Sir Anthony Mason Rsch Proj in Constitutional Law - JURD7476
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Fed.Con.Law (LAWS2150/JURD7250)
Excluded: LAWS3276
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
The Sir Anthony Mason Research Project in Constitutional Law provides a unique opportunity to develop specialist knowledge and skills in constitutional law by completing a research project in this field. The student will be supervised by a staff member of the Gilbert + Tobin Centre of Public Law and the project will be assessed by the Director and one other academic member of the Centre (who is not the supervisor). Applicants are invited to devise a project that interests them and meets the advertised specifications.
This course is taught in a manner similar to the research thesis electives already offered by the Faculty of Law. The student will conduct his or her research project over the course of a standard semester and over this period will meet periodically with the supervisor in order to determine the final scope of the project on the basis of the proposal submitted and to receive further guidance as the project progresses.
Each year there is a call for applications, using an online form. Only one student can be selected each year.
This course is taught in a manner similar to the research thesis electives already offered by the Faculty of Law. The student will conduct his or her research project over the course of a standard semester and over this period will meet periodically with the supervisor in order to determine the final scope of the project on the basis of the proposal submitted and to receive further guidance as the project progresses.
Each year there is a call for applications, using an online form. Only one student can be selected each year.
Course Aims
The aims and expected learning outcomes of this course are formulated with the UNSW Law School Graduate Attributes (GAs) in mind.
The principal goal of the course is to provide a student with the opportunity to complete a major piece of research in the field of public law, hopefully to publication standard. The course aims to familiarise the student with and to develop skills in formulating research topics, conducting independent research, using individual supervision, and writing coherent, informative, and persuasive papers.
The principal goal of the course is to provide a student with the opportunity to complete a major piece of research in the field of public law, hopefully to publication standard. The course aims to familiarise the student with and to develop skills in formulating research topics, conducting independent research, using individual supervision, and writing coherent, informative, and persuasive papers.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course, students should be able to:
- Compose and develop research questions in the public law field;
- Demonstrate knowledge on the topic finalised as the basis for the research project;
- Engage analytically with the scholarship of others in respect of that topic;
- Construct a clear argument that contributes to existing literature in the field.
- Communicate a sustained written argument effectively supported by thorough research and citation of relevant sources.
Assessment
Essay: 100% (7,500 to 9,000 words)
Study Levels
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