Faculty of Law coursework research subjects, open to enrolment by application only:

76040 Research Thesis

77740 Research Paper

777251 Research Project

If you are considering undertaking any of these electives, you should plan ahead to make sure you apply by the relevant deadlines: 

  • Autumn session 2026 - applications must be submitted by Tuesday 27 January 2026.
  • Spring session 2026 - applications must be submitted by Tuesday 30 June 2026.

Students wishing to apply to undertake a coursework research subject will need to adhere to the following instructions:

  1. To ensure your provisional WAM is up to date and an accurate reflection of your academic performance in your Law studies, students should have no withheld results for UTS Faculty of Law subjects at the time of applying. Students applying for Autumn session while enrolled in the preceding Summer session may be provisionally approved, and final assessment will be completed when those results are released.
  2. Check that you are eligible to complete the relevant coursework research elective, including access conditions. Your provisional WAM is calculated using the formulae 'sum of all' (law subject credit points multiplied by mark) divisible by the 'sum of all law subject credit points'. Note, only UTS Faculty of Law subjects with a mark and grade are considered. LLB students may exclude up to three eligible law subjects as per the Honours rules.  
  3. Coursework research students may not conduct research that requires ethics approval. Topics that in any way involve human subjects - that you plan to interview, observe or survey - would require ethics approval and will not be approved.
  4. Prepare a research proposal (template available at the bottom of this page).
  5. Complete an application form (available at the bottom of this page).
    • For 76040, you must obtain the signature of an academic member of staff in the Faculty of Law who is willing to supervise your thesis.
    • For 77740, you may approach a supervisor. If that person agrees to supervise you must obtain their signature. It is, however, not necessary to find a supervisor prior to applying. You will approach a supervisor as part of the coursework component of the subject.
  6. Email the completed application form and research proposal to Law.CourseworkResearch@uts.edu.au by the advertised deadline.
  7. Internal faculty processing of applications will take place after the deadline. Students will be advised of the outcome of their application by email.
  8. Approved students will be provided with instructions to self-enrol via My Student Admin. The deadline to finalise enrolment is the Monday of Week 3 of session.