sustain a substantive piece of research. The dissertation is expected to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field, building upon relevant concepts and theory covered in the taught element of the degree and deploying a range of primary and secondary sources, comparative and bibliographic skills. Each student will be 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 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: 600 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 581 )
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)	10,000 word dissertation
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
ż Competence in advanced legal research, analysis and reasoning. ż A comprehensive grasp of the relevant literature and an ability to engage in critical analysis at a high level. ż Ability to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field of their specialist interest. ż Ability to employ relevant legal, scientific and social science concepts and theories and methods in formulating a thesis. ż Ability to manage the conduct, presentation, and timing of an independent research project, employing appropriate analytical, comparative and bibliographic skills.