Course Overview
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.
This 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.
Core Modules:
- Perspectives on Environment and Development
- Either Environmental Law or International Environmental Law
- Dissertation
Optional Modules in Law
(Subject to change; choose two)
- Corporations in International Business Law
- Environmental Law
- European Union Law
- International Environmental Law
- Independent Research Module
- International Law
- International Human Rights
- International Criminal Law
- International Humanitarian Law (Armed Conflict)
- International Business Law and Institutions
- International Family Law
- International Terrorism Law
- Law of International Organisations and Institutions
- Rights of Peoples
- The Right to Adequate Food as a Human Right
- Plus options from the Lancaster Environment Centre
Key Information
Director of Studies: Dr James Summers
Duration: 12 months full-time
Entry Requirements: A good second class honours degree or equivalent
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Duration: 12 months full-time
Entry Requirements: A good second class honours degree or equivalent
IELTS: 6.5 or equivalent
Assessment: Coursework and dissertation
Funding: All applicants should consult www.lancs.ac.uk/pgfunding/
Fees: View details of our current Postgraduate Research fees or Postgraduate Taught fees.
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