Description
Legal Research Project is an elective subject in the Bachelor of Laws program offered by the Faculty of Law. To be eligible to graduate with Honours, a Bachelor of Laws student who commenced their program in or after 2015 must complete this subject in the final or penultimate semester of their Bachelor of Laws program. Students enrolled in this subject will work on a legal research project under the supervision of a Faculty of Law academic staff member. Students will research and write a substantial research paper on an approved topic, while developing their skills in legal methodology and critical thinking.
Subject details
| Type | Undergraduate |
| Code | LAWS13-569 |
| EFTSL | 0.125 |
| Faculty | Faculty of Law |
| Semesters offered |
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| Credit | 10 |
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| Subject fees |
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Learning outcomes
1. Demonstrate knowledge of legal research principles and methods.
2. Exercise critical thinking and judgement in developing a new understanding of current legal issues.
3. Apply knowledge and skills to plan and execute a piece of research with independence and autonomy.
4. Analyse and evaluate complex problems and make reasoned and appropriate judgements in a legal context.
5. Demonstrate the ability to present a clear and coherent explanation of knowledge and ideas to a variety of audiences.
Enrolment requirements
| Requisites: ? | Nil |
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| Restrictions: ? | Students may only enrol in this subject in the second-last or final semester of their Bachelor of Laws degree, having completed 240CP of Law subjects. Students must be admitted into LA-40003 - Bachelor of Laws OR LA-40005 - Bachelor of Laws OR Bachelor of Laws combined degree. This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- May 2021 [Standard]
- January 2021 [Standard]
- September 2020 [Standard - Legal Research Project]
- May 2020 [Standard]
- January 2020 [Standard]
- September 2019 [Standard]
- May 2019 [Standard]
- January 2019 [Standard]
- September 2018 [Standard]
- May 2018 [Standard]
- January 2018 [Standard]
- September 2017 [Supervised*]
- May 2017 [Standard]
Subject dates
| Standard Offering | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment opens | 02/08/2020 |
| Semester start | 14/09/2020 |
| Subject start | 14/09/2020 |
| Cancellation 1? | 28/09/2020 |
| Cancellation 2? | 05/10/2020 |
| Last enrolment | 27/09/2020 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 10/10/2020 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 31/10/2020 |
| Teaching census? | 09/10/2020 |
| Standard Offering | |
|---|---|
| Enrolment opens | 15/11/2020 |
| Semester start | 18/01/2021 |
| Subject start | 18/01/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 01/02/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 08/02/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 31/01/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 13/02/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 06/03/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 12/02/2021 |
| Standard Offering | |
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| Enrolment opens | 21/03/2021 |
| Semester start | 17/05/2021 |
| Subject start | 17/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 1? | 31/05/2021 |
| Cancellation 2? | 07/06/2021 |
| Last enrolment | 30/05/2021 |
| Withdraw – Financial? | 12/06/2021 |
| Withdraw – Academic? | 03/07/2021 |
| Teaching census? | 11/06/2021 |