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Postgraduate programmes in Master of Laws (LLM) in Laws in Laws 2019–2020

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A mark of excellence 1 Gain a University of London degree in Postgraduate Laws and boost your career development.

Learn from the experts 2 Your programme is led, taught and assessed by senior professors from Queen Mary University of London and UCL, both of which are ranked in the top 10 departments in the UK (2019 QS World University Rankings).

Worldwide relevance 3 Gain advanced knowledge of legal issues for careers in law, government, banking and financial services, national and international corporations, regional and international organisations, shipping, the media, human rights and more. Choose from over 30 specialisations or compile your own combination of courses.

Access a wealth of resources 4 You receive comprehensive Study Guides written by subject experts, as well as access to extensive online learning materials for each course: introductory video casts, online revision forums, e-materials, e-forums, and e-clinics with the Programme Director.

Flexible learning 5 With up to five years to complete the programme, you can spread the cost of your degree and continue working full-time. And with no relocation costs, studying for a University of London degree by distance learning can represent a more affordable option than studying on campus.

2 Postgraduate programmes in Laws london.ac.uk/llm 3 Your prestigious University of London qualification

About your qualification When you graduate with a degree from the University of London you will receive two important documents – your Final Diploma (the parchment you receive on graduation) and a Diploma Supplement.

The Final Diploma • Indicates that you were registered with the University of London and awarded a University of London degree. • Gives the name of the University of London member institutions that developed the syllabus and provided assessment. • Features the University of London crest and the Vice-Chancellor’s signature.

The Diploma Supplement • Describes the nature, level and content of the programme you successfully completed. • Includes the transcript of courses taken, marks achieved and overall classification. • States the role of the University of London member institutions and the method of study.

4 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Contents

Postgraduate programmes in Laws Key dates Join the World Class 2 Your prestigious University of London qualification 4 A welcome from Postgraduate Laws 6 Is this programme for me? 8 To sit exams in May Your progression through the awards 9 Best to apply before Flexible study 11 30 September (previous year) Study support 12 Specialisations 13 Must register by Courses 14 10 November (previous year) Entrance requirements 15 How to apply and register 16 To sit exams in October Fees 18 Best to apply before 28 February (same year) Must register by 15 April (same year)

A global reach with over 50,000 students spanning 180 countries

london.ac.uk/llm 5 A welcome from Postgraduate Laws

Our programmes are also flexible and Rachael Williamson can be adapted to the circumstances Programme Officer of each student – from the law Postgraduate Laws programme graduate wishing to complete the LLM within one year to the non- qualified professional starting on ‘I am delighted to have joined the the Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Laws team and to work progressing to the LLM in up to five years. on a programme with an outstanding reputation. We offer a choice of over 65 courses. You can pursue an LLM degree I understand the nature of distance without specific specialisation or learning and recognise that the many in any one of the 32 specialisations. commitments our students have If you enter the programme through requires hard work and dedication the Postgraduate Certificate and to complete their programme. I am Professor Helen Xanthaki devoted to facilitating a positive student Director progress to the LLM, you can emerge with three specialist awards. experience and to be a supportive Postgraduate Laws programme contact throughout your studies.’ I am proud to be directing a unique programme that offers the opportunity ‘We are delighted to welcome you to to study law at postgraduate level to the University of London’s Postgraduate anyone who is willing and able to put Laws programme. Our qualifications in the hard work required. My team and are highly desirable and serve as proof I are all here to make sure that success of academic excellence. When you join can come your way.’ the programme, you become part of an international community of high academic achievers. Many of you will be seeking to advance your career in law, but some of you will be seeking to develop your career in other professional arenas, such as government, the civil service, or the private sector. Our programmes are accessible to law graduates, non-law graduates, and anyone with professional experience.

UCL Queen Mary University of London

6 Postgraduate programmes in Laws ‘The Department of Law at Queen Mary University of London and the Faculty of Laws at UCL welcome you to our joint online Postgraduate Laws programme awarded by the University of London. Together we offer you academic excellence in 67 fields of law, packaged in a flexible and financially competitive programme. We extend our open access invitation to you: come and join the world class, benefit from an exceptional programme taught by world experts, and entice employers with your achievements.’

