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Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Manchester Manchester M15 6BH +44 (0) 161 247 2000 Law School mmu.ac.uk Postgraduate 2013 Manchester Law School World-class facilities Experts in the field With extensive links to the Northwest’s You will be studying at the heart of our The University boasts over 4,000 staff across legal profession, Manchester Law School All Saints campus in dedicated facilities a range of teams and disciplines, each Welcome has developed an excellent reputation as featuring some of the best equipped with a passion for their particular area of a forward-thinking provider of high quality lecture theatres, seminar rooms, technology expertise. The Law School is home to over postgraduate legal training. suites and private study areas of any UK 80 staff – including experienced legal law school. This is all supported by an professionals, many of whom continue to Manchester Law School benefits from exceptional facilities, with the additional Professionally focused courses extensive virtual learning environment practise, working alongside distinguished Programmes range from law conversion and a mock court room. academics. Every member of our academic advantage of being adjoined to the new £75m Business School and Student and specialist professional training for team has well-established links to the aspiring solicitors and barristers, to Vibrant location: Manchester legal community, frequently consulting Hub. Set within our purpose built School, in the heart of Manchester, you engaging research. The School is home to Manchester is one of the most extensive with them to ensure that every element of will be taught by experienced professionals with a passion for their subject. over 600 postgraduate students preparing higher education centres in Europe and your study is professionally relevant. themselves to enter a broad range of undoubtedly one of the most popular cities The University has a strong profile in both the professional and academic careers in the legal profession. for students in the UK. Manchester is a World-leading research vibrant city of culture, music and sport and Underpinned by a network of research- communities and we pride ourselves on our students’ success in their legal With a focus on simulating realistic legal as the world’s first industrialised city, has active academics, Manchester Law practice scenarios, our courses have been its roots firmly in innovation and business. School has been instrumental in careers and for producing internationally recognised research. With partners carefully designed to help you think and It has a strong cosmopolitan character and developing new research in an array of and students from all over the world the School has a global vision which behave like a legal professional from the a diverse population, attracting students subject disciplines including: outset. Indeed, our programmes have been from a broad range of backgrounds and • Law and Social Justice can help you realise your ambitions. created in consultation with local legal countries. Acknowledged to be the second • Gender and Sexual Orientation Law practices and professional bodies to reflect largest legal hub in the UK, Manchester • Law and Medical Ethics the most up to date needs of the industry. offers outstanding opportunities to gain • Environmental Law experience in the legal profession and give • Information Technology Law your career a flying start. • Human Rights

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Manchester Law School

3 Manchester Law School World-class facilities Experts in the field With extensive links to the Northwest’s You will be studying at the heart of our The University boasts over 4,000 staff across legal profession, Manchester Law School All Saints campus in dedicated facilities a range of teams and disciplines, each Welcome has developed an excellent reputation as featuring some of the best equipped with a passion for their particular area of a forward-thinking provider of high quality lecture theatres, seminar rooms, technology expertise. The Law School is home to over postgraduate legal training. suites and private study areas of any UK 80 staff – including experienced legal law school. This is all supported by an professionals, many of whom continue to Manchester Law School benefits from exceptional facilities, with the additional Professionally focused courses extensive virtual learning environment practise, working alongside distinguished Programmes range from law conversion and a mock court room. academics. Every member of our academic advantage of being adjoined to the new £75m Business School and Student and specialist professional training for team has well-established links to the aspiring solicitors and barristers, to Vibrant location: Manchester legal community, frequently consulting Hub. Set within our purpose built School, in the heart of Manchester, you engaging research. The School is home to Manchester is one of the most extensive with them to ensure that every element of will be taught by experienced professionals with a passion for their subject. over 600 postgraduate students preparing higher education centres in Europe and your study is professionally relevant. themselves to enter a broad range of undoubtedly one of the most popular cities The University has a strong profile in both the professional and academic careers in the legal profession. for students in the UK. Manchester is a World-leading research vibrant city of culture, music and sport and Underpinned by a network of research- communities and we pride ourselves on our students’ success in their legal With a focus on simulating realistic legal as the world’s first industrialised city, has active academics, Manchester Law practice scenarios, our courses have been its roots firmly in innovation and business. School has been instrumental in careers and for producing internationally recognised research. With partners carefully designed to help you think and It has a strong cosmopolitan character and developing new research in an array of and students from all over the world the School has a global vision which behave like a legal professional from the a diverse population, attracting students subject disciplines including: outset. Indeed, our programmes have been from a broad range of backgrounds and • Law and Social Justice can help you realise your ambitions. created in consultation with local legal countries. Acknowledged to be the second • Gender and Sexual Orientation Law practices and professional bodies to reflect largest legal hub in the UK, Manchester • Law and Medical Ethics the most up to date needs of the industry. offers outstanding opportunities to gain • Environmental Law experience in the legal profession and give • Information Technology Law your career a flying start. • Human Rights

