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Honours Informationand RequirementsThe LLB(Hons) programme focuses on quality research, culminating in the research and writing of adissertation. It usually takes nine semesters to complete all the requirements for the LLB(Hons) degree.Students who achieve the entry standard in LAW 121G and 131 and their LLB Part II courses are invitedto join the Honours programme at the completion of all the compulsory LLB Part II courses. For aconjoint student this would usually be at the end of their third year. Students will be sent a letter and anapplication form and it is the student’s responsibility to complete the application form and return itwithin the stated timeframe.If students do not get into Honours by invitation after the completion of Part II courses but their overallperformance improves in later semesters, they are able to apply for Honours through the Faculty Office.The student’s grade average over all their LLB courses will be calculated and their application eitherapproved or declined.Having been selected for Honours, students enrol for an additional 20-point Honours seminar course aspart of their Part III year. There are details of the Honours seminar papers to be offered in the CourseDescription section of this Handbook.Students must maintain a B+ average throughout their entire law programme to complete successfullythe LLB(Hons) degree.Choosing Your LLB (Hons) Dissertation Topic1. The Honours dissertation.The Honours dissertation (LAWHONS 789) is worth 40 points and is 18,000 words in length.Students should obtain the Honours dissertation information sheet from the Faculty Office. Studentsshould think of a topic and then discuss it with a member of staff teaching or working in the field oftheir chosen topic. When there is no such teacher, they should consult the Associate Dean (StudentAdministration).2. Once a topic is chosen and is approved by the staff member concerned, application should belodged with the Faculty Office for formal approval by the Associate Dean (Student Administration).3. Students should aim to select and register their dissertation topics as far ahead as possible.4. Following registration of the topic students should report to their supervisors regularly until thecompleted dissertation is submitted.5. Formal enrolment for the dissertation must take place in the 9th semester of the LLB(Hons), (or 11thsemester of conjoint programmes) i.e. the semester following the completion of Part IV.6. Research projects which involve human subjects (including those participating in surveys) mayrequire the prior approval of the University’s Human Participants Ethics Committee. Seek advicefrom your supervisor in this matter.72 | 2010 Faculty of Law Handbook