Postgraduate programmes in Laws

Master of Laws (LLM)

Postgraduate
Diploma in Laws
Postgraduate
Certificate in Laws
2017–2018 Academic direction by

The World Class: studied anywhere,

valued everywhere.

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Join the World Class

1 A mark of excellence
Gain a University of London degree in Postgraduate
Laws and boost your career development.

2 Learn from the experts

Your programme is led, taught and assessed by senior professors from Queen
Mary University of London and UCL, both of which are ranked in the top
10 Law departments in the UK (2017 QS World University Rankings).

3 Worldwide relevance
Gain advanced knowledge of legal issues for careers in law, government,
banking and financial services, national and international corporations, regional
and international organisations, shipping, the media, human rights, and more.
Choose from over 30 specialisations or compile your own combination of courses.

4 Access a wealth of resources

You receive comprehensive study guides written by subject experts,
as well as access to extensive online learning materials for each
course: lecture videocasts, online interactive tutorials, e-materials,
e-forums, and e-clinics with the Programme Director.

5 Flexible learning
With up to five years to complete the programme, you can spread the cost
of your degree and continue working full-time. And with no relocation
costs, studying for a University of London degree by distance learning
can represent a more affordable option than studying on-campus.

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 “In the increasingly
competitive
environment of
worldwide access to
higher education,
the University of
London International
Programmes continue
to offer a guarantee
of quality, value and
intellectual rigour.”
Professor Sir Adrian Smith FRS
Vice-Chancellor, University of London

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Your prestigious University
of London qualification
About your qualification
When you graduate with a degree from the University
of London you will receive two important documents
– your Final Diploma (the parchment you receive
on graduation) and a Diploma Supplement.

The Final Diploma

• Indicates that you were registered with the University
of London and awarded a University of London degree.
• Gives the name of the University of London Colleges
that developed the syllabus and provided assessment.
• Features the University of London crest and
the Vice-Chancellor’s signature.

The Diploma Supplement

• Describes the nature, level and content of the programme
you successfully completed.
• Includes the transcript of courses taken, marks achieved
and overall classification.
• States the role of the University of London Colleges and the
method of study.

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 Contents

Postgraduate Programmes in Law

Key dates Join the World Class 2
Your prestigious University of London qualification 4
A welcome from Postgraduate Laws 6
Is this programme for me? 8
To sit exams in May
Your progression through the awards 9
Best to apply before Flexible study 11
30 September (previous year) Study support 12
Specialisations 13
Must register by Courses 14
10 November (previous year)
Entrance requirements 15
How to apply and register 16
To sit exams in October
Fees 18
Best to apply before
28 February (same year)
Must register by
15 April (same year)

A global reach
with over 50,000
students spanning
180 countries

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A welcome from
Postgraduate Laws Programme

Queen Mary University of London UCL

Professor Helen Xanthaki, Director, Our programmes are also flexible and Katie Dalley, Administrator,
Postgraduate Laws Programme can be adapted to the circumstances of Postgraduate Laws Programme
each student – from the law graduate
We are delighted to welcome you to wishing to complete the LLM within When I ask students why they chose to
the University of London’s Postgraduate one year to the non-qualified study our Postgraduate Laws degree,
Laws programme. Our qualifications professional starting on the many say the outstanding reputation
are highly desirable and serve as proof Postgraduate Certificate and of UCL and QMUL’s Law schools
of academic excellence. When you join progressing to the LLM in up to five years. attracted them to the programme.
the programme, you become part of
We offer a choice of over 60 courses. Most of our students are working
an international community of high
You can pursue a standard LLM degree professionals who have grasped the
academic achievers.
or work towards one of 32 specialisations. opportunity to choose from a huge
Many of you will be seeking to advance If you enter the programme through range of courses and study flexibly
your career in law, but some of you will the Postgraduate Certificate and alongside work and family commitments.
be seeking to develop your career in progress to the LLM, you can emerge Gaining such a prestigious degree is
other professional arenas, such as with three specialist awards. hard work but a huge achievement.
government, the civil service, or the
I am proud to be directing a unique My role is to ensure that your student
private sector. Our programmes are
programme that offers the opportunity experience is the best it can be. I have
accessible to law graduates, non-law
to study law at postgraduate level to the privilege of supporting you
graduates, and anyone with
anyone who is willing and able to put throughout your studies and
professional experience.
in the hard work required. My team and celebrating your success after exams
I are all here to make sure that success and on the day of your graduation.
can come your way.

