Socio-Legal studies

Students who complete the Postgraduate Diploma in Arts (Socio-legal Studies) should:

• understand the social, political and historical context of law and legal process;
• have developed a specialized knowledge in an area of socio-legal studies;
• appreciate the problems of legal reform;
• gain a deep conceptual understanding of the relationship between law and society;
• be able to critically and constructively discuss the role of law in society;
• gain a high level of critical thinking and analysis and a high standard of academic writing;
• be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.

• Thesis 12,000 words (37.5 points)
• One compulsory subject (12.5 points)
• One core methods subject (12.5 points)
• Three elective subjects (37.5 points)

Total 100 points - subjects are 12.5 points each, unless indicated otherwise.

Thesis subject

Compulsory subject

Core methods subjects

Elective subjects