Professor Piet Eeckhout Dean of Laws UCL

Professor Penny Green Head of Laws Queen Mary University of London

london.ac.uk/llm 7 Is this programme for me?

Progression routes Once you have passed the five modules for the Postgraduate Certificate, you will automatically be eligible for progression to the Postgraduate Diploma. Similarly, once you have passed the 10 modules for the Postgraduate Diploma, you will automatically be eligible for progression to the LLM. To see how this works in practice, please see ‘Your progression through the awards’ on page 9. The qualities you need Our programme is for everyone who has the desire and motivation to study Career advancement Career advancement hard and succeed. The programme requires you to be highly motivated for law graduates for non-law graduates and disciplined. You need to be able to master complex problems Law students and professionals study Non-law graduates or experienced independently. Some students find our programme to gain expertise in professionals pursue an LLM to gain such self-directed study challenging, a specialised field of law, such as expertise in areas of the law that but all agree that it is incredibly , banking law, regulate their current or prospective rewarding. Watch our students arbitration, or shipping careers. Our programme offers and graduates describe their study law. Law firms tend to prefer job 32 specialisations, allowing you experiences and how the degree candidates with an LLM from a good to demonstrate a broad awareness has helped them in their careers. university because it indicates that they of law or specialist knowledge of a have acquired advanced, specialist legal specific field – for example: public law Student overview: training and are qualified to work in for government; for bit.ly/llmstudent-intro a multinational legal environment. international or regional organisations; Programme overview: human rights for NGOs; or maritime bit.ly/llm-intro law for shipping. The choice of courses is extensive and their application to the career market one of the widest available.

8 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Your progression through the awards

Structure An example of how you could progress: You take the following number of courses and modules: Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, to Postgraduate Diploma in Laws, Postgraduate Certificate in Laws to Master of Laws (LLM) Five modules from up to four courses Postgraduate Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 Postgraduate Diploma in Laws Certificate in Laws: A 10 modules from up to four courses 5 modules in total Master of Laws (LLM) B 16 modules to complete four courses C Progression rules D If you begin with the Postgraduate Postgraduate Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 Certificate, you can still progress to the Diploma in Laws: LLM by completing the requirements A 10 modules in total for each award and working upwards. B You simply complete the additional modules necessary to achieve the next C award, as shown in the adjacent chart. D Please note: you must finish each award for which you are registered before moving on to the next. Master of Laws (LLM): Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4 16 modules in total A

Intermediate awards B

The university offers three nested C awards: PGCert, PGDip, and LLM. You decide which level you enrol at D (subject to entrance requirements) and where to exit. Start with PGCert, collect it, then move on to PGDip, collect that too; then on to the LLM! Or pause where you want.

london.ac.uk/llm 9 “The best part of my experience was what I studied. For instance, I did financial services laws and studied financial crime which was useful in my work as a financial compliance officer. I found it really rewarding that I could apply what I was learning in my work. I made friends all over the world, but organising times to study together was tough. This was a challenge, but it was probably also what gave me the most support.”