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Manchester Law School

3 Case Study: Lucy Mair Professional training Pupil barrister Garden Court North Chambers Studying for a law postgraduate or professional qualification with Manchester Bar Professional Training Course Law School can open doors: you will be more employable and a highly I studied for my GDL at Manchester Law attractive candidate to employers. In today’s climate, it is increasingly School and so it was the obvious place to continue my professional training and important for your CV to stand out and you will benefit from invaluable complete my BPTC qualification. I was opportunities to improve your skills and gain experience. keen to study with a University rather than a commercial provider, to have access to the specialist facilities and expertise of the tutors. Our courses • Student Law Society Careers and employability support Recognising that academic legal study Our Student Law Society is extremely You will benefit from dedicated law Manchester is the ideal place to study and practice are very different disciplines, active which demonstrates the high calibre careers and employability support from for a law degree as there is a thriving our programmes focus on developing and excellent characteristics of the the moment you join us, and for up to legal community, which the University the skills you will need to be an effective students who choose Manchester Law three years after completion of your has great links with. There are visits to legal professional. Our courses are School. The Law Society incorporates course. We have a range of services Barrister’s Chambers, which I took full distinctive for their strong links to the the Critical Lawyers Group (CLG), the available through our trained careers and advantage of, and a dedicated careers legal profession and the fact that every International Law Society and the employability advisers including: adviser for the Law School. element of our teaching is reviewed Mooting Society and organises guest regularly to ensure that it is up-to-date speakers, social events and much more. • Career development workshops, The tutors are very experienced and very and professionally relevant. support on writing CVs and application responsive; they are approachable and • Practitioner support forms, preparing for interviews and friendly and happy to provide feedback. • Our LPC programme is accredited by Manchester Law School offers students networking. Study is a combination of full group lectures the Solicitors Regulation Authority. valuable opportunities to gain direct • Career guides, videos and resources. and tutorial sessions, which are very • Our BPTC programme is accredited by contact with a practising solicitor or • Law careers fairs. useful to have more detailed discussion. the Bar Standards Board. barrister through the mentor programmes. • Going Global – an online database • Manchester Law School enjoys close This is your connection to the profession ideal for international students links to law firms, professional bodies and for many students is a vital route to planning to return home to work or any and the Northern Circuit. gain work experience and contacts. postgraduate student looking to explore a career in a new country. Gain vital skills and experience • Visiting practitioners • Advice on self-employment and Each year our highest performing Whether you plan to become a solicitor or freelancing. students receive prizes, including work barrister, our strong links with the legal • Employer visits and presentations. experience, from some of the region’s top profession ensure that we are able to firms. Students also benefit from regular provide excellent speaker programmes International outlook visits made by practitioners to provide for students. Exposure to the links the Law School and insightful information, careers tips and faculty have with international companies significant networking opportunities. • BPTC skills training and partners can enhance your Students on the BPTC gain outstanding opportunities of gaining employment, Manchester Law School prides itself on support as a result of our close working providing organisations with the the opportunities provided for students, relationships with the Northern Circuit. confidence that you will be able to work outside the core course education Advantages include additional advocacy successfully in a global environment. and support. From work experience to classes provided by member Barristers to mooting, here are just some of the supplement core activities and develop the outstanding activities that you will be vital skills necessary to succeed. “I cannot overstate how able to benefit from: impressed I am with the A University of the region • Pro Bono schemes Our local connections are an important quality of the postgraduate Our Pro Bono or ‘work for the public good’ part of our strength and identity. Home to courses at Manchester Law provides students with opportunities to the UK’s largest centre for legal services School. The materials, the apply their legal knowledge in a real life outside of London, our students and teaching and support teams, environment. Working with a range of graduates are ideally placed to take professional partners you will be able to advantage of the North West’s thriving the accommodation, in fact volunteer your services for initiatives legal profession. everything is first class. I would across a whole spectrum of legal work. recommend the Law School to any student.” • Work placements Firms across the North West provide Chris Bishop Manchester Law School LPC students with Partner exclusive work placement opportunities Slater Heelis LLP related to their elective subjects. The number of placements is growing and this is an invaluable opportunity for you to gain experience in an area of law that is of real interest to you. 4 5 Case Study: Lucy Mair Professional training Pupil barrister Garden Court North Chambers Studying for a law postgraduate or professional qualification with Manchester Bar Professional Training Course Law School can open doors: you will be more employable and a highly I studied for my GDL at Manchester Law attractive candidate to employers. In today’s climate, it is increasingly School and so it was the obvious place to continue my professional training and important for your CV to stand out and you will benefit from invaluable complete my BPTC qualification. I was opportunities to improve your skills and gain experience. keen to study with a University rather than a commercial provider, to have access to the specialist facilities and expertise of the tutors. Our courses • Student Law Society Careers and employability support Recognising that academic legal study Our Student Law Society is extremely You will benefit from dedicated law Manchester is the ideal place to study and practice are very different disciplines, active which demonstrates the high calibre careers and employability support from for a law degree as there is a thriving our programmes focus on developing and excellent characteristics of the the moment you join us, and for up to legal community, which the University the skills you will need to be an effective students who choose Manchester Law three years after completion of your has great links with. There are visits to legal professional. Our courses are School. The Law Society incorporates course. We have a range of services Barrister’s Chambers, which I took full distinctive for their strong links to the the Critical Lawyers Group (CLG), the available through our trained careers and advantage of, and a dedicated careers legal profession and the fact that every International Law Society and the employability advisers including: adviser for the Law School. element of our teaching is reviewed Mooting Society and organises guest regularly to ensure that it is up-to-date speakers, social events and much more. • Career development workshops, The tutors are very experienced and very and professionally relevant. support on writing CVs and application responsive; they are approachable and • Practitioner support forms, preparing for interviews and friendly and happy to provide feedback. • Our LPC programme is accredited by Manchester Law School offers students networking. Study is a combination of full group lectures the Solicitors Regulation Authority. valuable opportunities to gain direct • Career guides, videos and resources. and tutorial sessions, which are very • Our BPTC programme is accredited by contact with a practising solicitor or • Law careers fairs. useful to have more detailed discussion. the Bar Standards Board. barrister through the mentor programmes. • Going Global – an online database • Manchester Law School enjoys close This is your connection to the profession ideal for international students links to law firms, professional bodies and for many students is a vital route to planning to return home to work or any and the Northern Circuit. gain work experience and contacts. postgraduate student looking to explore a career in a new country. Gain vital skills and experience • Visiting practitioners • Advice on self-employment and Each year our highest performing Whether you plan to become a solicitor or freelancing. students receive prizes, including work barrister, our strong links with the legal • Employer visits and presentations. experience, from some of the region’s top profession ensure that we are able to firms. Students also benefit from regular provide excellent speaker programmes International outlook visits made by practitioners to provide for students. Exposure to the links the Law School and insightful information, careers tips and faculty have with international companies significant networking opportunities. • BPTC skills training and partners can enhance your Students on the BPTC gain outstanding opportunities of gaining employment, Manchester Law School prides itself on support as a result of our close working providing organisations with the the opportunities provided for students, relationships with the Northern Circuit. confidence that you will be able to work outside the core course education Advantages include additional advocacy successfully in a global environment. and support. From work experience to classes provided by member Barristers to mooting, here are just some of the supplement core activities and develop the outstanding activities that you will be vital skills necessary to succeed. “I cannot overstate how able to benefit from: impressed I am with the A University of the region • Pro Bono schemes Our local connections are an important quality of the postgraduate Our Pro Bono or ‘work for the public good’ part of our strength and identity. Home to courses at Manchester Law provides students with opportunities to the UK’s largest centre for legal services School. The materials, the apply their legal knowledge in a real life outside of London, our students and teaching and support teams, environment. Working with a range of graduates are ideally placed to take professional partners you will be able to advantage of the North West’s thriving the accommodation, in fact volunteer your services for initiatives legal profession. everything is first class. I would across a whole spectrum of legal work. recommend the Law School to any student.” • Work placements Firms across the North West provide Chris Bishop Manchester Law School LPC students with Partner exclusive work placement opportunities Slater Heelis LLP related to their elective subjects. The number of placements is growing and this is an invaluable opportunity for you to gain experience in an area of law that is of real interest to you. 4 5 Postgraduate study at Manchester Law School Studying for a law postgraduate or professional qualification is an important commitment which represents a highly worthwhile investment in your future. We offer a professional and supportive environment with excellent connections to the legal community.

