| Unit name | Final Year Research Project |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD30091 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | H/6 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Burnside |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
LAWD20005 |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The Law Research Project requires final year law students on single honours degrees to engage in an extended pice of legal research. General guidance is provided by the unit director and specific guidenace will be provided by members of the academic staff in their areas of expertise. The unit is assessed by way of a single piece of written work of 5,000 words presenting, and engaging with, the topic in question.
Students are expected to demonstrate that they can carry out independent legal or socio-legal research, critically engage with a topic area, and construct and sustain a coherent argument through an extended essay.
Structured contact with Project Adviser.
One 5,000 word essay.
Project Advisers set initial starting points for reading; thereafter students must generate their own reading and references.