Ixora-Rose Wong British Virgin Islands

10 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Flexible study

The postgraduate programmes in Laws are flexible: you are not required Flexible assessment How much study to attend online revision sessions Exams are held twice a year in May and time will I need? (although it is strongly advised that October in over 180 countries. Each you do), complete assignments or module is assessed by a 45-minute It is up to you how you schedule come to London. You can sit your unseen written exam with a choice your studies, depending on your work exams wherever you are based of questions. You can choose when and personal commitments. However, and whenever you are ready. to be examined on any module, so we recommend that you dedicate long as you complete your study around 120 hours to each module. Flexible admissions within the period of registration. How many modules You can apply to join at any time of year and start whenever you Flexible payment should I study at one receive your study materials. You do not have to pay in full when time? you start your first course, unless you Do I need a degree? wish to. Most students choose the pay- Most students choose to study one as-you-go option, spreading the cost course (4 modules) every six months. You do not need a to apply: by paying for each new module in turn. In this way, you can complete the students with a good non-law degree four courses (16 modules) required can start on the Postgraduate Diploma to complete the LLM within two years. and progress to the LLM. Students How many times can without an or without I repeat exams? Is CPD available? a degree can start on the Postgraduate Certificate. For entrance requirements If you are required to resit a module, Subject to the regulations of your please see page 15. you will have one further attempt professional association you may to pass. If you don’t feel ready to sit an seek CPD points by studying our exam, you can withdraw by notifying modules either on the degree or on Flexible study period us in advance and you will not lose a stand-alone basis. an attempt. As long as you have not You have between one and five years to made a first attempt at an exam for You can take up to four credit-bearing complete the LLM and the Postgraduate a module, you are still able to replace individual modules from the Diploma; and from six months to five it with another. programme on a stand-alone basis. years for the Postgraduate Certificate. For more information please visit: london.ac.uk/llm

london.ac.uk/llm 11 Study support

Study support and materials This is a programme of independent study. To improve and aid your study experience, extensive study materials are provided, including: • a comprehensive Skills Guide • e-textbook(s) and online essential readings for each course The Virtual Learning Summer course • e-Study Guides written for distance learning purposes, often by the Environment (VLE) Prospective and registered students author of the textbook and may attend our two-day summer The VLE is integral to your study updated annually course in June at UCL or Queen Mary experience, providing: London campuses. You would need • past examination papers, sample • online introductory videos from the to budget for the cost of the course scripts, and Examiners’ commentaries, lead academic on each course; plus and any travel or accomodation all available on our Virtual Learning an online revision forum with the while in London. Environment (VLE) academic tutor of each course; plus The summer course allows students to • Postgraduate Laws Programme reading materials attend lectures from their Professors at handbook containing information and • extensive Online Library resources: UCL or Queen Mary Law schools, build advice that is specific to your studies onlinelibrary.london.ac.uk/resources on exam techniques, meet the Director • Regulations containing full details and network with other students and • more than 10 legal databases of syllabuses, programme structures academics from the programmes. including LexisNexis® and Westlaw® and assessment and other databases of business, • monthly vlogs and open online management, economics and Additional clinic with Professor Helen Xanthaki, scholarly materials the Programme Director educational support • an induction module which covers • Student Café where students can the regulations, methods of study, Some students may choose to discuss issues and learn from peers. and examination skills. access additional tuition support at a recognised teaching centre. For further information about recognised centres, including brief profiles and the programmes that they are recognised to teach, please visit: bit.ly/recognised-centres

12 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Specialisations

You don’t have to specialise but if you would like to become a specialist You can specialise in any of the following areas: in a particular field of law, you’ll need to follow specific courses. The 1. Banking and finance law 17. law specialisation will be named on your final certificate for the award; for 2. Commercial and 18. International business law example, the ‘Master of Laws (LLM) in the specialisation: international 3. Common law 19. International criminal justice business law’. If you follow the progression route from Postgraduate 4. Comparative and foreign law 20. International dispute resolution Certificate in Laws to Postgraduate Diploma in Laws to the Master of 21. International intellectual 5. Competition law Laws (LLM), each award might be property law in a different specialisation. 6. Computer and communications law 22. International justice To have a specialisation named on your certificate, you need to complete 7. Corporate and securities law 23. Law and development a certain number of courses or modules within that specialisation: 8. Criminology and criminal justice 24. Legal theory and history at least three full courses for the Master of Laws (LLM), at least eight modules for the Postgraduate Diploma 9. Economic regulation 25. Maritime law in Laws and at least four modules for 10. Environmental and natural 26. Media law* the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws. resources law Please note that throughout your study on the programme, you can 11. Equity and trusts 27. Medicine and the law* only select modules from up to four courses. See page 14 for a list of courses. 12. European law 28. Procedural law

