This subject is available to students who are completing joint honours in Legal Studies and another discipline or area of study within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It requires students, under the supervision of a staff member, to design, research and produce a 12,000-15,000 word thesis on an … For more content click the Read more button below.
This subject is available to students who are completing joint honours in Legal Studies and another discipline or area of study within the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. It requires students, under the supervision of a staff member, to design, research and produce a 12,000-15,000 word thesis on an approved topic of relevance to both disciplines. The thesis component of the Legal Studies Honours program is usually completed over two semesters through enrolment in this subject and also LST4TJA. A final result will not be determined until both of these subjects have been completed. LST4TJA and LST4TJB are available to students who are enrolled in a joint Honours program on either a full-time or part time basis.
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Career ready
Work based learning (placement):No
Graduate capabilities
COMMUNICATION - Communicating and Influencing
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
INQUIRY AND ANALYSIS - Research and Evidence-Based Inquiry
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL - Ethical and Social Responsibility
Subject intended learning outcomes
On successful completion you will be able to:
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Demonstrate highly developed writing and editing skills through the production of a thesis
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Design a research project, including the formulation of research questions and the selection of an appropriate methodology, in respect to a specific topic within Legal Studies
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In an oral presentation, provide a coherent and incisive account of the significance, nature and progress and/or outcomes of your thesis research
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Locate and utilise primary and secondary resources of relevance to the thesis topic
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Produce a sustained, well substantiated and theoretically informed analysis of the thesis topic
Learning activities
Drafting and final production of thesis
Requisite rules
Prerequisites: Enrolment in one of LHLS-Bachelor of Legal Studies Honours, AHA-Bachelor of Arts Honours, or AHSS-Bachelor of Social Sciences Honours degree
