Social Research & Policy / Law - 4771

Program Summary

1. a functioning and contextual knowledge of law and legal institutions;
2. excellent intellectual skills of analysis, synthesis, critical judgment, reflection and evaluation;
3. the capacity to engage in practical and scholarly research;
4. effective oral and written communication skills both generally and in specific legal settings;
5. a commitment to personal and professional self-development, ethical practice and social responsibility.

1. To develop students’ creative thinking and their capacity to evaluate ideas and policy problems critically
2. To provide skills in undertaking social research, including collecting and analysing data concerning issues and problems particularly in an applied policy setting
3. To stimulate informed community and academic debate, and contribute to enlightened policy-making through excellence in professional practice
4. To develop students' capacity to contribute to, and work within, the local, national and international community in an ethical way
5. To provide familiarity with the theories, bodies of knowledge and methods of social research and explanations that constitute one or more fields of study in social science
6. To provide an understanding of the interdisciplinary and trans-disciplinary nature of social science.

• Law compulsory courses - 96 UOC
• Law prescribed elective - 6 UOC
• Law elective courses - 42 UOC
• Social Research & Policy core courses - 54 UOC*
• Prescribed Social Research & Policy electives - 12 UOC
• Prescribed Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences elective - 6 UOC
• Social Research & Policy major - 54 UOC

• Total 264 UOC