LLM

School

Course Length
1 year full-time
Also available for part-time study

Number of Places
20

Contact
Departmental Secretary
Tel: +44 (0)1484 473574
E-mail: law@hud.ac.uk

Entry Requirements
You should have a good honours degree in Law or a related degree. Students whose first degree did not major in Law will be required to take the Introduction to Law module.

Introduction

These courses offer you the opportunity to study law at Masters’ level. The courses are designed to offer an academically challenging curriculum which will cater for law graduates, non-law graduates, practising lawyers and practitioners in commercial and health care. Students can read for a general LLM or may opt to study for a named route. The routes available are:

• LLM in Commercial Law
• LLM in International Law
• LLM / MA in Health Care Law

Course Structure

Students will study the compulsory module Legal Research Methods in their first term as well as Introduction Law if their first degree did not major in law. During the first term the modules taken will total 60 credits. Followed by a further 60 credits in the second term. The final term is dedicated to the dissertation. Each named route has compulsory modules which are also available as options on the general LLM.

Core modules:

• Legal Research Methods 15 credits (core on all routes)
• Introduction to Law 15 credits (core on all routes for students whose first degree did not major in law.
• Dissertation 60 credits (core on all routes)
• Commercial Law 30 Credits (core on the Commercial Law route)
• Private International Law 30 Credits (core on the Commercial and International Law routes)
• Public International Law 30 credits (core on the International Law Route)
• Medical Malpractice 15 credits (core on the Health Care route)
• The practitioner / patient relationship 15 credits (core on the Health Care route)

You may then select from a range of options (as applicable) including:

• Employment Law (15 credits)
• Global Intellectual Property Rights (15 credits)
• International Criminal Law (30 credits)
• Law & Practice of International Trade (15 credits)
• Ethics in Health Care Law (15 credits)
• Medical Law in Action: The Beginning of Life (15 credits)
• Medical Law in Action: The End of Life (15 credits)
• NHS: The Legal Framework (15 credits)

Appropriate modules are also available from other programmes but students can only take one module of no more than 15 credits.

The Legal Research Methods module provides you with comprehensive training in research skills. You will then have the opportunity to gain first hand experience of research through the Dissertation module, an extended piece of research which allows you to pursue an area of interest in depth.

Special Features

CPD points may be available from the Law Society.

Prospectus

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