Programme summary for LLM Law General

Contact Details

For further information about this programme, e-mail Barry Collins, the LLM Programme Co-ordinator or Tel: +44 (0)20 8223 2111 or +44 (0)20 8223 2113

About the programme

This programme considers national, international and global themes in a critical legal perspective. It is also designed to promote better understanding of law-related frameworks in areas such as human rights, international law, development, refugees, minority rights and Islam. The programme offers considerable freedom to enable you to tailor your studies to link your previous or current experience to academic inquiry.

Programme structure

Students study the core module Current Issues and Research in International Law and have an unrestricted choice for the three option modules from existing modules such as International Refugee Law, Globalisation, International Environmental Law, Islamic Legal Theories, International Human Rights, Law of the World Trade Organisation, International Criminal Law, Regulation of Transnational Corporations, Minority Rights under International Law and Islam and Human Rights. Candidates take one core and chose three option modules and write a dissertation approved by the Dissertation committee.

Career opportunities

Graduates of this degree can look to the expanding market and professional choices available in this field. A wide range of career paths exists, including working in the legal sector, the public sector and government, developmental agencies, journalism and advocacy.

Support

Every student is allocated a personal tutor who provides support and advice, research methods training is available and special sessions on access to relevant learning materials are organised. Lecturers teaching on the LLM (Modular) are available for module specific discussions as well as general issues related to the field.

Admission

Qualifications for admission are a good degree in law, the social sciences or the humanities or another appropriate degree. Professional qualifications will also be taken in account. Applicants whose first language is not English or who have not studied for the first degree in English medium require IELTS at 6.5 or its equivalent.

Students that apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.