World-class learning and teaching Flexible study patterns Specialist support for disabled facilities We offer a wide range of study modes students and those with specific Manchester Law School features a range across our courses, including full-time learning difficulties of state-of-the-art facilities to enhance and part-time routes to fit around your The Learner Development Service works your learning experience, including lifestyle. The study options are detailed closely with academic departments and lecture theatres housing modern on each course profile. other central services to support disabled multimedia equipment and dedicated IT students. Advisers can offer you confidential Zones throughout the school. You will A supportive learning environment advice, information and support in also have access to a virtual learning In addition to academic and careers relation to an ongoing health condition, environment containing reading lists, support, we provide a range of personal disability or dyslexia. You can contact us electronic books and articles, providing and pastoral advice. Adjacent to the Law before starting the course to speed up the direct communication to your tutors. School is the Student Hub, a one-stop process of getting support in place for shop that provides comprehensive advice when you start to study with us. Together with dedicated law resources, and information to all students on the main University library, providing student-related matters, including referral mmu.ac.uk/learnerdevelopment 24-hour opening during busy periods, is to specialist services. on site and offers access to over 750,000 Accommodation books, as well as e-journals, articles Dedicated student support officers are on There is a wealth of good quality, and e-books. campus to provide advice and guidance. affordable homes for students including They offer study skills support through halls of residence, flats and shared Specialist postgraduate facilities individual sessions and group workshops houses. The University runs 10 halls of Recognising the challenging nature of on a whole range of topics including residence with a range of comforts and solicitor and barrister training, the Law revision techniques, presentation skills, services including some halls with en-suite School offers a number of specialist essay writing and time management. bathrooms, catering and internet access. facilities exclusively for the use of students You will also have round-the-clock access on the LPC and BPTC programmes. to study skills resources on Moodle, your More information is available at online virtual learning environment. mmu.ac.uk/accommodation/ Students on both courses benefit from postgraduate dedicated resource areas containing specialist legal libraries and extensive technology suites. Students on these programmes have private access to specialised areas for personal study.

The school also offers a mock courtroom where students perform their advocacy skills in a realistic legal environment.

6 7 Postgraduate study at Manchester Law School Studying for a law postgraduate or professional qualification is an important commitment which represents a highly worthwhile investment in your future. We offer a professional and supportive environment with excellent connections to the legal community.

The school also offers a mock courtroom where students perform their advocacy skills in a realistic legal environment.

6 7 Top quality teaching by Barry Harwood-Gray “The biggest challenge for Senior Lecturer any student hoping to Bar Professional Training Course exceptional professionals establish a career in Law Barry is practising barrister and is understanding how legal head of the employment team at At Manchester Law School you get the best Juliet Brook theory works in practice. Kenworthy Chambers, Manchester. Senior Lecturer and Subject It is for this reason that we of both worlds. Whether you are training With over 14 years of experience, Leader to become a solicitor or barrister your specialising in employment law, place a great deal on LLB and GDL tutors will be outstanding professionals. police regulation and sports law, emphasis on learning by Barry previously worked as Head doing. As a practising These staff all have considerable experience Juliet practised as a Commercial of Legal Services for a major Property Solicitor for a number of barrister, I can think of no and you will be taught by solicitors, employer’s organisation and Head years before coming to Manchester better way to learn than by barristers and judges who continue to of Employment for two regional Law School. She previously firms of solicitors, including practising your skills in practise whilst teaching. Not only do you taught Property Law on the LPC a national training role at an realistic legal situations.” receive the best possible teaching but programme and currently lectures international firm of solicitors. direct access to the profession. If you are Land Law to students on the GDL Barry is also a member of the Bar course. You will directly benefit considering a postgraduate academic Standards Board Professional from her practical legal experience, qualification you’ll benefit from tutors Conduct Committee. which ensures that the course who have a real passion for their subjects. is up-to-date and professionally relevant for those wishing to go on to practise as a solicitor or barrister.

Kathryn Newton Senior Lecturer Legal Practice Course

Kathryn has been a practising solicitor for over twenty years, originally working in and becoming partner of a high street practice in north Manchester. She specialised initially in litigation and later in family law and child care work. Kathryn has a diploma in personal injury litigation and is a second tier accredited member of the Law Dr. Damian Mather “A great way to make Society Family Law Panel. Having Senior Lecturer and Programme yourself stand out in the joined Manchester Law School Leader in 2005, she teaches Litigation, LL.M competitive jobs market Accounts and Matrimonial Law is to take advantage of and Practice. Damian is an LLB graduate from the Law School’s extensive Manchester Law School, and has links to local practices “Many of our teaching staff since gone on to complete an LL.M and associations to build and PhD. He has published work in have practised in legal firms the European Law Journal, other valuable contacts. Manchester referred journals and edited books Law School also operates a and so have professional on the European Parliament and is pro bono legal clinic which experience to draw upon in also an external member of the provides outstanding their teaching. Face-to-face Centre for European Law and Legal Studies. As programme leader for opportunities to test your contact on the Legal Practice the LL.M degrees at Manchester skills on live projects whilst Course is high and we foster a Law School, he leads modules on helping those in need.” very supportive environment E.U. migration law and terrorism and human rights. to help you to get the most out of your studies.” “Law, by its very nature, is a complex and challenging area of study which is why we ensure that our students receive plenty of seminar materials and face-to-face teaching from our expert lecturers, supported by online resources. With so much to learn, providing high quality student support is a guiding philosophy of Manchester Law School – whether it is academic, pastoral or careers support.”

