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LLM/MA Environment and the Law

 This joint programme with the Lancaster Environment Centre is intended to appeal to students who wish to study the environmental aspects of law or the legal regulation of the environment at master’s level.

The programme has a flexible pathway of study which will define the classification of the final award with either an LLM or MA . Students take three modules from Law and three modules from the Lancaster Environment Centre as well as a dissertation.

LLM Pathway: Total credits 185

Core Course Modules

• GEOG Perspectives on Environment and Development (15 Credits)
• LLM 100 Dissertation in a Law Subject area (20,000 words - 80 credits)

With either one or both:

• LLM 212 International Environmental Law (20 credits)
• LLM 238 Environmental Law (20 credits)

The remaining Law option(s) (all 20 credits) can be chosen from the following:
(Please note the availability of modules varies from year to year)

• LLM 201   European Union Law
• LLM 205   International Law
• LLM 207 International Business Law & Institutions (WTO)
• LLM 211   International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
• LLM 213   International Human Rights Law
• LLM 215   International Terrorism and the Law
• LLM 217 Corporations in International Business Law
• LLM 220   The Rights of Peoples
• LLM 221   Law of International Organisations and Institutions
• LLM 233 Independent Research Module
• LLM 236 International Criminal Law
• LLM 237 Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right
• LLM 105 Law and Global Health

The remaining two LEC modules (all 15 credits) can be chosen from the following:
(Please note the availability of modules varies from year to year)

• BIOL 420   Food security, Agriculture and Climate Change
• ENV 432    Chemical Risk Assessment
• ENV   457   Air Pollution and Climate
• GEOG 415   Environmental Justice
• GEOG 421   Sustainable Water management: Concepts, Governance and practice
• LEC 429     Climate Change and Society

Further details of LEC modules can be found at http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/

MA/MSc Pathway: Total credits  185

Core Modules:

• GEOG 410   Perspectives on Environment and Development (15 credits)
  
•    Dissertation in a LEC subject area (20,000 words – 80 credits)

With either one or both:         

• LLM 212   International Environmental Law (20 credits)
  LLM 238      Environmental Law (20 credits)

The remaining two 15 credit core LEC modules can be chosen from the following. 
(Please note the availability of modules varies from year to year)

• BIOL 420   Food security, Agriculture and Climate Change
• ENV  432   Chemical Risk Assessment
• ENV  457   Air Pollution and Climate
• GEOG 415   Environmental Justice
• GEOG 421   Sustainable Water management: Concepts, Governance and practice
• LEC  429   Climate Change and Society

Further details of LEC modules can be found at http://www.lec.lancs.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/

The remaining Law option(s) (20 credits) can be chosen from the following:
(Please note the availability of modules varies from year to year)

• LLM 201   European Union Law
• LLM 205   International Law
• LLM 207   International Business Law & Institutions (WTO)
• LLM 211   International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
• LLM 213   International Human Rights Law
• LLM 215   International Terrorism and the Law
• LLM 217   Corporations in International Business Law
• LLM 220   The Rights of Peoples
• LLM 221   Law of International Organisations and Institutions
• LLM 233   Independent Research Module
• LLM 236   International Criminal Law
• LLM 237   Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right

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