Dissertation A (LAWS7944)

Information valid for Semester 1, 2025

Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Business, Economics & Law

School

Law School

Units

4

Duration

One Semester

Attendance mode

External

Prerequisite

GPA of 5.5 and permission from Head of School

Restricted

LLM, LLM, MICLaw, MIL and MIR/MIL

Course enquiries

Professor John Swinson (Semester 1, Semester 2, Regular, External, St Lucia, In person, External)

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) External External Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2024 (25/11/2024 - 08/02/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2024 (25/11/2024 - 08/02/2025) External External Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) External External Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) External External Profile unavailable

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

This 4 unit dissertation consists of a piece of independent research completed by the student under the supervision of a member of the Law School academic staff. Students are to complete a dissertation paper on a topic approved by the Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs (Law). The final dissertation shall be no more than 15,000 words in length. Any approved topic for LAWS7944 must be substantially different from any other LLM or LLM (Adv) research project/dissertation previously undertaken by the student.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) External External Profile unavailable
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) St Lucia In Person Profile unavailable
Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2023 (26/06/2023 - 19/08/2023) External External Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2023 (27/11/2023 - 10/02/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2023 (27/11/2023 - 10/02/2024) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2022 (27/06/2022 - 20/08/2022) External External Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2022 (28/11/2022 - 11/02/2023) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2022 (28/11/2022 - 11/02/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) External External Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2021 (29/11/2021 - 29/01/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (29/06/2020 - 22/08/2020) External External Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2020 (30/11/2020 - 13/02/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (22/07/2019 - 16/11/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2019 (24/06/2019 - 17/08/2019) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2019 (25/11/2019 - 08/02/2020) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 24/06/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 30/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (25/06/2018 - 18/08/2018) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2018 (26/11/2018 - 09/02/2019) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2017 (24/07/2017 - 18/11/2017) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable
Summer Semester, 2017 (27/11/2017 - 10/02/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2016 (28/11/2016 - 11/02/2017) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2015 (27/07/2015 - 21/11/2015) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Summer Semester, 2015 (30/11/2015 - 25/02/2016) St Lucia Internal Profile unavailable