13. 29. Public international law

14. Financial services law 30. Public law

15. Human rights law 31. Sports law**

16. Insurance law 32. law*

*Only available for PG Cert and PG Dip. **Only available for PG Cert. For examples of specialisations please visit: london.ac.uk/llm

london.ac.uk/llm 13 Courses

For the full list of syllabuses for each course, please visit the course web pages: london.ac.uk/llm Intellectual property and medicine Law and policy of international Advanced contract law Intellectual property and sport courts and tribunals Advanced Intellectual property on the internet Law of financial crime Applicable laws and procedures in International and comparative Law of international finance: international commercial arbitration syndicated loans Carriage of goods by sea International and comparative Law of international project finance Commercial banking law: competition law Law of international taxation bank–customer relationship International and comparative law Law of treaties Commercial trusts law of copyright and related rights Law on investment entities Comparative criminal justice policy International and comparative Legislation and statutory law of , trade secrets interpretation Constitutional and institutional and related rights law of the European Union Marine insurance law International and comparative Corporate finance and management law of trade marks, designs Medical law and ethics issues in company law and unfair competition Multinational enterprises and the law Corporate governance International and Private international law in and compliance comparative trust law international commercial litigation Derivatives law International commercial Private law aspects of Equity and trusts in context insurance law the law of finance European Convention International Regulation and infrastructure of on Human Rights International economic law international commercial arbitration European internal market International Russian law and legal institutions European Union competition law International investment law Securities law External relations law of International law of the sea Taxation principles and policy the European Union International merger control Telecommunications law Foundational and constitutional Transfer of technology law issues in company law International natural resources law International refugee law United Nations protection Franchising law of human rights International rights of the child Human rights of women Western European legal history Industrial and intellectual property World trade law Jurisprudence and legal theory Insurance law (excluding Youth justice Marine insurance law)

14 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Entrance requirements

Professor John Lowry Co-Chair of the Board Am I eligible? Recognition of prior of Examiners To register for the LLM degree, learning (RPL) ‘One of the most gratifying Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or qualities of the LLM is its Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, you If you have obtained credit for dynamism. The programme must satisfy our entrance requirements. postgraduate law modules/courses continues to adapt to meet These can be satisfied through a wide from a member institution of the the challenges that the variety of qualifications from around University of London, you may be fast changing legal world the world. Relevant work experience considered for RPL. Applicants for presents both to practitioners can also be considered for entry. the Postgraduate Certificate in Laws and scholars alike. This For further details please visit our may request RPL for no more than is evidenced through the LLM web page: london.ac.uk/llm one module, applicants for the introduction of new courses Postgraduate Diploma for no more put together by world than three modules (which must leading academics, and by Progression normally be from the same course), the quality of the online and applicants for the LLM for no more materials that are available Once you have passed the five modules than five modules (four of which must to support your studies. for the Postgraduate Certificate, you normally be from the same course). These features, together will automatically be eligible for with the opportunities to progression to the Postgraduate interact with academics Diploma. Similarly, once you have passed and students, offer a the 10 modules for the Postgraduate supportive and stimulating Diploma, you will automatically be learning experience.’ eligible for progression to the LLM.

london.ac.uk/llm 15 How to apply and register

“ I completed the LLM Getting started Stage 4 with no specialisation. I enjoyed it because women You must apply online at: Complete the online registration. london.ac.uk/llm We explain how to do this in the and children’s rights is Offer Letter. quite educating and I was Please read the ‘Guidance notes for postgraduate applications’ before enlightened about several you complete your application. Stage 5 things I didn’t know. I’m a clergyman and a church Stage 1 Start your studies. You will be given administrator at my access to the VLE and your study materials once you have registered. church, so I chose courses Submit your online application. to help me be able to make policies for the church and Stage 2 Useful information to solve some legal issues for applicants for people in the church. Submit your documentary evidence. This can be done online when submitting Submit your application even if it A nyone coming to the your application or at a later stage. is incomplete (for example, if you Please see: london.ac.uk/applications/ are waiting to sit an examination or programme will be able how-apply/supplying-evidence to receive examination results). Do not to understand the modules Please do not send original documents delay – we can issue you a Provisional because it is written and (scanned copies are acceptable). Offer Letter if we can see that you explained well. It was very will meet our entrance requirements once you have completed an interesting and educative Stage 3 outstanding examination. to me, I’ve learnt so much If you are unsure on whether or not in this programme.” We will notify you whether or not you meet our entrance requirements, you have been accepted. we might be able to advise you before Helen Emmah Isong Please note: applications will only be you submit your online application. Nigeria considered when we have received all However, due to an increase in our the necessary documentation, including workload we are unable to provide this the references, where applicable. advice during September and October each year. Please visit: sid.london.ac.uk

