This course permits individual students to undertake a research project upon a legal topic of their choice. The project will be undertaken in a topic area in which the student has studied or is already studying and where the research topic is undertaken in addition to assessment for that course. The indicative length of the Research Project is 2,500 words. The Research Project must have a clearly defined topic which has been approved by the academic supervisor of the project. The supervisor shall also examine the project. Unless the supervisor agrees otherwise, the final date of submission shall be the last day of the session in which the student is enrolled in the Research Project.