Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM Criminal Law and Criminal Justice (LAWS11262)
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 criminal law and criminal justice. 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. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
600
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Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 5,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 12,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
581 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
For more information regarding this course please see the School of Law Dissertation Handbook
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
10,000 word dissertation |
| Feedback |
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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.
¿ Ability to engage critically and analytically with the literature in the field of their specialist interest.
¿ 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.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Richard Jones
Tel: (0131 6)50 2032
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Course secretary | Ms Olivia Hayes
Tel: (0131 6)50 9588
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