Online distance learning LLM module information
Our online LLM module provision is one of the richest in terms of quality and module options available on the global market enabling students to choose modules that best reflect their personal and professional interests. With six new modules for 2012/13 we are further increasing the breadth and depth that students can choose from.
Module options
The LLM programme requires the student to successfully complete six modules, from a selection of 19 modules. The available choice of modules in any given year may alter so please check the programme page for availability.
What is a module?
Each module spans a semester* and is a collection of activities, discussions, debates, prescribed readings, assessment and further research. (*of which there are two in a single academic year and include 10 weeks of teaching and further assessment weeks)
Module time requirement
Each module requires approximately 200 hours of study, which is devoted to online activity, research in preparation for activities, and assessment. Students will generally spend between 10 and 15 hours a week on each module.
Modules
- Intellectual Property Law - Copyright and Related Rights
- Intellectual Property Law - Industrial Property
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Managing Intellectual Property
- Information: Control and Power
- Information Technology Law
- Information Technology, Investigation, and Evidence
- Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence
- Law and Medical Ethics - Fundamental Issues in Consent and Negligence
- Law and Medical Ethics - Start and End of Life Issues
- Biotechnology, Law & Society
- International Public Health Law and Security
- European Health Care Law
New modules for 2012/13
We are pleased to announce that we have added six new modules to our already wide range of Masters modules. The following modules are scheduled for 2012/13 (semesters to be confirmed):- Introduction to European Union Law
- Contract Law in Europe
- Dispute Resolution Methods
- Corporate Compliance: Case Studies in Law and Ethics
- International Climate Change Law
- International Health Research and Commercialisation
