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Law and Society (Legal Research) LLM

Law and Society (Legal Research) LLM

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Full time | Newcastle University | 12 months | 16-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

12 months

Start date

16-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

LLM - Master of Laws

Subject areas

Law / Legal Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Our Law and Society (Legal Research) LLM is ideal preparation for a PhD. It will give you the knowledge, insights and analytical skills to proceed to a career in academia or the public, voluntary or private sectors.

Overview

This LLM Law can be taken as a standalone course before undertaking PhD study.

It also forms the initial training component for the four-year (LLM plus PhD) ESRC Northern Ireland/ North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Centre.

This Master of Laws is ideal if you want to gain advanced research skills that will allow you to progress to PhD level study in the field of law and society. You'll study key legal topics relevant to law and society. You can choose from a range of optional modules suited to your specific interests.

What you'll learn

You'll study governance and policy in the national, European and international context through this LLM Law. You'll develop knowledge and expertise in:

  • legal problem-solving
  • qualitative and quantitative research methods
  • the key principles in a variety of legal subjects

Modules

The module offers advanced research methods training for students wishing to pursue Doctoral level research in Law. It will cover important issues such as research design, epistemology, research methodology and the implementation of research planning for the successful completion of a PhD in Law. The module will use case study based teaching to give students appropriate training in research design for advanced research projects in Law. This will include issues of the relevance of qualitative data collection, constructing sample sets, and practical issues including questionnaire design and data analysis.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£10,800

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£23,500

Entry requirements

A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in law or any other subject.

University information

Newcastle University is a world-leading university renowned for the quality of its teaching and research. The university is recognised internationally for its contributions to global problem solving in innovative and creative ways. Newcastle University is a prestigious founding member of the Russell Group association of research-intensive universities in the UK. The university enjoys an outstanding reputation as an institution at which...more

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