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 ‘The Faculty of Laws at UCL and the
Department of Law at Queen Mary
University of London are looking
forward to welcoming you as students
to the International Postgraduate
Laws Programme. Together we have
created a very strong distance learning
programme, which allows you to
benefit from a flexible programme of
study led and assessed by a strong
academic team of experts in 68 areas
of law. We have no doubt that you will
greatly benefit from your study with us.’

Professor Dame Hazel Genn,

Dean of Laws, UCL

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas,

Head of Laws, QMUL

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Is this programme for me?

Progression routes
Once you have passed the five modules
for the Postgraduate Certificate, you will
automatically be eligible for progression
to the Postgraduate Diploma. Similarly,
once you have passed the 10 modules
for the Postgraduate Diploma, you will
automatically be eligible for progression
to the LLM. To see how this works in
practice, please see ‘Your progression
through the awards’ on page 9.

The qualities you need

Our programme is for everyone who
has the desire and motivation to study
Career advancement Career advancement hard and succeed. The programme
requires you to be highly motivated and
for law graduates for non-law graduates disciplined. You need to be able to
master complex problems
Law students and professionals pursue Non-law graduates or experienced independently. Some students find
our programme to gain expertise in a professionals pursue an LLM to gain such self-directed study challenging,
specialised field of law, such as expertise in areas of the law that but all agree that it is incredibly
commercial law, banking law, regulate their current or prospective rewarding. Watch our students and
arbitration, common law, or shipping careers. Our programme offers 32 graduates describe their study
law. Law firms tend to prefer job specialisations, allowing you to experiences and how the degree has
candidates with an LLM from a good demonstrate a broad awareness of law helped them in their careers.
university because it indicates that they or specialist knowledge of a specific
have acquired advanced, specialist legal field – for example: public law Student overview:
training and are qualified to work in a for government; international law for bit.ly/llmstudent-intro
multinational legal environment. international or regional organisations; Programme overview:
human rights for NGOs; or maritime bit.ly/llm-intro
law for shipping. The choice of courses
is extensive and their application to the
career market one of the widest available.

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Your progression through
the awards
Structure How you progress:
You take the following number
of courses and modules: Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Postgraduate Certificate
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws in Laws to Postgraduate A
5 modules from up to four courses Diploma in Laws to
Master of Laws (LLM) B
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws
10 modules from up to four courses Postgraduate C
Master of Laws (LLM) Certificate in Laws:
5 modules in total D
16 modules to complete four courses

Progression rules Postgraduate Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4

Diploma in Laws: A
If you begin with the Postgraduate
10 modules in total
Certificate, you can still progress to the B
LLM by completing the requirements
for each award and working upwards. C
You simply complete the additional
modules necessary to achieve the next D
award, as shown in the adjacent chart.
Please note: you must finish each
award for which you are registered Module Course 1 Course 2 Course 3 Course 4
Master of Laws (LLM):
before moving on to the next.
16 modules in total A

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 Angelina Foo
LLM graduate, Singapore
‘I found the programme to be
both stimulating and
challenging. The Master of
Laws has deepened my
knowledge and enhanced my
critical thinking skills in my
area of practice. University
staff and professors helped to
make my journey possible.
They provided support during
and after my course of study.
It is truly an experience I will
not forget.’
Angelina has held senior positions
in regulatory compliance in the
banking and financial services
sector, including heading up the
enforcement unit at the Singapore
Exchange. She undertook the
programme whilst recovering from
illness. Read her story at: bit.ly/
angelina-foo

