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76040 Research Thesis

6cp; availability: all students in LLB and LLB combined programs, and who are in line to receive their law degree with Honours
Requisite(s): 70120 Legal Method and Research OR 70105 Legal Research
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
Anti-requisite(s): 77740 Research Paper AND 78102 LLM Project by Research

Undergraduate and Postgraduate

This subject comprises the research and writing of a supervised thesis on an approved topic in law. The thesis is of a length within the range 8000 to 12,000 words. Undertaking this subject provides an opportunity for undergraduate law students to further develop and refine their legal research and writing skills, as well as explore and analyse a topic of law of their own choosing.

In most cases, the research thesis 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.

It is a requirement under UTS: Law honours rules that this subject must be undertaken before a student can be awarded an undergraduate law degree with honours. Undergraduate students who are not in line to receive their law degree with honours are not normally approved to enrol in this subject. Students should consult the honours rules in the UTS: Handbook for information about requirements for the award of honours at graduation (note: from 1 January 2010 marks received for law exchange subjects are not included in any determination of marks either for application to undertake a research thesis or for the final award of the LLB with honours).

Early submission of proposal and form is encouraged. Forms are accepted and processed from Week 12 of the preceding semester. The last date to submit forms is two weeks before the commencement of semester to allow for processing.

Typical availability

Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus

Note(s)

This subject was formerly called Research Project 4.


Detailed subject description.

Fee information

  • 2013 contribution for commencing Commonwealth-supported students: $1224 (Note: Students who commenced prior to 1 January 2010 should consult the Fees Calculator by Subject for relevant student contribution charges for Commonwealth-supported students. Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth-supported places.)
  • 2013 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $3101 (Note: Fees for postgraduate domestic fee-paying students and international students are charged according to the course they are enrolled in. Students should refer to the annual fees schedule.)
  • Subject EFTSL: 0.125

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.