Law

Overview

The LLM (Law) provides ambitious graduates with a highly flexible approach to advanced legal studies, focused on the School of Law's specialisms in criminal justice, European law, public and environmental governance, human rights and international business. The programme reflects the School's global orientation and its culture of critical enquiry and as such we encourage you to devise the pathway that best suits your scholarly interests and your career ambitions.

Year 1

Core Modules

• Dissertation (LLM Law) (60 credits)

• Approaches to Legal Research (10 credits)



Optional Modules

• IP, Green Economy, and Sustainability (20 credits)

• Comparative Human Rights (20 credits)

• Comparative Competition Law : the case of the EU as the Leading Model (30 credits)

• Platform Regulation:IP Enforcement & Content Moderation (10 credits)

• International Commercial Law (20 credits)

• Critical Approaches International Economic Law (20 credits)

• Data, Privacy and the Law (10 credits)

• World Trade Law (20 credits)

• International Human Rights Law (20 credits)

• Restorative Justice: Principles, Issues and Debates (20 credits)

• Advanced International Trade Law and Policy (20 credits)

• Victims & Victimology in NI (20 credits)

• Transitional Justice (20 credits)

• Business and Human Rights (20 credits)

• Prisons, Punishment and the Legacy of Conflict in NI (20 credits)

• Human Rights in Practice (20 credits)

• Corporate Environmental Law (20 credits)

• (Metaverse Law) Copyright, Trademarks & Immersive Technologies (10 credits)

• Key Debates in Criminology (20 credits)

• Theoretical Criminology (20 credits)

• Regulating Innovation (20 credits)

• Advanced Issues in Medical Law and Ethics (20 credits)

• Criminal Justice Processes (20 credits)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice Methods 1 (5 credits)

• Theories of Human Rights (10 credits)

• Criminology and Criminal Justice Methods 2 (5 credits)

• Crimes of the Powerful (20 credits)

• Policing and Crime Prevention (20 credits)

• Foundations of IP Law, Theory, Economics & Policy (20 credits)

• Global IP Law, Trade and Technology (20 credits)

• Intellectual Property and Creative Industries : Copyright, Designs and Trademarks (20 credits)

• International Corporate Governance (20 credits)

• International Financial Law (20 credits)

• Dissertation in Practice (60 credits)

• Artificial Intelligence and the Law (20 credits)

• Law and the Challenges of Technology (20 credits)



Course Structure

Students may enrol on a full-time (1 year) or part-time (2 years) basis. The Masters is awarded to students who successfully complete all taught modules (120 CATS points) and a research dissertation (60 CATS points).



The programme is delivered through a series of taught modules and culminates in the submission of a dissertation on an original topic. Students can choose from the wide range of modules available on any of the School's LLM programmes.

Graduate

Normally a 2.1 Honours degree or above or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University in Law, Social Sciences, Humanities or a cognate discipline.



Exemption from these requirements may be considered for those applicants who hold a Master's degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) OR for those applicants with a 2.2 Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) along with a minimum of 2 years of relevant experience.



Admission under Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) may be considered for this course. The University's Recognition of Prior Learning Policy provides guidance on the assessment of experiential learning (RPEL). Please visit http://go.qub.ac.uk/RPLpolicy for more information.

Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally no later than 16th August 2024 for courses which commence in late September. In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal. Notifications to this effect will appear on the Direct Application Portal against the programme application page.



How to Apply

Apply using our online Postgraduate Applications Portal and follow the step-by-step instructions on how to apply.

Coursework

Final dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words

1 year full-time or 2 years part-time.



Contact Teaching Hours

Small Group Teaching/Personal Tutorial

8 (hours maximum)



In addition to 6-8 hrs of teaching per week , students should set aside 10-12 hours per module for reading and preparation to engage meaningfully in classroom discussions, group work and other forms of active engagement.

Entry Year: 2024/25

Career Prospects

Introduction

Given the broad range of topics covered in this LLM, successful completion of the programme will open a wide range of career opportunities to its graduates. This Masters also provides an excellent basis for further study towards a research degree such as a PhD, which in turn may lead on to an academic career.

http://www.qub.ac.uk/directorates/sgc/careers/