8 9 Top quality teaching by Barry Harwood-Gray “The biggest challenge for Senior Lecturer any student hoping to Bar Professional Training Course exceptional professionals establish a career in Law Barry is practising barrister and is understanding how legal head of the employment team at At Manchester Law School you get the best Juliet Brook theory works in practice. Kenworthy Chambers, Manchester. Senior Lecturer and Subject It is for this reason that we of both worlds. Whether you are training With over 14 years of experience, Leader to become a solicitor or barrister your specialising in employment law, place a great deal on LLB and GDL tutors will be outstanding professionals. police regulation and sports law, emphasis on learning by Barry previously worked as Head doing. As a practising These staff all have considerable experience Juliet practised as a Commercial of Legal Services for a major Property Solicitor for a number of barrister, I can think of no and you will be taught by solicitors, employer’s organisation and Head years before coming to Manchester better way to learn than by barristers and judges who continue to of Employment for two regional Law School. She previously firms of solicitors, including practising your skills in practise whilst teaching. Not only do you taught Property Law on the LPC a national training role at an realistic legal situations.” receive the best possible teaching but programme and currently lectures international firm of solicitors. direct access to the profession. If you are Land Law to students on the GDL Barry is also a member of the Bar course. You will directly benefit considering a postgraduate academic Standards Board Professional from her practical legal experience, qualification you’ll benefit from tutors Conduct Committee. which ensures that the course who have a real passion for their subjects. is up-to-date and professionally relevant for those wishing to go on to practise as a solicitor or barrister.

Kathryn Newton Senior Lecturer Legal Practice Course

8 9 Law Case Study: Ibrahim Sheikh Graduate Diploma in Law

I began my career working for a merchant bank in the City before setting up and running my own management Graduate Diploma in Law consultancy for 15 years. I had always wanted to study Law and knew that my GDL commercial business experience would be a valuable asset for studying law at a postgraduate level. Length and mode What you will study For full-time students, the course 1 year full-time You will begin by developing a strong operates a typical teaching week of Returning to study can be a daunting 2 years part-time understanding of the English Legal 40-45 hours including an average prospect, but I knew my experience System, alongside an introduction to of 13 hours face-to-face contact would come in useful. In fact my maturity Fees legal research and law-related teaching time. has been a real bonus and led to my Full-time UK and EU students: £5,560 information technology. election as Student Representative for the Full-time Non-EU overseas Part-time students learn via a mix of course, which included liaising with students: £11,000 You will then move onto the Foundations lectures, face-to-face workshops and lecturers and tutors as well as the course Part-time UK and EU students: of Legal Knowledge, a series of units online workshops. management committee. £2,780 per year that will introduce core legal concepts. This knowledge will lay the foundation You will receive informal assessment I’ve been recommending the course for a Manchester Metropolitan University for your future training at LPC or BPTC and feedback from your tutors long time. It’s tiring and hard work but graduates will receive a 10% level. The Legal Skills and Practice throughout the course, but your final there’s a real buzz and camaraderie and discount on course fees for the module is specifically designed to result is based on seven end-of-year I’ve made many friends with both students Graduate Diploma in Law. See bridge the gap between academic and examinations, two pieces of written and staff. The course is clearly laid out so mmu.ac.uk/loyaltydiscount professional study. coursework and a moot. you can pick and choose to ensure you get the most from your studies. The Entry requirements Units Career prospects part-time route also allowed me to fit my You will normally have a UK honours • Contract Manchester Law School has alumni in studies around my family commitments. degree in any subject. A 3rd class • Tort a range of law firms, barristers honours degree will only be accepted in • Legal Skills and Practice chambers and non-legal organisations I chose to study at Manchester Law exceptional circumstances and not if • Public Law in the UK and internationally, including School because of the friendliness of the the candidate wishes to practice at the • Criminal Law some of the most well known names in staff and their excellent links with local Bar. Students without a UK honours • Land Law the profession. law firms and chambers, and was degree, or holding an overseas degree • Equity and Trusts particularly impressed by presentations must apply to the correct authority for a • EU For further details about this course, given by barristers and solicitors about certificate of academic standing (SRA visit mmu.ac.uk/law their relationships with the Law School. for prospective solicitors and BSB for These courses are delivered at the This professional network has been prospective barristers). Because of the University’s purpose-built Law School invaluable to me; I’ve been able to popularity of the GDL, preference is by a highly experienced academic combine my studies with pro bono work usually given to higher classifications. team from a range of professional placements and voluntary work, and that International Students please see backgrounds. Your tuition will be combination of academic excellence and mmu.ac.uk/international or page 22 delivered through a variety of methods work experience has placed me in a great including lectures, seminars, directed position to further my career. I was able to The course learning and electronic learning. There secure a mini pupillage through the links Designed for students who want the is the opportunity to expand your legal with the law community and have gone challenges and rewards of a legal network through attendance at our on to utilise those networks to carry out a career but don’t have an undergraduate guest speaker programme and to hone further nine mini pupillages. I enjoyed degree in Law, this programme will your legal skills through involvement in being in court and supporting barristers provide you with a thorough grounding one of our voluntary legal work schemes and this experience has given me the in core legal areas. Those who have that offer pro bono legal services to skills, knowledge and thirst to continue studied a non-law degree before those who would otherwise be unable my studies and complete my Bar finals. converting can be particularly to access it. attractive to employers as they offer additional skills and experience.

Offering high levels of face-to-face teaching contact in lectures and seminars and an open door policy for receiving academic or pastoral advice, the environment is supportive and friendly. We also offer a dedicated Careers and Employability adviser to help you take the steps into a fulfilling legal career.