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Flexible study
The postgraduate programmes in
Laws are flexible: you are not required
Flexible assessment How much time
to attend online revision sessions Exams are held twice a year in May and will I need?
(although it is strongly advised that October in over 180 countries. Each
you do), complete assignments or module is assessed by a 45-minute It is up to you how you schedule
come to London. You can sit your unseen written exam with a choice of your studies, depending on your work
exams wherever you are based, and questions. You can choose when to be and personal commitments. However,
whenever you are ready. examined on any module, so long as we recommend that you dedicate
you complete your study within the around 120 hours to each module.
Flexible admissions period of registration.
How many modules
You can apply to join a programme at
any time of year and start whenever
Flexible payment should I study at one
you receive your study materials. You
do not need a law degree to apply:
You do not have to pay in full when time?
you start your first course, unless you
students with a good non-law degree wish to. Most students choose the pay- Most students choose to study one
can start on the Postgraduate Diploma as-you-go option, spreading the cost course (4 modules) every six months. In
and progress to the LLM. Students by paying for each new module in turn. this way, you can complete four
without an honours degree can start courses (16 modules) and complete
on the Postgraduate Certificate. For your LLM within two years.
entry requirements please see page 15. How many times can
I repeat exams? Is CPD available?
Flexible study period
You may repeat an exam for the same The University offers credit bearing
You have between one and five years to module only once. If you fail it a second individual modules from the
complete the LLM and the Postgraduate time, your registration with the University programme that can be taken on a
Diploma; and from six months to five of London for your programme will stand-alone basis. You may take up
years for the Postgraduate Certificate. cease. Of course, you may decide not to four individual modules. Please see
to sit a failed module for a second time our website for details.
and start afresh with a new module. If
you fail a module you only need to resit
the failed module, not the entire course.

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Study support

Study support
and materials
To improve and aid your study
experience, extensive study materials
are provided, including:
• a comprehensive Skills Guide
• textbook(s) and essential readings
provided for each course
• Study Guides written and edited for
distance learning purposes,
The Virtual Learning Summer courses
sometimes by the author of the Environment (VLE) All students are welcome to attend
textbook provided our summer courses that are held
The VLE is integral to your study every year at UCL and Queen Mary
• annual Recent Developments keep you
experience, providing: University (QMUL) in London. The
up to date with the law in your area
• online videocasts from the lead summer courses allow students to
• past examination papers and attend lectures from their Professors
academic on each course; plus a
Examiners’ commentaries are at UCL or QMUL Law schools, build on
forum for online tutorials with the
available on our Virtual Learning exam techniques, meet the Director
academic tutor of each course; plus
Environment (VLE) and network with other students and
reading materials
• Postgraduate Laws Programme academics from the programmes.
• extensive Online Library resources
Handbook containing information and
advice that is specific to your studies • more than 10 legal databases
including Lexis/Nexis® and Westlaw®
Additional
• Regulations containing full details of
syllabuses, programme structures
and other databases of business, educational support
management, economics and
and assessment
scholarly materials Whilst the majority of our students
• monthly videocasts and online study independently, some may
• dedicated discussion forum for
interactive clinics with Professor Helen choose to access additional tuition
each course.
Xanthaki, the Programme Director. support at an independent teaching
To view the full range of VLE resources, institution. Please check our website for
please visit: onlinelibrary.london. the current list of institutions at: apps.
ac.uk/resources londoninternational.ac.uk/
onlinesearch/institutions/

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Specialisations
You don’t have to specialise but if you
would like to become a specialist in a You can specialise in any of the following areas:
particular field of law, you’ll need to
follow specific courses. This way, the 1. Banking and finance law 17. Intellectual property law
specialisation will be named on your
final certificate for the award; for 2. Commercial and corporate law 18. International business law
example, the ‘Master of Laws (LLM)
in the specialisation: International 3. Common law 19. International criminal justice
Business Law’. If you follow the
progression route from Postgraduate 4. Comparative and foreign law 20. International dispute resolution
Certificate in Laws to Postgraduate
Diploma in Laws to the Master of Laws 21. International intellectual
(LLM), each award might be in a 5. Competition law
property law
different specialisation.
6. Computer and communications law 22. International justice
To have a specialisation named on
your certificate, you need to complete
a certain number of courses or 7. Corporate and securities law 23. Law and development
modules within that specialisation: at
least three full courses for the Master 8. Criminology and criminal justice 24. Legal theory and history
of Laws (LLM), at least eight modules
for the Postgraduate Diploma in Laws 9. Economic regulation 25. Maritime law
and at least four modules for the
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws. 10. Environmental and natural
26. Media law
resources law
Please note that throughout your
study on the programme, you can 11. Equity and trusts 27. Medicine and the law
select modules from no more than four
courses. See page 14 for a list of courses. 12. European law 28. Procedural law

