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LL.M. HANDBOOK 2011-2012who wish to submit a thesis can be accommodated but candidates should consider analternative course in the event that this is not possible.ApplicationA candidate must obtain the approval of the Faculty member who is to supervise the work,and of the Faculty Board. Therefore after the initial discussion, the candidate should makean application for approval using Form T1 which is at the back of this handbook.The following information must be supplied on Form T1:• Proposed title• The name and number of the paper in place of which the candidate wishes to submitthe thesis• The names and numbers of the other three papers which the candidate proposes tooffer in the LLM examination• Signature of the proposed supervisor as confirmation that the candidate hasconsulted the appropriate Faculty member and has received his or her approval.The completed form must be submitted to Suzanne Wade in the Faculty Office no later than12 noon on Friday 21 October 2011. When submitting the application, the candidateshould include with it an outline of the proposed thesis, of not less than 200 words and notmore than 500 words.Important Note: The Faculty Board will not approve a topic which falls within thescope of any of the other papers which the candidate is offering in the examination,or to a topic which does not fall within the scope of the syllabus of the course inwhich the thesis is to be offered.SupervisionCandidates for the LLM who choose the thesis option will be allocated a supervisor, and areentitled to up to 5 hours of supervision including having their work read. Up to two hours ofthat time can be spent in one-to-one supervision which can be arranged as the supervisorand supervisee see fit (eg four meetings of 30 mins or two meetings of one hour). Thesupervisor’s role is to give guidance on the appropriate scope of the research topic, thequestions to be addressed, the materials to be covered, and, where relevant, the methodsto be used in the research. The supervisor will give feedback on the content of drafts butthe responsibility for writing the thesis (and for producing work which is well structured,clearly written and readily comprehensible) is that of the candidate alone.Supervisors may read the thesis in draft at any stage, and suggest improvements or furtherreading. They may read the completed thesis before submission to indicate that it is in aform which warrants submission. At no point, however, may a supervisor indicate themark they anticipate a thesis should achieve. Candidates may with the approval of theirsupervisor consult with any member of the Faculty (if that Faculty member consents). Suchconsultation must be acknowledged upon submission of the thesis by detailing it on theCoversheet (Form T3).37