Law and Social Justice

Core modules will provide a sound understanding of social justice theories as well as developing competence in the exercise of socio-legal research methods and skills. The seminar teaching approach will also require you to be proactive and develop the necessary oral presentational skills.

A large range of optional modules ensures that you have both a thorough grounding in the key principles, concepts and literature that underpins the broad field of law and social justice as well as the opportunity to focus your study on specific segments of the discipline most relevant to your interest.

Essay assessments for each module will develop your ability to be self-directed and to think critically and analytically. The dissertation will allow you to develop and demonstrate your ability to work as an independent and proactive scholar and an in depth knowledge and critical understanding of Law and Social Justice in relation to your particular research question(s).

Course structure

These are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.

Modules Year 1

Compulsory modules

• Theories of Social Justice 30 credits
• Postgraduate Legal Research Skills 15 credits
• Dissertation 60 credits

Optional modules

• European Human Rights 15 credits
• Social Care Law: National and International Contexts 30 credits
• International Human Rights 15 credits
• Human Rights and Disabled People 1 15 credits
• Human Rights and Disabled People 2 15 credits
• Global Justice 30 credits
• Researching Culture and Society 30 credits
• Contested Bodies 15 credits
• Que(e)rying Sexualities 15 credits
• Social Policy Analysis 15 credits
• Social Policy Debates 15 credits
• Quantitative Research Methods 15 credits
• Qualitative Research Methods 15 credits
• Disability and Development 15 credits
• Public Administration in a Globalised World 15 credits
• Policy, Planning and Development 15 credits
• Researching Inequality in the Media 30 credits

For more information on typical modules, read Law and Social Justice LLM Full Time in the course catalogue

For more information on typical modules, read Law and Social Justice LLM Part Time in the course catalogue

Learning and teaching

Teaching is through seminars and lectures in which a high level of student engagement and discussion is expected. You are encouraged to carry out significant advanced levels of independent legal research.

Assessment

Assessment is by a variety of methods but primarily involves written assignments. We assess the dissertation through your submission of a written piece of work of up to 15,000 words.