Socio-Legal Studies

Intended learning outcomes

Students who complete the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Advanced) in this area of specialisation 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; and
• be equipped to engage in creative and methodologically rigorous, independent and high quality research, integrating theoretical and empirical analysis.