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LLM/MA in International Law & International Relations
This scheme provides a broad and flexible degree at postgraduate level offering a range of courses taught by both the School of Law and Department of Politics, Philosophy & Religion. There is no pre-requisite that students should have a background in either law or politics or international relations. However, the subjects are taught in depth, and students would be expected to do additional reading to make up for any gaps in basic knowledge. This degree is aimed to develop students' skills, ability and knowledge to the point where they would be competent to carry out independent research in this general field.
Students are required to take at least one of the designated Core Course Modules, depending on their previous studies or knowledge. They must take fivecourse modules in all, plus a dissertation. At least two of the modules must come from those taught in Law and at least two from Politics. A student taking 50% or more of the degree weighting (including the dissertation) in law topics is awarded an LLM, or if 50% or more is in politics, the degree is an MA Where the dissertation combines elements of law and politics, the Degree Director may decide the appropriate weighting.
The course modules offered within this programme are listed below. In addition, students may take one (or with permission of the Degree Director, two) modules, from among those offered within the other graduate programmes in Law or Politics, or any Master's modules of comparable weight offered in the Social Sciences Faculty or the University as a whole.
Core Course Modules
- LLM 205: International Law
- PPR 410 Major Approaches to the Study of International Relations
- Dissertation
This module provides an appreciation of the main foci in this field. After locating international relations in the context of cognate disciplines, and surveying the development of the subject, it examines the major areas of enquiry, including international organisations, foreign policy analysis, strategic studies, peace studies, international political economy and north-south relations. It assesses the development of academic analysis in each field, and the main schools of thought which have emerged.
Optional Modules offered by the Law School
- LLM 201: European Union Law
- LLM 204: European and International Competition Law
- LLM 207: International Business Law and Institutions (WTO)
- LLM 211: International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
- LLM 212: International Enviromental Law
- LLM 213: International Human Rights Law
- LLM 215: International Terrorism and the Law
- LLM 220: The Rights of Peoples
- LLM 221: The Law of International Organisations and Institutions
- LLM 233: Independent Research
- LLM 236: International Criminal Law
- LLM 237: The Right to adequate food as a Human Right
- LLM 238: Environment Law
- LLM 239: International Family Law
Optional Courses offered by the Department of Politics Philosophy and Religion
The descriptions and a full list of Politics courses are available from:
Politics
MA Modules
Please note that not all courses are available every year. Which are offered
will depend both on the availability of staff (which is normally known
by May for the following October), as well as the numbers of students
enrolling for the programme and for each module (which often is not definite
until the beginning of the academic year, in October).
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