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LA4047 - Research Thesis B: Part 1 of 2
| Credit points: | 3 |
| Year: | 2019 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Subject chain: | LA4047 LA4048 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
Available to final year Bachelor of Laws and combined degree Bachelor of Laws students.
Available as part of the Honours program to level 4 students with a GPA of at least 5. Students will be required to undertake this subject together with LA4048:03 Research Thesis B and complete a substantial piece of independent research, under the supervision of an appointed supervisor. The length of the thesis is 8,000-10,000 words. The conditions are fully set out in the Honours guidelines of the Law Academic Group.
Learning Outcomes
- Employ the compositional skills required for writing a thesis, including academic article-style organisation showing clarity of style and coherence of argument;
- Evaluate, analyse and critique a specific area of law in the subject area of the research;
- Exercise exemplary personal and professional moral and ethical standards in preparing a significant piece of research;
- Employ advanced legal research skills to complete a complex research project.
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: |
LA4026 and LA4046 |
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As this subject is part of a subject chain, a final standard grade (e.g. P, C) will only be recorded for each subject after successful completion of all parts of the subject chain. |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Malcolm Barrett. |
| Assessment: | integrated assessment across subject chain (%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research thesis. |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Malcolm Barrett, Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton. |
| Assessment: | integrated assessment across subject chain (%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research thesis. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 28-Mar-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Assoc. Professor Thomas Middleton. |
| Assessment: | integrated assessment across subject chain (%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research thesis. |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 29-Aug-2019 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Malcolm Barrett. |
| Assessment: | integrated assessment across subject chain (%). |
| Special Assessment Requirements: | This subject must be completed together with LA4048. Assessment for both subjects is joint and consists of a single research thesis. |
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