Programme Aims

This programme aims to nurture people who can:

1. contribute to the advancement of knowledge through independent and original research in law;

2. demonstrate specialist subject knowledge and a high level of transferable skills, including analytical, communication and leadership skills;

3. discover the knowledge and understanding of law in the particular areas of research;

4. develop scholarship in the areas of law that are relevant to the contemporary society with a view to understanding their present state as well as their future directions; and

5. make a significant contribution to the particular fields of research.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this programme, students should be able to:

1. demonstrate a critical understanding of law in their own fields and demonstrate an ability to analyse information and practice in their own fields of research;

2. critically analyse, evaluate and synthesise the main theories, principles, and concepts in their own fields of research;

3. demonstrate creativity in contributing to the knowledge of law by the formulation of research questions and the selection, development and implementation of appropriate research strategies; and

4. create, deploy and defend an argument in writing and orally.