Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Online

Module Offerings

6500LAWBHO-SEP-PAR

Aims

To develop the ability of students to analyse and interpret a complex body of legal knowledge in a coherent manner and to present high order legal research and writing skills.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify a valid research question.
2.
Conduct the independent research necessary to answer that question.
3.
Synthesize the research materials into an argument framed by their question.
4.
Present that synthesis in a coherently structured way.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:
Develop a research question.
Conduct substantial independent research.
Produce a final dissertation.
Additional Information:
The Dissertation module will allow students to undertake and extended look at a legal subject of interest to them, to locate within the existing body of literature, and to conduct independent research, producing a written argument.

Students will submit a draft idea in the year prior to study and a supervisor identified.

Each successful proposal will be allocated a supervisor and full support will be available throughout the process.

Assessments

Dissertation