| 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. Phillipson |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| 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 to engage in an extended piece of legal research. General guidance is provided by the unit director and specific guidance 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.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Five introductory lectures and structured contact with Project Adviser.
1 x summative assessment: coursework with a 5,000 limit word count (100%)
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
Project Advisers set initial starting points for reading. Each project title has a list of starting points; these are books, articles, documents, decisions or other material. These are meant to act as a springboard for further research. These starting points should be used to identify a research question and a set of issues that will be addressed in the essay. The starting points will help identify sources for further research; thereafter students must generate their own reading and references.