16 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Elton Marchiolli Marques Brazil ‘My experience was fantastic. Having the flexibility to continue my studies in three different countries was key for me and I’m very proud and happy to have managed all the way through. The challenge is finding your own pace as you are on your own, of course you have support electronically and remotely but you have to find out what is the best way for you to get prepared for the exams. It was challenging for me in the beginning, but after some dedication I got traction and then managed well. I’m a dedicated husband with two kids, having the flexibility was the key thing for me. Never give up because it is rewarding.’

london.ac.uk/llm 17 Fees

not directly payable to the University. Fees Other costs Local examination centre fees may vary The fees listed below refer to the 2019 All student fees shown are net of any by centre. Terms and conditions apply. and 2020 sessions and are effective local VAT, Goods and Services Tax (GST) from 1 January 2019. Fees include all or any other sales tax payable by the Students with core study materials but are exclusive student in their country of residence. of the cost of sitting examinations. Where the University is required to add disabilities VAT, GST or any other sales tax at the local This cost varies and is payable to your The University of London welcomes statutory rate, this will be added to the local examination authority. You can applications from disabled students fees shown during the payment process. choose to pay fees up front or spread and/or those who have access For students resident in the UK, our fees payments over your study period. requirements. are exempt from VAT. Postgraduate programmes in Laws* If you are disabled and/or have access LLM £9,345 Financial assistance requirements, we will make every reasonable effort to meet your needs. Postgraduate Diploma £6,195 Some employers in both the public This may include making access Postgraduate Certificate £3,570 and private sector may offer financial arrangements for examinations such as a separate room or special aids. This Postgraduate Laws programme assistance to their employees. If you would like to tell us about is offered at a very competitive rate. No financial assistance is available from the University. your disability and/or request access You can choose to pay in one arrangements please complete the of two ways. relevant section of the application Bursaries form, or contact the Inclusive Practice Either: pay in full up front when you Manager at: For newly registered students as of 2019. register. This insulates you from any [email protected] annual fee increases over the course All University of London LLB alumni can of your study. receive a 30 per cent bursary for their LLM programme fees. Armed Forces Or: pay as you go. Pay a registration fee when you enrol and then pay for For all applicants (including LLB alumni) Students who are members or each module once you are ready residing in Pakistan, Bangladesh or ex-members of the UK Armed Forces to begin studying. Malaysia a 40 per cent bursary for the should note that the University of LLM is available. London has been approved by the *Please note: fees are subject to annual Ministry of Defence in support of revision and typically may be increased The bursary, which can also be applied to individual LLM modules, the Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC) by up to five per cent per annum. scheme (ELC Provider Reference The full list of annual fees for the can be requested as part of the application process. Number 1284). The Scheme provides programmes will be published on financial support to eligible Service the Student Fees web page once Please note: that the bursary only applies personnel who wish to enhance their confirmed. Visit: london.ac.uk/fees to University of London programme fees educational or vocational achievements. and will not apply to additional costs The ELC Administration Service website such as local examination centre fees, can be found at: teaching centre fees, or any other costs www.enhancedlearningcredits.com

18 Postgraduate programmes in Laws Connect with us online

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The information contained in this leaflet was correct at the date of publication but may be subject to change. The University does not intend by publication or distribution of this leaflet to create any contractual or other legal relation with applicants, registered students, their advisers or any other persons. For the most up-to-date information please visit our website. Published by the University of London Worldwide. Copyright © University of London, June 2019. london.ac.uk/llm 19 For further information on the range of programmes we offer, please visit our website or contact us at: The Student Advice Centre University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU Telephone +44 (0)20 7862 8360 sid.london.ac.uk

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