77740 Research Paper

6cp; availability: Master of Laws, Master of Law and Legal Practice, Master of International Trade Law, Master of Dispute Resolution, Master of Legal Studies, Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies, Graduate Certificate in International Trade Law, Graduate Certificate in Dispute Resolution; candidates should have completed at least 24 credit points (60 credit points for Master of Law and Legal Practice) and maintained an average grade of 65 per cent or greater

Requisite(s): 60 credit points of completed study in C04148 Master of Law and Legal Practice

These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.

Postgraduate
Subject coordinator: R Buonamano

Candidates must research and write a paper of approximately 8,000 to 12,000 words at a standard suitable for publication, on a topic approved by the Faculty. In most cases the Research Paper extends and develops research done in one or more of the elective subjects already undertaken but in appropriate circumstances a candidate may undertake a new topic.

Students are not permitted to enrol in the Research Paper until written approval has been obtained from the Associate Dean (Research). The application form and written proposal must be in by the Friday of Week 12 of the Semester. Thus for students undertaking the Paper in the Autumn semester, this will be towards the end of October of the preceding year. For students undertaking the Paper in the Spring semester, this will be towards the end of May of that same year.

Further details about the application procedure and proposal can be obtained online at:

http://www.law.uts.edu.au/students/researchprojects/

Note(s)

The Research Paper does not fulfil the requirements for the award of Honours.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

Note: The requisite information presented in this subject description covers only academic requisites. Full details of all enforced rules, covering both academic and admission requisites, are available at Access conditions and My Student Admin.