Undergraduate Course: Dissertation in Law (LAWS10097)

Course Outline
School	School of Law	College	College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate)
Course type	Dissertation	Availability	Not available to visiting 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.
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 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Full Year
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 400 ( Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 7, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 385 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
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