LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation
Master
In City of London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
City of london
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Start date
Different dates available
Mode of Attendance: Full-time or Part-time
The LLM programme may be completed either through one year of full-time study or two, three or four years of part-time study. All students apply to the general LLM programme, but have the option of pursuing a specialised LLM.
Each LLM student is required to successfully complete four (4.0) units of coursework and a 12,000 word dissertation on a topic related to his or her specialisation. The dissertation must be linked to a module offered at SOAS itself, and attendance on the module will be treated as being part of the process of supervision. Year-long modules are worth 1.0 unit, while single-term modules are worth 0.5 units. A student will thus complete between four and eight taught modules during his or her LLM programme.
Examinations for all taught modules will be held in May/June of each year and the dissertation will be due for submission during September of the final year of registration. The assessment for each module may vary.
It is expected that all students will graduate with an LLM in law. A student who wishes to graduate with a specialised LLM is required to take at least three (3.0) units and write their dissertation, which will be worth two (2.0) units, within their chosen specialisation. The fourth (4.0) unit can be taken outside of the LLM specialism or, with the LLM tutor’s permission, outside of the School of Law.
Please note that in 2017-18 Dr. Gunnar Beck will convene the programme in Term 1, and Dr. Scott Newton in Terms 2 & 3.
Convenors
Gunnar Beck
Scott Newton
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Subjects
- Full Time
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- School
- IT Law
- Human Rights
- Comparative Law
- Word
- Governance
- IT
- LLM
- International
- Global
- Law
- IT Development
- Ms Word
- Globalisation
- Linguistics
- Islamic Law
- Intercultural awareness
- Development
- Cultures
- Legal Theory
Course programme
Students must take modules to a total value of 180, consisting of a dissertation (60 credits) and 120 credits of taught modules. Taught modules are worth either 15 or 30 credits.
Students who wish to graduate with a specialised LLM are required to take at least 60 credits associated with his or her specialised LLM, a further 30 credits within the School of Law (General Law Postgraduate Taught Module List), and a final 30 unit which can either be taken within the School of Law or from the Language Open Options or Non-Language Open Options pages with the LLM Programme Convenor’s permission. The dissertation topic will be undertaken within the LLM specialisation.
Please note: Not all modules listed will be available every year. Please see the individual module page for information.
Specialism Module List (at least 60 credits to be taken)- Colonialism, Empire and International Law
- Gender, Sexuality and Law: Selected Topics
- Gender, Sexuality and Law: Theories and Methodologies
- Foundations of International Law
- International Commercial Arbitration
- International Refugee and Migration Law
- Justice, Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Post Conflict Societies
- Law and Natural Resources
- Law and Society in Southeast Asia
- Law, Environmental and Sustainable Development in a Global Context
- Law, Rights & Social Change
- Multinational Enterprises and The Law
- Law and Postcolonial Theory
- Water Law: Justice and Governance
An additional 30 credits must be taken from the School of Law General Postgraduate Taught Module List or the Specialism Module List above.
Postgraduate Open Option ModulesA final 30 credits must be taken from the SOAS Open Option Module list, or from the General Law Postgraduate Module List above or from the Specialism Module List.
DissertationDissertation (12,000 words), on a topic related to the specialism of the degree
- LLM Dissertation in Law
This is the structure for 2018/19 applicants
If you are a current student you can find structure information on Moodle or through your Department.
DisclaimerImportant notice regarding changes to programmes and modules
LLM in Law, Development and Globalisation