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LA4046:06

Research Dissertation B

Townsville, Cairns

HECS Band 3

Full year.

Available to final year Bachelor of Laws and combined degree Bachelor of Laws students.

Staff:

Ms D Henriss-Anderssen.

Available as part of the Honours program to level 4 students with a GPA of at least 5, who anticipate applying for an Australian Postgraduate Award. Students will be required to undertake a substantial piece of independent research, under the supervision of an appointed supervisor. The length of the dissertation is 18,000-20,000 words. The conditions are fully set out in the Honours guidelines of the School of Law.

Learning Objectives:

to develop independent legal research skills;

to develop advanced legal writing skills;

to foster the acquisition of a sophisticated knowledge of the law which is the subject area of the research;

to foster critical analysis and evaluation of the law.

Assessment by research dissertation (100%).