New Programme, More Options,
Prestigious Qualification, International Recognition
Whether you're a practising lawyer, LLB
graduate or non-legal professional, if you're
keen to develop your career, the new
Postgraduate Laws programme for External
students has an option to suit you. This
programme has been designed for total
flexibility. As an External student you can
study in whichever way you choose, to the
level you want
The programme is managed and the degree is awarded jointly by Queen
Mary and University College London through the University of London and
is of the same standard as the LL.M. conducted internally at these
colleges.
The degree is recognized internationally. The LL.M. allows the students
to develop their interests in many areas of the law to which they have
been introduced in the LL.B and provides an opportunity to study
specialised areas beyond the scope of the undergraduate degree.
Apart from the obvious value of a postgraduate qualification, the LL.M.
is largely attractive to those who practice or are intending to
practice as lawyers in a particular field and who wish to have a firm
academic grounding upon which to build their practical skills. Those
working in a law related field such as insurance and shipping would
also find the course very useful as the degree serves to sharpen
intellectual skills and improve career prospects in the highly
competitive work environment.
The attractiveness of the new programme is its flexibility and the choice of subjects that it offers.
Students can expect flexibility in the following:
Admissions - Applications are processed year round
Examinations - held twice a year
Study Period - from one to five years to achieve the LL.M.
Payment - pay upfront or pay as you go
In addition to the above choices, the programme also offers a broad
range of subject specializations. So, a student can decide to qualify
in a particular field or study several areas, depending on his/her own
specific requirements, be it to enhance one's career or for
intellectual stimuli.
Course Outline
The programme includes the Postgraduate
Certificate in Laws and Postgraduate Diploma in
Laws, as well as the Master of Laws (LLM).
The Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate
Diploma can be taken as stand-alone awards.
You can also accumulate credits (within the
University of London Postgraduate Laws
programme) towards awards as you go, moving
from the Postgraduate Certificate to the
Postgraduate Diploma and on to the Master of
Laws (LLM). What's more, you can opt in or out
at any stage.
Postgraduate Certificate - this award consists of
five sections that can be chosen from a
maximum of four courses.
Postgraduate Diploma - this award consists of
10 sections that can be chosen from a
maximum of four courses.
Master of Laws (LLM) - this award consists of
four courses.
A total of 27 Courses are available for students to choose from, of
which the undermentioned nine are offered by ITC-School of Laws.
1. Corporate Finance and Management issues in Company Law
2. Equity and Trusts in Context
3. Foundational and Constitutional issues in Company Law
4. Industrial and Intellectual Property
5. Intellectual Property on the Internet
6. International and Comparative Law of Copyright
7. International and Comparative Trust Law
8. Jurisprudence and Legal Theory
9. Youth Justice (formerly Juvenile Justice)
Each Section will be assessed by means of a 45 minutes
unseen written examination. Students can choose the number of Sections
that they wish to be examined in, at any one time. There are two
examination sittings every year. Students will be allowed two attempts
to pass each Section.
Upon completion of 5 Sections, students would be
awarded a Post-Graduate Certificate and upon completion of 10 Sections,
they would be awarded Post-Graduate Diploma should they decide to
discontinue the programme. The full LLM would be awarded upon
completion of all 16 Sections (4 Courses).
Candidates who wish to have a specialization endorsed
in their Certificates must complete at least three Courses in
particular areas as required by the specialization grouping.
The complete Course Table can be viewed by clicking the link.
Entrance Requirement
The entrance policy is highly flexible. Whatever
your experience, there's likely to be an entry
level for you.
Solicitors, barristers and LLB (Second Class
Honours) holders gain entry to study directly
for the Master of Laws (LLM)
Non-law degree holders can apply to study
for the Postgraduate Diploma or
Postgraduate Certificate and then work
towards the Master of Laws (LLM)
Non-graduates with five years' work
experience in a relevant field can apply to
study for the Postgraduate Certificate and
then work towards the Master of Laws
(LLM)
More information on the new LLM and entry requirements can be found at the University of London website.
Fees
The fees are made up of: a one-off registration
fee of £600, plus £340 per section. Fees
include all core study materials and access to
legal databases, etc.
Total fees:
Master of Laws (LLM) £6,040
Postgraduate Diploma £4,000
Postgraduate Certificate £2,300
As you progress to a higher award, you only
pay for the additional sections you study.
Registration and Examination Fees are payable to the University of London directly
Seminar Fees payable to ITC-School of Laws is S$450/- per Section.
Seminars are held for four hours for each Section, totalling 16 hours per Course.
University of London brochure and
leaflet can be downloaded from here.