10 11 Law Case Study: Ibrahim Sheikh Graduate Diploma in Law

10 11 Law Case Study: Keziah Watt Legal Adviser G2 Recruitment Solutions Legal Practice Course I came to see the University and liked it Legal Practice Course straight away; its location close to central Manchester means everything is on your LPC doorstep and you feel integrated with the city. Length and mode You will work through case studies You will receive the opportunity to hone I studied for my GDL first of all and then 1 year full-time devised to reflect realistic legal your legal skills through involvement moved on to study for my LPC. I really 16 to 24 months part-time scenarios, serving as the perfect way to in one of our voluntary legal work enjoyed the elective units, which gave learn core practice skills such as schemes that offer pro bono legal me a good opportunity to learn advocacy Fees interviewing clients, writing letters of services to those in need. Manchester skills, commercial law and litigation. Full-time UK and EU students: advice, preparing legal documents and Law School also offers an outstanding £9,065 making court appearances. work placement programme to enable The standard of teaching is really high Full-time Non-EU overseas students to gain vital work experience here, with supportive tutors, many of students: £12,500 What you will study during their electives. whom used to practise so they have the Part-time UK and EU students: practical focus and can provide really Year 1: £7,415 Stage 1: Core units Career prospects good advice. They are very reliable and Year 2: £1,650 • Business Law and Practice Manchester Law School places professional and really help you to get the • Property Law and Practice emphasis on helping you establish your most out of your studies. Previous MMU law students receive • Civil and Criminal Litigation career. Many students begin the course a 10% discount on their LPC fees. • Professional Conduct and Regulation without a training contract, but 90% Please note, all students will be • Solicitors’ Accounts of LPC students find legally related required to pay a £120 fee to the • Wills and Administration of Estates employment after graduating. The Law Solicitors Regulation Authority • Revenue Law School features a dedicated Careers (SRA) for application and • Writing and Drafting and Employability Adviser, alongside a administration. • Practical Legal Research well developed practitioner mentor • Interviewing and Advising scheme and guest lecture programme. Entry requirements • Advocacy To enrol on the LPC, you must satisfy • Taxation For further details about this course, the Solicitors Regulation Authority that visit mmu.ac.uk/law you have completed the academic Stage 2: Elective units stage of your training by completing There are 12 Stage 2 subjects available either an LLB or GDL qualification. so you can tailor your learning to reflect “The LPC is a challenging You will normally have a UK honours your career ambitions and legal course, but the tutors inspire degree, preferably at least a 2:2, but interests. The content of each Stage 2 we will take into account relevant subject has been devised in you to be proactive and astute. legal experience. We also welcome consultation with local firms to ensure They are extremely supportive applications from mature students with practical relevance. and their guidance helps you to a background in legal practice. All be successful, while nurturing students must enrol as members of the Study pattern SRA before the programme begins. The courses are delivered in our the skills necessary to impress International students please see page purpose-built Law School by a highly an employer.” 22 or refer to mmu.ac.uk/international experienced academic team from a Elena Da Silva variety of legal professional International student The course backgrounds. Your tuition will be Designed to prepare you for life as a delivered through a variety of methods solicitor, the LPC programme at including lectures, seminars, Manchester Law School will provide workshops and electronic learning. you with a thorough and rigorous start to your career. With an emphasis on A full-time student can expect to receive simulating real life legal situations, the between 12 to 15 hours face-to-face course is both practical and interactive, teaching per week exclusive of student combining traditional and innovative preparation time, whilst a part-time teaching methods to help you develop student can expect to receive 6-7 the practical and theoretical skills teaching hours per week running required for legal practice. You will alongside supplementary online work. learn how to think and behave like a legal professional from the outset.

12 13 Law Case Study: Keziah Watt Legal Adviser G2 Recruitment Solutions Legal Practice Course I came to see the University and liked it Legal Practice Course straight away; its location close to central Manchester means everything is on your LPC doorstep and you feel integrated with the city. Length and mode You will work through case studies You will receive the opportunity to hone I studied for my GDL first of all and then 1 year full-time devised to reflect realistic legal your legal skills through involvement moved on to study for my LPC. I really 16 to 24 months part-time scenarios, serving as the perfect way to in one of our voluntary legal work enjoyed the elective units, which gave learn core practice skills such as schemes that offer pro bono legal me a good opportunity to learn advocacy Fees interviewing clients, writing letters of services to those in need. Manchester skills, commercial law and litigation. Full-time UK and EU students: advice, preparing legal documents and Law School also offers an outstanding £9,065 making court appearances. work placement programme to enable The standard of teaching is really high Full-time Non-EU overseas students to gain vital work experience here, with supportive tutors, many of students: £12,500 What you will study during their electives. whom used to practise so they have the Part-time UK and EU students: practical focus and can provide really Year 1: £7,415 Stage 1: Core units Career prospects good advice. They are very reliable and Year 2: £1,650 • Business Law and Practice Manchester Law School places professional and really help you to get the • Property Law and Practice emphasis on helping you establish your most out of your studies. Previous MMU law students receive • Civil and Criminal Litigation career. Many students begin the course a 10% discount on their LPC fees. • Professional Conduct and Regulation without a training contract, but 90% Please note, all students will be • Solicitors’ Accounts of LPC students find legally related required to pay a £120 fee to the • Wills and Administration of Estates employment after graduating. The Law Solicitors Regulation Authority • Revenue Law School features a dedicated Careers (SRA) for application and • Writing and Drafting and Employability Adviser, alongside a administration. • Practical Legal Research well developed practitioner mentor • Interviewing and Advising scheme and guest lecture programme. Entry requirements • Advocacy To enrol on the LPC, you must satisfy • Taxation For further details about this course, the Solicitors Regulation Authority that visit mmu.ac.uk/law you have completed the academic Stage 2: Elective units stage of your training by completing There are 12 Stage 2 subjects available either an LLB or GDL qualification. so you can tailor your learning to reflect “The LPC is a challenging You will normally have a UK honours your career ambitions and legal course, but the tutors inspire degree, preferably at least a 2:2, but interests. The content of each Stage 2 we will take into account relevant subject has been devised in you to be proactive and astute. legal experience. We also welcome consultation with local firms to ensure They are extremely supportive applications from mature students with practical relevance. and their guidance helps you to a background in legal practice. All be successful, while nurturing students must enrol as members of the Study pattern SRA before the programme begins. The courses are delivered in our the skills necessary to impress International students please see page purpose-built Law School by a highly an employer.” 22 or refer to mmu.ac.uk/international experienced academic team from a Elena Da Silva variety of legal professional International student The course backgrounds. Your tuition will be Designed to prepare you for life as a delivered through a variety of methods solicitor, the LPC programme at including lectures, seminars, Manchester Law School will provide workshops and electronic learning. you with a thorough and rigorous start to your career. With an emphasis on A full-time student can expect to receive simulating real life legal situations, the between 12 to 15 hours face-to-face course is both practical and interactive, teaching per week exclusive of student combining traditional and innovative preparation time, whilst a part-time teaching methods to help you develop student can expect to receive 6-7 the practical and theoretical skills teaching hours per week running required for legal practice. You will alongside supplementary online work. learn how to think and behave like a legal professional from the outset.