13. Family law 29. Public international law

14. Financial services law 30. Public law

15. Human rights law 31. Sports law

16. Insurance law 32. Tax law

For examples of specialisations please visit: londoninternational.ac.uk/llm

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Courses
For the full list of syllabuses for each course, please visit the course web pages: londoninternational.ac.uk/llm

Admiralty law Intellectual property and sport Law and policy of international
Applicable laws and procedures in Intellectual property on the Internet courts and tribunals
international commercial arbitration International and comparative Law of financial crime
Carriage of goods by sea bank regulation Law of international finance:
Commercial banking law: International and comparative syndicated loans
bank–customer relationship competition law Law of international project finance
Commercial trusts law International and comparative law Law of treaties
Comparative criminal justice policy of copyright and related rights Law on investment entities
Constitutional and institutional International and comparative Legislation and statutory
law of the European Union law of patents, trade secrets interpretation
and related rights
Corporate finance and management Marine insurance law
issues in company law International and comparative
law of trade marks, designs Medical law and ethics
Corporate governance and unfair competition Multinational enterprises and the law
and compliance
International and Private international law in
Derivatives law comparative trust law international commercial litigation
Equity and trusts in context International commercial Private law aspects of
European Convention insurance law the law of finance
on Human Rights International criminal law Regulation and infrastructure of
European internal market International economic law international commercial arbitration
European Union competition law International environmental law Russian law and legal institutions
External relations law of International investment law Securities law
the European Union Taxation principles and policy
International law of the sea
Foundational and constitutional Telecommunications law
issues in company law International merger control
International natural resources law Transfer of technology law
Franchising law
International refugee law United Nations protection
Human rights of women of human rights
Industrial and intellectual property International rights of the child
Western European legal history
Insurance law (excluding International trade law
World trade law
Marine insurance law) Jurisprudence and legal theory
Youth justice
Intellectual property and medicine

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Entrance requirements

Professor Alastair
Hudson
National Teaching Fellow,
Am I eligible? Accreditation of prior Visiting Professor, University of
Portsmouth, and author
To register for the LLM degree, learning (APL)
‘I think there are two reasons
Postgraduate Diploma in Laws or for doing an LLM. The first
Postgraduate Certificate in Laws, you If you have obtained credit from a
College or member institution of the one is your own personal
must satisfy our entrance requirements. intellectual development.
These can be satisfied through a wide University of London for postgraduate
law modules/courses, you may be The second one is to encourage
variety of qualifications from around and help your career along.
the world. Relevant work experience considered for accreditation of prior
learning (APL). Applicants for the There is no doubt that doing
can also be considered for entry. For an LLM enables you to become
further details please visit our LLM web Postgraduate Certificate in Laws may
request APL for no more than one an expert in a particular
page: londoninternational.ac.uk/llm focused field. There is a real
module, applicants for the
Postgraduate Diploma for no more art to writing Study Guides
Progression than three modules (which must for us as the academics. We
really do guide you through
normally be from the same course),
Once you have passed the five modules and applicants for the LLM for no more your study: they’re very
for the Postgraduate Certificate, you than five modules (four of which must conversational and helpful,
will automatically be eligible for normally be from the same course). give you lots of self-test
progression to the Postgraduate questions, show you what is
Diploma. Similarly, once you have passed involved with the assessment,
the 10 modules for the Postgraduate and help you learn.’
Diploma, you will automatically be
eligible for progression to the LLM.

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How to apply and register

Getting started Stage 4

You must apply online at: Complete the online registration. We
londoninternational.ac.uk/ explain how to do this in the Offer Letter.
courses/search
Please read the ‘Guidance Notes Stage 5
for Applications’ before you complete
your application Start your studies. You will be given
access to the VLE and your study
Stage 1 materials once you have registered. Neriton Prefa
LLM graduate, UK
Submit your online application. Useful information ‘The University of London is
for applicants unequalled for its long-
Stage 2 established excellence in legal
Submit your application even if it is education. My Distinction in
Submit your documentary evidence. incomplete (for example, if you are the Commercial and
This can be done online when submitting waiting to sit an examination or to Corporate Law specialisation
your application or at a later stage. receive examination results). Do not has completely transformed
Please see: londoninternational.ac.uk/ delay – we can issue you a Provisional my professional growth. It
applications-admissions/how-apply/ Offer Letter if we can see that you demonstrates that with hard
documentary-evidence will meet our entrance requirements work, dedication, and
once you have completed an excellent academic direction,
Please do not send original documents
outstanding examination. education can support
(scanned copies are acceptable).
changing the world for the
If you are unsure on whether or not better. I recommend the LLM
Stage 3 you meet our entrance requirements,
we might be able to advise you before
programme to students who
strive to enhance their
you submit your online application. professional career.’
We will notify you whether or not However, due to an increase in our
you have been accepted. workload we are unable to provide this Neriton Prefa is a Solicitor and
Please note: applications will only be advice during September and October Advocate of the Supreme Court of
considered when we have received all each year. Nigeria, and Managing Solicitor in
the necessary documentation, including enquiries.londoninternational.ac.uk the law firm Prefa & Okuguni.
the references, where applicable.

