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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2020/2021

Information in the Degree Programme Tables may still be subject to change in response to Covid-19

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Year 1 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

Notes:
On this route of study, students must take 80 credits of taught courses in their first year and 40 credits of taught courses in their second year. Please note that a maximum of 40 or 60 credits can be selected from any of the listed Subject Area Course Collections. These credits can be split over both years of study.

120 taught credits must be successfully completed before embarking on the dissertation stage. The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken in the student's second year upon completion of the taught element of the programme.

Please Note:

» Any course may only be taken once.

» All credits must be equally split across semesters 1 and 2.

» Space on courses outside of the programme core course collection may be limited.

» You should ensure that your Programme Director has approved your course selections.

» There are no changes to courses after the end of Teaching Week 1 in either semester, and change to any courses can only be actioned by contacting the Postgraduate Office within the School of Law.

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 80 credits in this group.

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Commercial Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Criminal Law and Criminal Evidence

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Criminology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: European Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Intellectual Property, Media and Tecnology Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: International Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Legal Theory

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Medical Law and Ethics

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Private Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Public Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses

Year 2 Academic year: 2020/21, Starting in: September

Notes:
On this route of study, students must take 80 credits of taught courses in their first year and 40 credits of taught courses in their second year. Please note that a maximum of 40 or 60 credits can be selected from any of the listed Subject Area Course Collections. These credits can be split over both years of study.

120 taught credits must be successfully completed before embarking on the dissertation stage. The dissertation is compulsory and must be taken in the student's second year upon completion of the taught element of the programme.

Please Note:

» Any course may only be taken once.

» All credits must be equally split across semesters 1 and 2.

» Space on courses outside of the programme core course collection may be limited.

» You should ensure that your Programme Director has approved your course selections.

» There are no changes to courses after the end of Teaching Week 1 in either semester, and change to any courses can only be actioned by contacting the Postgraduate Office within the School of Law.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Commercial Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Criminal Law and Criminal Evidence

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Criminology

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: European Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Intellectual Property, Media and Tecnology Law

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: International Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Legal Theory

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Medical Law and Ethics

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Private Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
AND

Law (LLM) - Subject Area Course Collection: Public Law

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses

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