Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Law (LAWS10097)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Humanities and Social Science | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Available to all students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 40 | 
ECTS Credits | 20 | 
 
 
| Summary | A dissertation of no more than 10,000 words on a topic in an area of Honours study undertaken in the 3rd year. Supported by non-graduating induction classes.  4 meetings between student and supervisor in the 4th year. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Co-requisites |  | 
 
| Prohibited Combinations |  | 
Other requirements |  None | 
 
 
Information for Visiting Students 
| Pre-requisites | None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
400
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 7,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
385 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) | 
 
  Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) | 
Dissertation, 10,000 words maximum | 
 
| Feedback | 
Not entered | 
 
| No Exam Information | 
 
Learning Outcomes 
|     The student will have engaged in a substantial piece of independent research; That the student will have structured a substantial and appropriately referenced piece of work, presented concisely and expressed clearly and coherently; The student will have working knowledge and critical understanding of the key literature in the chosen field
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Additional Information
| Course URL | 
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/ | 
 
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | 
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| Keywords | Not entered | 
 
 
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Ms Sandra Eden 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2627 
Email: Sandra.Eden@ed.ac.uk | 
Course secretary | Miss Sara-Louise Tait 
Tel: (0131 6)51 4550 
Email: Sara-Louise.Tait@ed.ac.uk | 
   
 
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