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PostgraduateCourse summary
Why study this course? Engage in theoretical and practical elements relating to human rights and social justice. You’ll develop the skills, knowledge and confidence to transform people’s lives for the better. These courses are distance learning courses with some opportunity for online teaching activity but it is primarily independent distance learning. These courses give you the freedom to learn from wherever you are in the world. We offer this programme as either a LLM (Master of Laws), postgraduate diploma or postgraduate certificate. More about this course Explore human rights from an international, socio-economic and political perspective. Plus, have the opportunity to learn about the historic development of human rights and also explore current issues such as environmental social justice. These courses build your understanding of legal concepts that govern individual and collective rights and responsibilities, including the constraints the state may place on a person’s human rights. Designed to provide an in-depth investigation into the legal aspects affecting human rights, you’ll learn about the legal framework of these rights, the concept of social justice and the need for mutual human respect on a global and local scale. These courses are suitable if you’re a legal professional looking to specialise in human rights or a non-legal professional such as a charity worker, policy advisor, environmentalist, journalist, or someone working in international relations who needs an understanding of the human rights legal framework. Your tutors and lecturers will have backgrounds in both academia and legal practice. Plus, these courses are delivered online, so you’ll be able to study from anywhere in the world. It’s possible for you to study a postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) and a postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) version of this course. These qualifications do not hold the same academic weighting as a Master of Laws degree (LLM), but can be viewed as a professional development style course for people already working in the industry. To find out more about these courses, please scroll to the ‘Other qualifications’ section of this page. As part of the LLM dissertation, you’ll be able to research and critically analyse an area of financial services law of your choice. The dissertation module is only available to LLM students. Assessment If you choose to study the LLM, you’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework essays, experiential projects and portfolio work, followed by a research dissertation. If you choose to study the PG Dip or PG Cert, you’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework, essays, experiential projects and portfolio work.
Modules
Example modules include: Research Methods for Lawyers (option, 20 credits); Human Rights and Criminal Justice (option, 20 credits); Civil Liberties (option, 20 credits); Public International and Humanitarian Law (option, 20 credits); Human Rights in Europe (option, 20 credits); International Human Rights (option, 20 credits); Environmental Law and Human Rights (option, 20 credits).
Assessment method
If you choose to study the PG Dip or PG Cert, you’ll be assessed through a combination of coursework, essays, experiential projects and portfolio work.
Entry requirements
You’ll be required to have: a minimum of a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate degree in a relevant subject such as law and human rights (or an equivalent international qualification); an IELTs score of 6.5 or above as a standard entry requirement for postgraduate law courses. If you have a degree outside of the subject areas listed above, you may still be considered. Please contact [email protected] to be referred to an academic for consideration. For mature applicants without a degree, you may be considered on merit of 2+ years appropriate work experience and other professional development or professional qualifications.
English language requirements
All applicants must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the English language. Applicants who require a Student visa may need to provide a Secure English Language Test (SELT) such as Academic IELTS. You will need an IELTs 6.5 score as a standard entry requirement for our law courses.
Find out more about our English language requirements.
https://www.londonmet.ac.uk/international/applying/english-language-requirements/postgraduate/
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Channel Islands | £2625 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £2625 | Year 1 |
| EU | £2625 | Year 1 |
| International | £2625 | Year 1 |
| England | £2625 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £2625 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £2625 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £2625 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please note, in addition to the tuition fee there may be additional costs for things like equipment, materials, printing, textbooks, trips or professional body fees. Additionally, there may be other activities that are not formally part of your course and not required to complete your course, but which you may find helpful (for example, optional field trips). The costs of these are additional to your tuition fee and the fees set out above and will be notified when the activity is being arranged.
Provider information
London Metropolitan University
Admissions Office
166-220 Holloway Road
City of London
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