On this route of study, students take a minimum of 40, and a maximum of 60 credits in Years 1 and 2, and a minimum of 20, and maximum of 40 credits in Year 3. Students studying part-time must take at least one module per semester. 120 taught credits must be completed before embarking on the dissertation stage.
Students must take a minimum of 100 credits and a maximum of 120 credits from the modules in Groups A, B and C. Please note that no more than 60 credits should be taken from either Group A or B, and no more than 40 credits should be taken from Group C.
A maximum of 20 credits can be taken from Group D. Please note that a course from this collection can only be taken with the approval of your Programme Director.
For further information on the core modules for this programme see:
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/innovation_technology_and_the_law/modules
The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken in the student's final year on completion of the taught element of the programme (ie 120 credits/six modules).
More information is available at:
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/teaching/online_distance_learning/llm_degrees/key_information/study_durations