Handbook

This course encourages HDR candidates to reflect on the foundations of research in criminology and law. This engagement with foundational questions provides a basis for critical engagement with the diversity of ways in which scholars conduct research. This engagement, in turn, helps HDR candidates situate themselves in relation to existing research traditions and articulate and justify how their proposed approach to research differs from other possible approaches.

This course also prepares HDR candidates for their research project by providing a basic understanding of the requirements of a research thesis, and relevant practical skills.

The course is compulsory for all newly enrolled PhD, LLM by Research and MPhil candidates in the Faculty of Law and Justice. In the case of PhD candidates, satisfactory completion of the course will constitute a requirement for PhD confirmation.  PhD candidates will still be required to satisfy all of the other conditions set for confirmation of their candidature.