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 Salome Takuafu
LLM graduate, Tonga
‘I chose the LLM with the
University of London
International Programmes
primarily for its prestige and
international recognition but
most importantly for its
flexibility. Over the duration
of my studies, I have had to
Connect with us online relocate several times from
f acebook.com/ Australia to the Philippines
University.of.London.LLM and now am based in the
Used by current and prospective Pacific. I needed the flexibility
students, this provides news, to be able to study wherever
developments and details of the I was and to be able to adjust
Programme Director’s scheduled my course load according to
LLM seminars. the demands of my full-
time career.’
t witter.com/LondonLLM Salome works in information and
For the latest news and updates. communications management for
an international development
y outube.com/LondonLLM organisation in the Pacific region.
Videos about the LLM programme and She completed the course while
some of the courses available. travelling regularly for work and sat
her examinations at our approved
centres located all over the world.

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Fees

Fees payable to Please note that if you progress to

another award, you only pay for the
arrangements please complete the
relevant section of the application
the University additional modules. form, or contact the Inclusive Practice
Manager at:
Certain other fees may be payable to special.arrangements@london.ac.uk
You can choose to pay the fees in one the University, such as an APL request
of two ways. fee (see programme web pages), an
Either: pay the total amount upfront examination re-entry fee, and a fee Armed Forces
when you first enrol for the production of transcripts.
These fees are not included in the Students who are members or
Or: pay as you go, spreading the totals given opposite.
total cost. ex-members of the UK Armed Forces
should note that the University of
• Pay the registration fee when you enrol.
Financial assistance London has been approved by the
Ministry of Defence in support of the
• Pay the module fee each time you are
Enhanced Learning Credits (ELC)
ready to begin studying a new module. Some employers in both the public Scheme (ELC Provider Reference
The fees given below for 2018 are valid and private sector may offer financial Number 1284). The Scheme provides
from 1 January 2018. assistance to their employees. No financial support to eligible Service
financial assistance is available from personnel who wish to enhance their
2017 2018 the University. educational or vocational achievements.
Initial registration The ELC Administration Service website
fee (Paid once) £900 £945 Students with can be found at:
Fee for each module £500 £525 www.enhancedlearningcredits.com
Total Postgraduate disabilities
Certificate
(5 modules and
£3,400 £3,570
The University of London International Other costs
registration fee) Programmes welcomes applications
Total Postgraduate from disabled students and/or those In addition to the fees payable to the
Diploma £5,900 £6,195 who have specific access requirements. University, you should also budget for
(10 modules and the cost of:
registration fee) If you are disabled and/or have specific
Total Master of access requirements, we will make • any course or tuition you choose
Laws (LLM) £8,900 £9,345 every reasonable effort to meet your to take
(16 modules and needs. This may include making special • the fee levied by your local
registration fee) arrangements for examinations such as examination centre.
Individual module £545 £570 a separate room or special aids. If you The list of local examination
would like to tell us about your centres can be found at:
disability and/or request special bit.ly/exam-centres

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 The information contained
in this leaflet was correct
at the date of publication
but may be subject to
change. The University
does not intend by
publication or distribution
of this leaflet to create any
contractual or other legal
relation with applicants,
registered students, their
advisers or any other
persons. For the most
up-to-date information
please visit our website.
Published by the
University of London
International Programmes
(Design, Editorial
and Production).
Copyright © University
of London, June 2017.

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of programmes we offer, please visit
our website or contact us at:
The Student Advice Centre
University of London
Senate House
Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
United Kingdom
Telephone +44 (0)20 7862 8360
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