12 13 Law Case Study: Ben Beckett Bar Professional Training Course

I loved studying in Manchester and after completing my LLB at Manchester Bar Professional Training Course Law School, I was sure I wanted to stay. The level of support you receive is BPTC outstanding, as all the staff are really co-operative and always willing to help.

I knew that I wanted to become a Barrister Length and mode The BPTC focuses on developing highly Study pattern and the course has been great so far. 1 year full-time practical skills and features an The BPTC is taught by an experienced There are lots of opportunities to engage innovative ‘mini-chambers’ approach team of barristers as well as a Deputy in practical work, underpinned by theory, Fees designed to mirror the real life working District Judge. You predominantly learn and delivered in a modern building with Full-time UK and EU students: practices of a barrister. You will be through the mini-chambers system excellent facilities. The library is just next £12,200 placed in a group (or chamber) with 12 outlined above (requiring significant door to the Law School, and there are lots Full-time Non-EU overseas other students and provided with a student preparation) and occasionally of specialist facilities for postgraduate students: £12,500 permanent, multi-media equipped base by traditional lecture. Teaching is students, including a mock courtroom to room. You will be expected to ‘perform’ complemented by online resources practise in. Previous MMU law students receive regularly in front of your fellow students ranging from self-testing resources and a 10% discount on their BPTC fees. to encourage the development of strong podcasts to advocacy demonstrations. I’d definitely recommend Manchester Please note, you will also be working relationships similar to a Additionally, the Law School runs Law School for its supportive and required to pay a Bar Standards professional chambers. several pro bono legal schemes, professional environment. Board student fee of £345. offering students the opportunity to You will also take part in career prospect practise their skills on live legal Entry requirements enhancing activities that range from projects. The Law School also enters To be considered for a place on the guest talks by Judges and Clerks of teams of students into national BPTC, you will normally have to satisfy Chambers to lessons in voice projection, competitions to test their skills in two criteria: which are all ideal preparations for realistic situations. 1. You will hold an LLB degree or have BPTC students seeking pupillage. An completed the GDL programme. important feature of the course is the Career prospects 2. You will have obtained a pass in the Additional Advocacy Classes provided This course is aimed at preparing you Bar Aptitude Test. by members of the Northern Circuit to for pupillage and life as a barrister, but help you realise your full potential in the skills learned are applicable to a BPTC students are selected primarily on developing these vital skills. Each wide range of professions. Our academic ability and will be expected to chambers group will also receive graduates have a strong history of have been awarded at least a 2:2 at first classes on professional conduct from a finding pupillage, or pursuing other degree level, although factors such as working barrister acting as the group’s careers in the legal sector. commitment to the profession, motivation Practitioner Mentor. and other skills may be considered. All For further details about this course, BPTC offers are subject to the condition What you will study visit mmu.ac.uk/law that students successfully complete the academic stage of their training to the Core units Bar Standards Board’s satisfaction and • Advocacy have enrolled as a student member of • Civil Litigation one of the Inns of Court. International • Evidence and Remedies students please see page 22 or refer to • Criminal Litigation Evidence and mmu.ac.uk/international Sentencing • Professional Ethics The course • Opinion Writing Designed to provide you with the skills • Drafting and expertise you will need for a • Conference Skills successful career as a barrister, the • Resolution of Disputes out of Court BPTC course at Manchester Law School will provide you with the rigorous Elective units academic training demanded by the Bar. There are approximately eight elective subjects available to BPTC students. Manchester Law School is the sole provider of barrister training in the North West and has outstanding links to both the local legal profession and the Northern Circuit ( Chambers in Cheshire, Liverpool, Manchester and Preston).

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14 15 Law Case Study: Faramarz Bagdeli PhD Student LL.M graduate

Manchester Law School was recommended to me by a previous lecturer and I knew of its excellent reputation for human rights LL.M Programme law. The LL.M course is very broad and allows you to tailor your study to your interests, which is great. Focusing on how law relates to LL.M students take core units, and may Together with a general LL.M The course is very challenging but the individuals, society and the global choose elective modules from a wide course, we offer an LL.M degree tutors are extremely supportive and arena as a whole, this programme range of study areas and specialisms. in the following specific routes: approachable and always willing to explores in depth issues such as: These taught modules normally include dedicate time and energy to supporting • European Law • The operation and application of the Freedom, Security and Justice in the students. They are highly qualified and • Law and Society law in different parts of society. EU, Equality and Human Rights, Law, also have good contacts within legal • Human Rights Law • The development of a significant Technology and Governance, Law, firms, meaning you get a very real insight body of discrimination and equalities Terrorism and Human Rights and • Equality Law into professional practice. law in the UK. Human Rights and Healthcare. These • The deepening relationship between are subject to availability each year. To Length and mode I would strongly recommend the LL.M to UK law and the law of the European see the most up to date list of available 1 year full-time prospective students, as it has significantly Union. modules for the 2013/14 academic year, 2 years part-time enhanced my knowledge in the area of • The impact of an increasing body of please visit human rights and as a result, my career international and European law on www.law.mmu.ac.uk/master-of-laws- Fees prospects. I am now researching for a the UK. degrees-ll-m Full-time UK and EU students: PhD in human rights and hope to begin £4,600 lecturing in human rights law. Full-time Non-EU overseas This is a very flexible course, allowing You will be assessed through written students: £12,500 you the freedom to follow either four exercises, reports, papers and essays Part-time UK and EU students: distinct specialist routes or to tailor a and much of the material you will use £2,300 per year programme to your own specification will result from your own, independent through a free choice of electives. research. You will also be expected to Entry requirements engage in group discussions and You will normally have a UK honours What you will study present your work both individually and degree (or equivalent) at a minimum of The programme consists of 180 credits, as part of a group. For both full and 2:2 in either Law or a Social Science divided into five modules. Full-time part-time students, teaching takes based discipline. Alternatively, you will students will take these modules over place during the day. have a Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) three terms, whilst part-time students or a related postgraduate diploma or will spread theirs over five. Career prospects professional qualification recognised as Students who complete this programme the equivalent of at least a lower second General LL.M receive an internationally recognised class degree. International Students • Research Methods research qualification and typically go please see page 22 or refer to • Elective 1 on to establish careers either in or mmu.ac.uk/international • Elective 2 closely related to the legal profession. • Elective 3 This qualification is also an excellent The course • Dissertation basis for entering a career in public Giving you the opportunity to further administration, the civil service, the extend your knowledge of the law LL.M Equality Law/European Law/ voluntary and community sectors, and develop advanced legal skills, the Human Rights Law/Law and Society teaching or academia. Many students taught LL.M will provide your legal • Research Methods go on to complete further postgraduate CV a significant boost by adding an • Core 1 research. internationally recognised • Core 2 postgraduate qualification to your • Elective 1 For further details about this course, other skills and experience. • Dissertation (chosen route related) visit mmu.ac.uk/law

By studying on this programme, you will develop an in-depth understanding of how and why the law is formed, how it is applied and its relationship with policy and policy-making processes at the national, European and international levels.

