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Law and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS

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Queen Mary University of London has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.

Course summary

Are you interested in studying law and have a passion for climate and social justice causes? By studying this course, you could become one of the UK’s first Law and Climate Justice LLB graduates.  Being the first of its kind, the Law and Climate Justice LLB programme will qualify graduates to practise law in any field while also developing a specialism in climate justice.   This programme is designed to prepare lawyers with an interest in using their skills to address climate change. Expect to learn about legal rules, principles, reasoning and ideas in comparative, social, political, economic, historical, philosophical, and practical contexts while applying this in the context of struggles and debates on climate justice.  In your final year, you will have the opportunity to gain work experience with an NGO or civil society organisation while you conduct a 'Climate Justice Research Project’ with the aim to produce a research report of publishable standard.  *Who is the Law and Climate Justice LLB for? * This is the ideal programme for students: 

  • Considering a career as a ‘public interest lawyer’ or a ‘cause lawyer’ (a lawyer who uses the law to promote social justice).
  • Interested in the new and expanding field of climate litigation.
  • Interested in the intersection between human rights and climate change and using legal strategies to advance human rights protection.
  • Wanting to work in advocacy or supporting climate movements and campaigns within the international NGO sector.
  • Wanting to work as a lawyer or advocate within specialised UN agencies working on environmental, climate and human rights issues within the UN system.
  • Examples of these include the UN Environment Programme and the UN High Commissioner on Refugees, part of the UN Refugee Agency working to protect people displaced by extreme weather events and environmental breakdown.

Modules

Compulsory Modules Year 1: Compulsory Land Law  Contract Law   Public Law Legal Struggles for Climate Justice Please note that all modules are subject to change.

Assessment method

Each individual modules’ assessment varies but may include one or more of written exams, oral presentations, midterm essays and coursework. In the final year of all our law programmes, students have the option to research and write a dissertation on a legal topic in place of a taught module.

How to apply

14Jan

This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application codes

Course code:
M1L1
Institution code:
Q50
Campus name:
Main Site
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

English language requirements

All applicants to Queen Mary must show they meet a minimum academic English language standard for admission and to be successful on the course. Please refer to the website below for details on our English Language requirements by course and acceptable alternative qualifications. You will also find important information regarding UKVI's English requirements if you are applying as an international student and will require a Student Visa to enter the UK.

Queen Mary University of London: English Language Requirements

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/international-students/englishlanguagerequirements/undergraduate-and-postgraduate-programmes/

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9535* Year 1
Northern Ireland £9535* Year 1
Scotland £9535* Year 1
Wales £9535* Year 1

*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.

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 visit and search for your chosen course on our A-Z course finder at http://search.qmul.ac.uk/s/search.html?collection=queenmary-coursefinder-undergraduate&query=&sort=title - here you will find further details on fees and funding. Please also visit our A-Z course finder to view the amount of fee you would need to pay if you are an International fee paying student.
Law and Climate Justice at Queen Mary University of London - UCAS