| Unit name | Socio-legal Research Methods |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM1007 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Bibbings |
| Open unit status | Open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit aims to give students a strong grounding in a range of methods and ethical issues drawn from diverse fields of socio-legal scholarship. The latter will vary from year to year but may include:
(For those students who will be undertaking in-depth empirical research it would be anticipated that they would also take units in quantitative and/or qualitative research methods in addition to this unit).
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to:
a) explain and critically assess a range of socio-legal methods and issues in research ethics;
c) utilise this knowledge and these methods in their writing and research In relation to c) they should be able to assess research proposals and develop their own research proposals, considering the usefulness and appropriateness of different methods as well as the ethical issues raised by a proposal This unit is also intended to improve skills relating to research – in particular, the ability to assess and write research proposals. The research proposal provides a means of assessing what they have learned throughout the unit and whether they are able not only to think critically about it but also to utilise it in devising their own programmes of research.
5 x 2 hour seminars
2,000 word research proposal
(Oxford: Hart 2005)
(Cambridge: CUP, 2009)
(Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998)
