Postgraduate Course: Dissertation LLM by Research (LAWS11126)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | 
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences | 
 
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) | 
 
| Course type | Dissertation | 
Availability | Not available to visiting students | 
 
| SCQF Credits | 180 | 
ECTS Credits | 90 | 
 
 
| Summary | An independent piece of research and analysis of up to 30,000 words on an approved legal subject of the student's choice.  Supervision is provided. | 
 
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites | 
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Other requirements |  None | 
 
| Additional Costs |  None | 
 
 
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1) 
  
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Quota:  None | 
 
| Course Start | 
Full Year | 
 
Timetable  | 
	
Timetable | 
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) | 
 
 Total Hours:
1800
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 Dissertation/Project Supervision Hours 9,
 Feedback/Feedforward Hours 4,
 Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 36,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
1751 )
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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) | 
1 dissertation of around 30,000 words. | 
 
| 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.
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Additional Information
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Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Kasey McCall-Smith 
Tel: (0131 6)51 4524 
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Course secretary | Ms Linda Graham 
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022 
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