LLM in Law by Online Distance Learning
Study for an LLM in law by online distance learning at Edinburgh Law School.
Programme Director: Graeme Laurie
Introduction
Our new LLM in Law by online distance learning offers an exciting and flexible range of modules. It provides an ideal learning environment for you to develop the skills and knowledge upon which further study or a relevant career can be built.
The programme offers breadth and flexibility, enabling you to choose modules that best reflect your personal and professional interests, without necessarily specialising in one area of law.
Students on the LLM in Law will have a free choice of six modules from the full range of 19 LLM modules available. It is therefore one of the richest in terms of quality and module options available on the global market.
Programme overview
The programme enables you to study a wide range of subject areas within the discipline and aims to promote advanced knowledge and understanding of the law within international, European and domestic settings.
The programme spans foundational issues in areas of law including:
- Commercial law
- Information technology law
- Intellectual property law
- Medical law
- Innovation and competition law
Having studied the programme, you will emerge with an understanding of legal issues not just in the legal context, but with a sound grounding in ethics, social and theoretical contexts.
Module information
We are pleased to announce that we have added six new modules to our already wide range of Masters modules for 2012/13.
The LLM in Law requires that you complete a total of 6 modules (120 credit points) and complete a dissertation (60 credit points) over your chosen period of study. Please note the available choice of modules in any given year may change.
LLM Modules
There are no core modules therefore you can choose six modules from the entire range of modules that we offer.
- Information Technology Law
- Information Technology, Investigation, and Evidence
- Forensic Computing and Electronic Evidence
- Information: Control and Power
- Intellectual Property Law - Copyright and Related Rights
- International Intellectual Property Law
- Intellectual Property Law - Industrial Property
- Managing Intellectual Property
- International Public Health Law and Security
- Law and Medical Ethics - Fundamental Issues in Consent and Negligence
- Law and Medical Ethics - Start and End of Life Issues
- Biotechnology, Law and Society
- European Health Care Law
- 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
New modules for 2012/13
Teaching
We aim to provide challenging, research-led teaching with students benefiting from the expertise of a multidisciplinary team of tutors and the results of innovative cross-cutting research of the highest quality.
How to apply
The LLM programme application process takes place entirely online.
Find out more about the application process
Contact us
If you have any questions about the LLM in Law by online distance learning please contact us.
llm.distance@ed.ac.uk