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16 17 Law

Top up LL.M in Legal Research Practice LL.M in Legal Practice opportunities at Manchester Length and mode 1 year full-time 2 years part-time Law School

Fees Manchester Law School offers opportunities Full-time UK and EU students: £2,050 to study by research for the degree of LL.M, Part-time UK and EU students: £1,025 per year MPhil or PhD in a number of contemporary Full-time Non-EU overseas students: £2,180 areas of law, including Law and the Body, Law and Social Justice, Gender and Sexual Entry requirements Orientation Law, Law and Medical Ethics, You must have a Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice Evidence, Environmental Law, Law and gained through the successful completion of the LPC or BCV/ Popular Culture, Information Technology Law BPTC qualification. International Students please see page and Human Rights. Study may be on a 22 or refer to mmu.ac.uk/international full-time or part-time basis.

The course All research students automatically become This ‘top-up’ course allows you to take 105 credits from your members of the Graduate School and benefit existing Postgraduate Diploma in Legal Practice (following from research training in an interdisciplinary either the LPC or the BPTC/BVC) and complete an additional and collegiate atmosphere. The Law School taught unit and dissertation or research project required to has excellent IT facilities and research rooms obtain the fully-fledged Master’s degree. for the exclusive use of research students, and there is easy access to the University’s main To ‘top-up’ your existing qualification to full Master’s level, library next door. Manchester Law School you must complete a single taught module in Research provides a dynamic location for pursuing Methods and then successfully undertake a dissertation or high-quality research across a range of legal, research project in an area of practical law, law in practice or socio-legal and related fields of study. If you academic law chosen by you. wish to join us, please visit the web address below for further information about research The Research Methods module is a preparatory unit for your degrees and applications procedures. research and entails 4 x 2 hour face-to-face teaching sessions at the beginning of the course. Teaching is complemented mmu.ac.uk/law by material accessible on Moodle. This is followed by the production of your 15,000 word dissertation or research project under the supervision of one of the Law School’s expert members of staff. Supervisory meetings can take place via face-to-face meetings, the phone, e-mail or even audio-visually.

Career prospects Ideal for those seeking to boost their existing LPC or BPTC qualifications with an internationally recognised legal qualification, this course will add further academic and practical legal weight to your CV – potentially helping you stand out in the highly competitive legal jobs market.

For further details about this course, visit mmu.ac.uk/law

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Top up LL.M in Legal Research Practice LL.M in Legal Practice opportunities at Manchester Length and mode 1 year full-time 2 years part-time Law School

