The Professional Doctorate course in Legal Science seeks to provide opportunities for advanced study and reflection on practice in the professional field of law. Such opportunities are to be provided for professionals of standing in the legal profession who will be able to draw upon, and extend, their professional experience and expertise. The Faculty of Business, Government and Law has particular teaching and research strengths in the areas of corporate, business and taxation law, although the course will allow students to focus upon a range of areas. The objectives of the course are to enable legal practitioners to extend and build upon their professional experience through a) the development of legal research, writing and analysis skills which enable students to produce a dissertation which constitutes an original and significant contribution to legal literature; b) coursework undertaken in specific units; c) the preparation of a substantial dissertation which adds to our existing legal knowledge and constitutes an in-depth investigation and analysis of a particular legal issue or set of issues; and d) bridging the gap between theory and practice by developing closer links between the University and senior professionals in fields associated with law and related disciplines.

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