Law and Political Economy (LLM/MSc)

Birkbeck, University of London

Master

In London

£ 11,580 VAT inc.

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    1 Year

The new LLM/MSc Law and Political Economy at Birkbeck was launched in direct response to the resurgence of interest in political economy. With a focus on law, this timely programme studies the links between economy, crime and punishment, as well as the relationship between property, trade, law and regulation.

Taught by internationally renowned experts from across the fields of law, business and politics, LLM/MSc Law and Political Economy gives you the opportunity to analyse political economy issues from different disciplinary perspectives and to evaluate complex theories and debates on the topic. You will also receive training in critical research methods, before undertaking a supervised independent research project on a topic of your choice.

Facilities

Location

Start date

London
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Malet Street, WC1E 7HX

Start date

On request

About this course

The programme is ideal if you wish to advance your career, or develop a new career path in law and criminal justice in the public, private or non-governmental sector. It also provides a strong foundation for PhD research in the area.

A least a 2:2 honours degree in law, criminology, or a related discipline in the humanities or social sciences.

Applications are reviewed on their individual merits and your professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be taken into consideration positively.

Graduates may use the degree to advance their existing career or to help them change or develop a new career path in, for example, law enforcement and criminal justice policy development, practice and analysis, from across the public, private and non-governmental sectors, including local and national government bodies, law enforcement and criminal justice agencies, think tanks, media outlets and universities.

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Subjects

  • Environmental Economics
  • World Trade
  • Trade
  • Employment Relations
  • International Business
  • Systems
  • Project
  • Law
  • Global
  • International
  • LLM
  • Innovation
  • Economics
  • Networks
  • Governance
  • Corporate Governance
  • Business Strategy
  • Politics
  • International Trade Law
  • IT Law

Course programme

COURSE STRUCTURE

You must complete modules worth a total of 180 credits, of which 120 must be in law. You take three compulsory law modules, including a research project, and three option modules from across law, business and politics.

COMPULSORY MODULES
  • Critical Methods in Law & Society Research
  • Law Masters Research Project
  • Perspectives on Political Economy
INDICATIVE LAW/CRIMINOLOGY OPTION MODULES
  • Commons, Public Space and the Law
  • Constitutional Law in Practice: Regional Perspectives
  • Economic Approach to Law
  • Environmental Problems and the Law
  • Global Perspectives on Crime and Crime Control
  • International Business and the Environment
  • International Criminological Theory
  • International Trade Law
  • Law, Post-Colonialism and Political Economy
  • Law, Post-Development and the Critique of Political Economy
  • Law, Solidarity and Alternative Economies
  • Law, Trade and Geopolitics
  • Natural Resources Law: Critical Perspectives
  • Social Justice
  • The International Economic Constitution
  • The World Trade Organization and the Environment
  • White-Collar and Corporate Crime
INDICATIVE BUSINESS OPTION MODULES
  • Corporate Governance
  • Development Policy
  • Economics: Theory, Policy and Institutions
  • Environmental Economics
  • Globalization: forces, players and management
  • Innovation and the Knowledge Economy
  • Innovation Systems: Networks and Social Capital
  • Institutions, Governance and Development
  • International Business and Economic Development
  • International Business Ethics
  • International Business Strategy
  • International Business: Theories and Issues
  • Issues in Development Economics
  • Research Methods in Management (Postgraduate)
  • The Dynamics of Global Capitalism: Theory and Practice
  • Varieties of Capitalism and Employment Relations
INDICATIVE POLITICS OPTION MODULES
  • Emerging Powers in World Politics
  • Geopolitics, Population and Environment
  • Global Politics, Governance and Security
  • International Political Economy
  • The European Union: Integration, Politics and Policy
  • The Political Sociology of the Modern State
  • The Politics of Population Change: Immigration, Aging and Conflict

Additional information

FEES

Part-time home students: £5790 pa
Full-time home students: £11580 pa
Part-time international students: £8850 pa
Full-time international students: £17700 pa

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