School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London · UK

LLM Law and Gender

Campus Masters Full Time

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Delivery

Campus

Study mode

Full Time

Level

Masters

Starts

September

Introduction

LLM Law and Gender is a Masters program taught at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, UK. Intake: September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (One year (full-time), two or three years (part-time)) options.

LLM Law and Gender at SOAS is an interdisciplinary programme focused on law and gender. Students study historical and contemporary legal and alegal pursuits of gender, sexual, racial, Indigenous, class, caste, disability, post-conflict, post-colonial and environmental justice, with attention to approaches from the Global South. The programme frames law and gender as critical objects and supports students to develop a tailored research and learning focus.

The programme is studied as 180 credits: a dissertation worth 60 credits and 120 credits of taught modules. The LLM Dissertation in Law supports the development of an original piece of academic work under supervision, with a dissertation topic that can relate to any subject-area covered in LLM modules. Students who choose a specialised LLM complete at least 60 credits from a specialist pathway list.

Modules

LLM Dissertation in Law
Human Rights of Women 1
Human Rights of Women 2
Law and Society in Southeast Asia
Law and Postcolonial Theory
Gender, Law and Society in The Middle East and North Africa
Gender, Sexuality and Law: Selected Topics

Admission Requirements

The minimum requirements for admission in LLM Law and Gender at School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

program specific academic requirment set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
English Language OR any other language requirments as set by School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London as pre-requiste for admission in LLM Law and Gender.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

A 2:1 degree in a relevant undergraduate degree.

If you have a lower degree classification, your application may be considered if you can present a strong case, either through relevant work experience, other legal qualifications, or a strong supporting statement. References are not required, but can help build a stronger application if you fall below the 2:1 requirement or have non-traditional qualifications.

See international entry requirements and English language requirements.