Advanced Law Project (Applied) - LAW00085H

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  • Department: The York Law School
  • Credit value: 40 credits
  • Credit level: H
  • Academic year of delivery: 2025-26

Module summary

This is one of two the final year advanced law project modules providing a capstone for your learning at YLS. The other is the Advanced Law Project (Dissertation). You must chose one of them. For this module you will be limited to a number of areas of law that we will make known before you make your choice of module. You will chose the type of project from one of the following: 1) Law Reform; 2) A court judgment or 3) A practice analysis.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Semester 1 2025-26 to Semester 2 2025-26

Module aims

  • To introduce students to the process of formulating an applied project requiring advanced research skills, and designing a research programme for that project.

  • To introduce students to the process of supervised independent research.

  • To develop the skills needed to complete a substantial research project

Module learning outcomes

On completion of this model, students should be able to demonstrate the ability to:

  • Identify an applied project in one of the identified areas of law that has the potential to be the subject of applied legal research

  • Develop a proposal for that project and design a supporting research programme

  • Carry out independent research to support the project

  • Identify, locate and use relevant primary sources

  • Identify and critically analyse legal and other relevant issues relevant to the subject of the project, engaging with a wide range of relevant secondary sources

  • Demonstrate a systematic understanding of key aspects of their field of study

  • Construct a coherent and logical project at an advanced level, developing and sustaining arguments, or analysing and evaluating current issues and problems within their chosen area

  • Present their project with a high degree of written proficiency, applying appropriate referencing techniques, and writing in a style suitable for a defined audience

Indicative assessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 85
Essay/coursework 15

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task % of module mark
Essay/coursework 85
Essay/coursework 15

Module feedback

There are opportunities for formative feedback through the supervision process.

Indicative reading

  • G. Holborn, Butterworths Legal Research Guide (2nd edition, 2001. Butterworths)
  • G. Griffin, M. McConville and Wing Hong Chui, Research Methods for Law (2007, Edinburgh University Press)
  • A. L. Parrish and D.T. Yokoyama, Effective Lawyering: A Checklist Approach to Legal Writing and Oral Argument (2007. Carolina Academic Press)
  • S Halliday (ed), An Introduction to the Study of Law (W. Green, 2012)