For further details about this course, visit mmu.ac.uk/law

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It is important to read the individual course entry for the course If your application is successful you will be required to have an you wish to apply for which gives details of the typical entry Funding and financial support How to apply interview. When the University is satisfied that your proposed requirements for that course. Satisfying the typical entry project is generally sound, your references have been received requirements may not, however, guarantee the offer of a place. Many postgraduates are self-financed, however financial support How to apply for a postgraduate taught course and that the appropriate supervision and resources are available, Applications are considered on their own merits and in competition may be available for both taught courses (normally for one year) you will be sent a letter offering you a place. Enrolment for a with others, with account being taken of examination results and research (normally up to three years) through a range of Applications for the full-time route for Legal Practice research degree normally takes place at the start of each already achieved, predicted grades in forthcoming examinations, studentships and sponsorships. Course (LPC) and Graduate Diploma in Law (GDL) academic term, i.e. September, January and April, although research project proposals, personal statements and academic Applications to the Central Applications Board lawcabs.ac.uk. In some programmes may only have one enrolment period per references. In some cases, work experience or success in other Tuition fees for taught courses order to be eligible to enrol on the LPC, students are required to academic session. fields can be accepted as equivalent to formal qualifications. The fees for taught courses, both full-time and part-time are ensure they submit an application for student enrolment to the provided for each course described in this brochure. Fees are Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and completion of the Following enrolment, in order to register for the degree you will Taught Masters Programmes (LL.M and LL.M correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to academic stage, form (EN1) to the SRA. be required to produce a research proposal of 1,000 words, with Legal Practice) change and will be confirmed at the time of enrolment. The the help of your proposed supervisory team, and submit it to your You should have an honours degree or a postgraduate diploma or part-time fees stated are for the first year and, owing to the Applications for the Bar Professional Training Course (BPTC) Faculty Research Degrees Committee for approval within three a professional qualification recognised as being equivalent to an flexibility of part-time courses, denote the maximum fee for Year Full time BPTC applications go through a central process at months (full-time) or six months (part-time) of enrolment. honours degree. Other qualifications or work experience may be 1. Actual fees may vary depending on the units selected and the barprofessionaltraining.org.uk and students will need to pass the acceptable if they demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills time taken to complete the course. For further information on Bar Aptitude Test administered by the Bar Standards Board. Disclaimer at honours degree standard. fees please contact us on +44 (0) 161 247 2937. All BPTC offers are subject to students completing the academic Whilst the University has made every effort to ensure that the stage of their training to the Bar Standards Board’s satisfaction information contained in this course guide is accurate and GDL Law School discount and being enrolled as a student member of one of the Inns of up-to-date, we cannot give any warranty that this is the case, You should have a British Honours degree or Certificate of If you are a UK or EU Manchester Metropolitan University LLB Court – Gray’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, Inner Temple or Middle nor guarantee that places will be available for any particular Academic Standing. graduate, you are eligible for a 10% loyalty discount on fees for Temple. Students with an overseas degree should discuss their courses. The University shall not be responsible for any loss or the LPC and BPTC courses and all Manchester Metropolitan eligibility with the Bar Standards Board. damage howsoever arising from your use of this publication LPC and BPTC University graduates are eligible for a 10% discount on the GDL (except as required by law). The availability of courses offered You should have a qualifying law degree or have successfully conversion course. See mmu.ac.uk/loyaltydiscount for Applications for part-time courses may be subject to a minimum level of interest being shown by completed a Graduate Diploma in Law programme. more information. You will need to complete a University application form, which applicants in any given year. Use of this publication is subject to you can download from mmu.ac.uk/applicationform Manchester Metropolitan University’s terms and conditions LL.M by Research Studentships which can be found at You should have a first or second class honours degree (usually a University Studentships are offered on an annual basis for After completing the application form, please e-mail to mmu.ac.uk/academic/academic_policy and mmu.ac.uk/legal 2:1) or an equivalent qualification. Applicants will be considered students wishing to study for PhD, MPhil, MRes or Masters by [email protected] or send by post to: on their merits. Ability and background knowledge in relation to Research (MA, MSc, LL.M) degrees. They are normally held for If you require a hard copy of these terms and conditions please the proposed research, together with professional experience, up to three years and provide the home tuition fees and a Direct Admissions Team contact +44 (0) 161 247 1692. publications, written reports or other appropriate evidence of subsistence bursary of around £12,000 per annum. Studentships Manchester Metropolitan University accomplishment will be taken into consideration. are attached to specific research projects. Industrial CASE Business School & Student Hub awards, which are allocated to the industrial partner i.e. (your All Saints Campus PhD employer) can become available. Visit mmu.ac.uk/red Lower Chatham Street This publication is available in alternative To apply for a PhD directly, you should have a Master’s degree (or Manchester formats. Please telephone M15 6BH equivalent from an overseas institution), in a discipline which is +44 (0) 161 247 1692. appropriate to the proposed research, and includes sufficient Sources of UK funding training in research methods and the execution of a research The University will inform you of the outcome of your application. project. If you do not meet these criteria but have had appropriate Some offers may be conditional upon you satisfying the specified Studentships entry requirements. research or professional experience at postgraduate level which England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Awards currently available has resulted in published work, written reports or other appropriate for full-time postgraduate students usually cover university fees evidence of accomplishment, this will be taken into consideration. How to apply for a postgraduate research degree and a maintenance grant. Applications can be made through You can apply for admission to a postgraduate research degree the department offering the course or the research place. International students either by responding to a specific advertisement for a studentship The application deadline for Research Council awards is usually in the local or national press or by applying speculatively to If you need to check your eligibility, visit our website late April. mmu.ac.uk/international and check your specific country page the University. for more detailed entry requirements and which international Trusts, grants and other sources of funding qualifications we accept. We also consider work experience To apply for a professional doctorate, PhD, MPhil, MRes or • Industrial organisations/your employer Masters by Research you will need to complete the Application and other factors so do include everything you think relevant in • Professional and Career Development Loans. your application. Form to Study for a Postgraduate Research Degree mmu.ac.uk/ Visit lifelonglearning.co.uk for more information postgraduate/apply. You should also contact the research degrees • Charitable Trusts If you are not a national of a majority English-speaking country, coordinator for your chosen subject area to arrange a preliminary • Research grants discussion about your proposed research topic. you will need to provide evidence of your English proficiency. The • Research Degrees level of English we require will depend on the qualification you wish to study and in addition to the entry requirements detailed on the course page, you will also need a minimum of IELTS 6.5, with no less than 5.5 in any section, or acceptable equivalent and IELTS 7.5, with no less than 6.5 in any section for the Bar Professional Training Course.

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20 21 International students The Greater Manchester area is home to more international students than any other UK region outside London and we welcome over 3,500 international students from 121 countries to the UK every year.

Supporting your study Entry requirements Manchester Metropolitan University You can find country specific information understands that international students about many international qualifications sometimes need a little extra assistance. on our international website. It’s important We have specialist teams to provide the that you have sufficient knowledge of right support from application through to English to follow your courses successfully. graduation and beyond. As a guide for most postgraduate courses The University’s dedicated student you will need to achieve IELTS 6.5 or above services team offers international students with no less than 5.5 in any component. career advice, counselling, chaplaincy, For the Bar Professional Training Course, and learning support. If you need help you will need to achieve IELTS 7.5 or above, with any aspect of your English language, with no less than 6.5 in any component. from writing a report to communicating There are pre-sessional English courses with your supervisor or seminar group, during July and August to help you achieve year round English Language support is the level of English language proficiency available through your faculty and/or you need before you start your course. through our British Council accredited English Language Centre. Support is Applying available throughout the year in the form Once you’ve decided which course to of classes and individual consultations. apply for, you will need to submit your application. Many international and EU MMU International students use a recruitment consultant or MMU International is the International education adviser based in their home Office at the University. Many of the country to help them. The University MMU International staff speak several works with a number of Education languages and, having spent time in Advisers worldwide and you may find different countries, are uniquely placed to that we have one in your country. They understand your needs as an international will be able to tell you more about the student. The team regularly visits many University and how to present yourself in countries to inform students about the a way that will interest admissions tutors, opportunities for study at the University. and some will offer you assistance with your visa and pre-departure briefings. To MMU International also provides check if there is a University appointed international students with advice on a education adviser in your country visit wide range of matters from social events mmu.ac.uk/international and immigration to day-to-day living in the UK. There is a comprehensive 3 day Funding and financial support welcome programme to help you settle Wherever you live in the world we’ll into university life which includes welcome your application to study at pre-enrolment, guest speakers, support in Manchester Metropolitan University. opening bank accounts, plus trips and activities to help you meet other students For details of scholarships for from your country and from around the international students see world. If you fly into Manchester mmu.ac.uk/international International Airport, there will be a team to greet you and transport you to Full information for international students your accommodation. is available at mmu.ac.uk/international

Telephone +44 (0) 161 247 1022 Email [email protected]

22 International students The Greater Manchester area is home to more international students than any other UK region outside London and we welcome over 3,500 international students from 121 countries to the UK every year.

Telephone +44 (0) 161 247 1022 Email [email protected]

22 Manchester Metropolitan University All Saints Manchester Manchester M15 6BH +44 (0) 161 247 2000 Law School mmu.ac.uk Postgraduate 2013