Studying at York
LLM Dissertation - Extended - LAW00093M
- Department: The York Law School
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Dimitrios Tsarapatsanis
- Credit value: 80 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
- See module specification for other years: 2023-24
- Notes: This is an independent study module
Module summary
This is an extended version - 15000 words rather than 12000 words, plus an additional supervision, and providing 80 credits - of the LLM Dissertation LAW00069M module.
Related modules
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Module will run
| Occurrence | Teaching period |
|---|---|
| A | Summer Term 2022-23 to Summer Semester 2022-23 |
Module aims
The Module aims:
- To allow students to research a particular topic of their own choice in law broadly construed;
- To allow students to develop expertise in a particular area of law;
- To allow students to develop as independent researchers by, for example, developing their research and writing skills.
Module learning outcomes
Subject content
- Advanced knowledge of a particular area of law;
- The ability to understand advanced academic work in law;
- The ability to construct, structure and write an extended piece of work in law.
Academic and graduate skills
- Research skills including: the ability to conduct a literature search; the ability to read and synthesise research material written by others; the ability to structure a long piece of work with multiple sections
Assessment
| Task | Length | % of module mark |
|---|---|---|
| Essay/coursework Essay : Dissertation |
N/A | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Reassessment
None
Module feedback
Students will have feedback opportunities on their research proposal as part of the Legal Systems and Research Methods module and on drafts of their dissertations in supervisions.
Indicative reading
Indicative reading is not applicable here.