Law LLM

Law LLM is a Masters program taught at University of Wales, Bangor, UK. Intake: January, May & September. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time (1 year) options.

The Law LLM at University of Wales, Bangor lets students build a programme from a range of modules. The course focuses on developing legal knowledge and understanding of theories, concepts, values, principles, and rules of law in a social, national, and global context, including ethics and values in legal decision-making. Students study compulsory Legal Research Methods and Dissertation modules, then choose additional topics from options such as Intellectual Property Law, International Human Rights Law, and International Climate Change Law and Policy.

Teaching is mostly seminar-based, supporting group and individual interaction and discussion across modules. The course uses virtual learning through the Blackboard computer-assisted learning system and databases including Westlaw and LexisNexis, with comparative elements across legal systems emphasised throughout. Students can study in English, with the option to be examined and present essays, coursework, and dissertations through the medium of Welsh. The programme includes a Legal Research Methods module (20 credits) and a Dissertation module (60 credits), plus optional credits to total 180 credits.

Modules

• Legal Research Methods
• Dissertation
• Intellectual Property Law
• International Commercial Arbitration
• Public International Law
• International Criminal Law
• International Human Rights Law
• International Climate Change Law and Policy
• Global Trade Law
• Comparative International Criminal Justice
• Transnational Crime
• Business Law and Human Rights

The minimum requirements for admission in Law LLM at University of Wales, Bangor for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by University of Wales, Bangor.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by University of Wales, Bangor as pre-requiste for admission in Law LLM.

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

We accept applications from graduates of LLB and other disciplines. For LLB graduates, we normally require a minimum of a lower second class degree from an approved University. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis for students with degrees in other subjects. Alternatively, possession of a suitable professional qualification or relevant practical experience may be accepted.

In general, all applicants are judged on their individual merits. Work experience and other factors are also taken into consideration.

Entry will require a qualification deemed to be equivalent in level to the UK bachelor degree.

For further advice and guidance about your qualification, please contact us at [email protected]

IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each individual component score; Pearson PTE: a score of 62 (with no element lower than 58); Cambridge English Test – Advanced: 176 (with no element lower than 169)

Please check detail of study units at https://bangor.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-taught/law-llm

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• business
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