A candidate must successfully complete units totalling 80 credit points as detailed below. All units are valued at 10 credit points unless indicated.
Unit type |
Credit Points |
Specific requirements |
Core Units
(2 units) |
20cp |
Compulsory Core units totalling 20 credit points as detailed below:
LWZ401 Legal Research Methodologies
LWZ402 Legal Research Development
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Research Units
(1 - 2 units) |
40cp |
Research units totalling 40 credit points:
Students who are completing the course full time should enrol in LWZ711 (40 credit points).
Students who are completing the course part time should enrol in LWZ712 (20 credit points) twice over two semesters.
LWZ711 Honours Research Thesis A (40cp) OR
LWZ712 Honours Research Thesis B (20cp) (repeatable) x 2
|
Specialist Elective Units
(2 units) |
20cp |
Specialist Elective unit totalling 20 credit points selected from the list of available units detailed below:
The selection of specialist electives will need to be approved by Course Coordinator and Supervisor before students enrol in any specialist elective unit.
Students can select from law units they have not previously undertaken in their studies, including:
LAW515 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
LAW516 Comparative Legal Systems
LAW518 Transnational Issues in Family Law
LAW519 Transnational Law
LAW520 International Criminal Law
LAW521 Finance and Securities Law (not available)
LAW522 Public International Law
Students can also select specialist electives from available 400 or 500 level units across CDU where they will support their research project. Students can also apply to undertake a 300 level law specialist elective if highly relevant to their research. Students should discuss enrolment with the unit coordinator before enrolling.
Units can include the below or others on application:
ENV511 Statistical Methods for Impact Analysis
ENV513 Environmental Planning and Policy
MPP502 Evidence-Based Policy Development in Northern and Indigenous Contexts
MPP503 Realist Research and Evaluation
MPP505 Policy and Ethnography
PHM525 Indigenous Health Research
PHM526 Research Design
PHM527 Research, Ethics and Impact (new title 2021)
PHM588 Qualitative Research (new title 2021)
PSY416 Ethics and Professional Issues (replaces PSY426 2022)
PSY417 Research Methods and Practice (replaces PSY447 2022)
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80cp |
Total Credit Points |
Students who commenced in or after 2013
The grade of "PC" cannot be counted towards a Bachelor of Honours AQF Level 8 course award.
Students should refer to the current Grading Policy and Common Course Rules for further information.
COURSE CHANGES AND TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS - 2022
PSY426 has been replaced by PSY416. Students that have completed PSY416 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY416.
PSY447 has been replaced by PSY417. Students that have completed PSY447 prior to 2022 should not complete PSY417.