Law PGCert

Queen Mary University of London

The Postgraduate Certificate in Law will enable you to develop and enhance your academic and professional expertise, matching your interests to an unparalleled range of specialist law modules. You will learn alongside a diverse postgraduate student community, benefiting from peer-to-peer experiences and in-class exchanges driven by leading academics with international research and considerable teaching experience.Particularly suited to those who already have an LLM or cannot spare a year for full-time studyTake advantage of our world-renowned teaching expertise, access to cutting-edge research, proximity to legal practice, and global networksPick from a wide range of postgraduate taught modules in specialist areas of commercial lawBe part of a diverse student body, bringing together different ideas and perspectives from all walks of legal-life and all over the worldBenefit from our comparative and interdisciplinary approach to learning, which is fast becoming a key requirement for legal and business professionals.What you'll studyThis programme offers you the opportunity to study 60 credits selected from modules offered in London. For those interested in Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law, there may be scope to combine modules taught in-person in London with modules taught by distance for the Technology, Media and Telecommunications Law Online LLM.Your 60 credits are made up through a combination of 15 or 30 credit modules which you will study during a period of one semester or one academic year, depending on your choice of modules, and practical considerations such as UK immigration rules.We will ask you to consider your preferred modules and desire to specialise during the application process in consultation with the CCLS team. Currently, there is scope to specialise in the fields of law offered as specialist LLMs in London, including:Insurance LawInternational Tax LawInternational shipping lawSuccessful completion of all your module credits from a particular specialist pathway, would be recognised in the title of your Postgraduate Certificate. For example, the successful completion of studies in International Tax Law, would be reflected via an award of: Postgraduate Certificate in International Tax Law.This programme is specifically designed for:those who wish to enhance their knowledge in a specialist field at a highly ranked global centre of learningthose who may already have an LLM, but want to enhance those studies in a new area or with a deepened expertisethose who are not currently able to undertake a full-time LLM but may wish to take further credit at a future date.