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Students starting the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) degree in or after 2021, are required to complete a research capstone by writing a substantial research essay (or equivalent) as part of their degree. This requirement may be satisfied by completing either the LAWS4300 Undergraduate Law Dissertation, or LAWS4700 Law Research Capstone Project, or a course which has a research essay (or equivalent) of at least 4000 words and worth a minimum of 50% of the assessment schedule.
The research capstone requirement allows students to refine their legal research and writing skills, both of which are fundamentally important for any law graduate.
Courses approved as research capstone courses
2025
- LAWS4010 Jessup Moot
- LAWS4213 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
- LAWS4230 Law Internship (Capstone)
- LAWS4256 Law, Gender Identities and Sexualities
- LAWS4300 Undergraduate Law Dissertation
- LAWS4302 International Law Clinic
- LAWS4700 Law Research Capstone Project
With the approval of the course convener, the courses listed below may have their assessment schedules amended to include a 4,000-word research essay and be counted as a capstone research course.
2024
2023
2022
- LAWS4010 Jessup Moot
- LAWS4213 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
- LAWS4218 Feminist and Critical Legal Theory
- LAWS4220 Human Rights Law in Australia
- LAWS4230 Law Internship
- LAWS4256 Law and Sexualities
- LAWS4258 International Organisations (Geneva)
- LAWS4262 Advanced Administrative Law
- LAWS4290 High Court of Australia
- LAWS4302 International Law Clinic
With the approval of the course convener, the courses listed below may have their assessment schedules amended to include a 4,000-word research essay and be counted as a capstone research course.
2021
- LAWS4010 Jessup Moot
- LAWS4213 Contemporary Issues in Constitutional Law
- LAWS4230 Law Internship
- LAWS4256 Law and Sexualities
- LAWS4258 International Organisations (Geneva)
- LAWS4262 Advanced Administrative Law
- LAWS4290 High Court of Australia
With the approval of the course convener, the courses listed below may have their assessment schedules amended to include a 4,000-word research essay and be counted as a capstone research course.
These courses are not marked or weighted differently and depending on your final course result, may or may not be discounted from your final honours grade.
If you have completed a course from the approved list above, it will be automatically to your transcript.
If you commenced or transferred into the LLB(Hons) from 2021 and wish to nominate a course not included in the approved list, or requires convener approval as your Research Capstone, please complete the application form below.
Capstone Course Nomination FormEnquiries
College Student and Education Support team
(02) 6125 3483